I was born and raised in San Diego California.  A piano player at age 5, I become an adolecent right in the middle of the synth era...the 80's!! Bought my first roland synth and was able to start writing music right away.  I became a fan of all those 80s synth bands...Howard Jones, Depeche Mode, Men Without Hats and...Sting.  Throughout the years, Sting became my musical idol and tried to emulate his sound.  Not being a lyricist it was fun to study his musical genius in his music writing and not his lyrics.  I have learned from Sting and others such as Seal, Billy Joel, Miles Davis and others to come up with my own style...I believe a recognizalbe style that I hope will continue to grow and become a style that is known throughout the industry.

Matthew