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BIOGRAPHY
AND FUN FACTS
Birthday: Jan. 6
Grew Up: Great Falls, MT
Now Resides: Yakima, WA
  
School: Bachlors in Sociology/Human Services with a minor
in Psychology from Northern State University in Aberdeen, SD.
Current
Ministry: Recruiting Coordinator
and Team Supervisor for REACH
Youth Ministry
Mass Music Coordinator: Resurrection
Parish, Zillah WA
Music History (the very abridged version):
I come from a very musical family. Some of my most vivid childhood
memories are of my dad and aunt's playing guitar and then me
and my cousin's singing everything from John Denver to Willie
Nelson to the Oak Ridge Boys. My dad taught me to play the guitar
starting when I was 12. But it wasn't until I went to U of M
that I actually played in front of people. I was always insecure
about it. When I went on the REACH Team in 1993, much to my dismay,
I was appointed to be the music leader for my team so I had to
get over my timidity quick. It was the best thing that could
have happened for me.
Since then I have always been doing some
type of music at church. When I was at Northern State, I got
the job of Mass Music Coordinator for the Newman
Center on campus my senior year. That year I also started
singing with a friend of mine. He is a talented songwriter and
through this the band Angel Hill was formed. I was with Angel
Hill for 2 years and gained a lot of experience on stage and
in the recording studio. It was during this time that I wrote
many of the songs that are on the album.
My last two years in South Dakota I lived
in a little town called Mobridge. It was there that I was able
to record my album with my wonderful friends at Depot
Music Productions. I started recording this CD in 1999...so
it has definately been a long time coming.
Guitars: I have a Seagull Accoustic/Electric and a Big
Baby Taylor. I also have a Bluerig
Songwriting
Influences: Jennifer Knapp, Jill
Phillips, Sara Groves, The Indigo Girls, Chris Rice and Caedom's
Call
Other Groups
I Like: Relient K, Lori McKenna,
80's Music, Josh Groban, Brad Paisley, Jo Dee Messina, Kelly
Clarkson, Avril Lavigne, Lifehouse, Third Day, Matt Maher, Snow
Patrol, The Fray, etc.
Favorite scripture: 1 Cor 2:9 "Eye has not seen, ear has not
heard, and the human heart has never imagined what God has ready
for those who love Him."
FUN STUFF
Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite food: Whatever I don't have to cook myself...unless
there's onions in it.
Tech gadget you can't
live without: My ipod!
Movies you'd watch
again and again: Lord of the
Rings Trilogy, Hoosiers, Return to Me, Napoleon Dyanamite, My
Big Fat Greek Wedding, Clueless
Favorite TV Program:
American Idol, Scrubs, Lost, Grey's Anatomy, Late Night with
Conan O'Brien
Vanilla or Chocolate:
Chocolate...no contest.
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