Last month, I announced that my music video for “This Too Shall Pass” had been selected as a Semi-Finalist in
Every year, I optimistically enter the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) and never advance beyond my initial application. This year, they
In just one week, I’ll be performing with my full band at a beautiful new venue in SW Portland —
When I moved to Nashville, in October of 2009, I was immediately greeted by a number of signs that not-so-subtly
In 2009, I embarked on a 6-week tour that spanned the West Coast and then, for personal pleasure, I went
Because I’ve recently revealed a number of new songs (via video), I thought it would be cool to do a
A big thing just happened in this big crazy Guitar Center songwriter contest — we just cleared 30,000 points! As
I’m excited (and humbled) to announce that we just surpassed 20,000 points in the Guitar Center Songwriter contest (more than
I’ve noticed a fair amount of confusion surrounding this Guitar Center contest that I’m currently a part of, therefore, I’ve
Week one of the Guitar Center Singer-Songwriter 4 contest is officially completed and I’m honored to say, BECAUSE OF YOU,
After placing in the Top 10 last year, I’ve decided to try my luck at Guitar Center Singer-Songwriter 4 with
In a small moment of victory, I finally got around to tracking down video from one of the more special
I picked up the guitar for the first time in 1998 and while the first few years were a fog,
As a songwriter, the absolute most rewarding experience is watching my original music make its way into the lives and
As an encore for my latest online concert on Concert Window, I decided to play one of my older songs
My next online concert is TONIGHT so I hope you’ve got your tickets (after all, they’re “pay what you want”
The other day I woke to find that my song That Moon had been featured on a snowboarding documentary called
Concert Window has invited me to host an online concert as a part of their Great Northwest Fest online music
Big news this week! I’m proud to say I’ve been invited to open for Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, Marc Cohn, at the
You know by now that Counting Crows are my absolute favorite band but did you know you can help me
A few months ago, I went to Los Angeles to compete in Guitar Center’s Singer-Songwriter Finals and now there’s video
Last night was a refreshing first — my first worldwide StageIt concert (online). Although I performed a 50-min concert from
Ten-too-many times in my career, I’ve scraped, begged, stolen and borrowed in order to get press of any variety —
When the news went out that I was recently named a Top 10 Finalist in Guitar Center’s ‘Search for the
As the last song in my Acoustic Christmas series, I decided to try and tackle Oh Holy Night, the most
As long as I can remember, I’ve been enchanted by the ole Christmas carol Do You Hear What I Hear?
As the second installment in my Christmas song series, I’ve decided to go with a little-known ballad by a well-known
I recently stepped into a recording studio in Los Angeles to record a small batch of Christmas songs for a
In high school, my brother-in-law gave me a copy of James Taylor’s Greatest Hits and my musical world has never
With less than two weeks remaining in the Guitar Center Search for the Next Great American Songwriter with Don Was
THANK YOU for helping me clear 10,000 views in the current Guitar Center Search for the Next Great American Songwriter
The Portland Radio Project (PRP) is an emerging venture that aims to break down the walls that currently exist between
As The Search for the Next Great American Songwriter presses on, I’m still hanging out in fourth place but I’m
There are nearly 4,000 competitors in the Guitar Center Search for the Next Great American Songwriter III with Don Was
If there was ever one thing certain in this life, it’s that the last 18 months have been brimming with
This last Saturday I got the opportunity to open for the lovely LeAnn Rimes at the Oregon Zoo (07/27/13) –
I recently returned from a wonderful family reunion in Solitude, Utah — it was three days of good food, good
I recently connected with my old friend Inessa to do an interview for her blog, as well as, the Portland
I woke today to find that my new ‘Ramblin’ Kind’ music video has been featured as the Oregon Music News
In promotion of the “Ramblin’ Kind” single from my new EP, Lovely Little Victory, I decided it would be fun
Ladies and gentlemen, I proudly present my newest Lovely Little Victory EP — and it’s yours for free !! From
I’ve always said that writing and recording an album is the easy part — it’s coming up with a unique
For the very first time, I present to you a preview of my new ‘Lovely Little Victory‘ EP. In all,
I’ve heard a lot about this new app called Vine — it’s like Instagram, in that it captures a moment
I was working on my laptop yesterday, business as usual, when all of the sudden a notification buzzed in, notifying
DO YOU WANT TO BE IN MY NEXT MUSIC VIDEO?? Well, if you’ve ever left something behind (quit a job,
While at SxSW I got the honor to chat with the guys from BedStu shoes from Los Angeles about my