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His career in music started pretty late in life (46, to be exact). He was singing Fly Me to the Moon to their new born son, to help him go to sleep. His wife taped it, uploaded it on Facebook, and the next day at work people started commenting on how good he sounded. So he decided to go to a studio and record a few songs that he could play to his son to help him get to sleep. But with backing music it failed.
However, he enjoyed the experience at the studio so much that three songs became twelve and he made his own album. He put it out to a few people in the business, some family and friends, and they thought it was great. He then decided to take the next step, got some vocal coaching, and built his repertoire. From doing his first full solo gig in 2013, he has never looked back.
He went full time in 2015, performing an authentic tribute to Sinatra: blue contacts, dinner suit, the accent, gags, and even a bottle of JD on a table next to him (filled with apple juice of course). He still performs the tribute now and then, and it is very well received. Some people have said he is the nearest thing to Ole Blue Eyes that they have heard. Now, this is coming from people who have seen the great man perform, so that is reassuring. Although his wife thinks he sounds more like Dean, he is happy with the comparisons.
Over the last four years he has built a big part of his show on greats like Sinatra, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole, Andy Williams, Matt Monro, and many others. However, he does a lot more than Swing. He covers hits from the likes of Elvis, Johnny Cash, Adele, Eric Clapton, Bill Withers, Sam Cooke, Chris Isaak, and many more.
In 2016 one of his musical goals came true: he formed his own 5-piece Swing & Jazz band Moonriver and has toured the island performing at weddings and events.
