September 22, 2017.  That was the date of my last official paying gig as a professional musician. After that, I relocated to Philadelphia and took the longest hiatus of my career. Seven years…it’s amazing it’s been that long.  Over time I’ll be able to offer more details as to why I made this tough decision.  Having said that, this time away allowed me to establish my new roots in Philly and to focus on being a dad and family man, while simultaneously giving me the chance to recharge and ultimately figure out where my place was with music. During this …..more →

I’m leaving Atlanta. No this isn’t a temporary departure because of Hurricane Irma, it’s something more…permanent.  For family, close friends, and recent bandmates, this news will come as no shock to you. Today I am officially announcing that after calling Metro Atlanta home for more than a decade, my family and I have made the very tough decision to relocate to Philadelphia, PA.  This departure will happen within the next couple of weeks.  My last scheduled show in Atlanta will be with Bumpin’ The Mango on Saturday, September 16 at the LocalMotion Arts Festival in Hapeville, near Atlanta’s International Airport. …..more →

I don’t know why it took me this long to get something up, but I finally have my studio’s website up and running! FactorVision Studios is officially up for business, if you haven’t already heard. You can see what the place is like, hear what has already been created there, and contact the studio to set up an appointment to visit or to do a session with FVS!

Still trying to come up with the words…….It’s hard.  Real hard. But I guess the one sure way I can begin is by saying this: beyond a shadow of a doubt, Prince was the reason why I wanted to become a musician. I’m going to tell you a story my mom always loves to talk about and, well, I guess it’s time that this part of my history comes out of my closet.  As a five year old I did not take into account in my small mind what exactly Prince was singing about, but his music connected to me. …..more →

I was deep into my Genesis phase as a kid when my mom came in one day and gave me a copy of Keyboard Magazine. I can’t remember the year of the edition, maybe 1990, but the cover story was about a keyboardist named Keith Emerson. Keith Emerson? The name did not ring a bell in my 14 year-old head, but I went ahead and read the article. I remember it being a very in depth article about this man and how he approached writing music, in particular a song called Eruption, the first of seven parts in his 20-minute …..more →