BORN IN: Hamilton, Ontario

LIVES IN: Rothesay, New Brunswick

PLAYING SINCE: 1990

BIGGEST INFLUENCES: Duncan Gibson, Michael Phelan, Laura Thomas, Beverly Johnston, Russell Hartenberger, Robin Engelman, John Wyre, John Rudolph, Alan Abel

MOST MEMORABLE PERFORMANCE YOU PLAYED IN: Performing the World Premier (Full Orchestra Version) of Rosewood Dreaming by William L. Cahn with the Sudbury Symphony Orchestra.

MOST MEMORABLE PERFORMANCE YOU DIDN’T PLAY IN: Watching my son perform the with the Saint John Youth Orchestra after only playing percussion for less than a year.

CAREER HIGHLIGHT: Any of the performances or events that allowed me to share the stage with my teachers, family or friends.

FAVOURITE SABIAN CYMBAL: 18” Molto Symphonic Suspended. I receive this cymbal when I toured the factory as part of the 10th Anniversary celebrations for the SABIAN PASIC Scholarship. It is signed by Robert Zildjian.