Before giving my life to Jesus Christ, I lived on the dark side of life, doing things that I later would be ashamed of; but on the day I gave my life to Jesus - my sins were washed away - the shame, the guilt - all the sins of my past were cast into the sea of God's immeasurable mercy and forgiveness.
As a teenager, I played in numerous bands as the lead singer and guitarist, and was heavily influenced by bands like Led Zeppelin, The Yardbirds, Jimi Hendrix, B.B.King, Chuck Berry, Bob Segar and countless others. I started doing drugs and hanging out with the the kids who liked to party... I was in fact one of the boys your mother would warn you not to hang out with.
My senior year in high school didn't go well; my father and I just couldn't relate to each other... I dropped out of high school and hitch-hiked across the U.S.(not once but twice) living day to day just trying to survive. I didn't have time to play music - but it was always in my heart - and I was following the bands and music being played on the radio.
I was later asked if I would like to tour as the Rd. Manager for a nationally know band: THE FROST. (with Dick Wagner) That led to me touring the U.S. and meeting and being backstage with the biggest rock bands & artists at that time. Jeff Beck/Rod Stewart, B.B.King, Jimi Hendrix, Fleetwood Mac - just to name a few. This was to serve me well later when God called me to minister in music as a Christian artist. Seeing the dark side of the secular music industry, on the road and backstage caused me to look at the world of rock stars and all the fame and glitter differently... Finally, my love affair with the world was coming to an end.
Living on the street with nothing to touring the U.S. - living in Holiday Inns taught me some valuable lessons about life. I learned that all of us have one thing in common - we are all sinners. We all are guilty of breaking God's commandments and falling short of His glory. Not long after that I gave my life to Jesus Christ in my mother's kitchen - I have never been the same...
A.D. / After dying to sin
After surrendering my life to Jesus - everything changed! The world around me still looked the same - but inside of me - there was a transformation that had begun - and continues even now as I write this... I began to read and study the Bible, and attend church where I became involved in the Praise & Worship.
I started writing new songs about God and anything and everything that was on my heart. I was soon playing at coffeehouse's and event's as a soloist where I would sing and share my testimony of how God had saved me out of a life of rebellion and confusion.
Since giving my life to Jesus Christ - I've been involved in nearly every facet of Christian music - from being the co-director of The Lightroom/a coffeehouse, talk show host of the weekly live program - Fact or Fable -owning GODSONGS recording studio here in Michigan, and being the lead singer for numerous Christian bands. The most notable of the bands I've been with are A NEW DAY, & LAZARUS. Both bands were headline acts, and allowed me to travel and see how powerful anointed music is when presented to a live audience. God has blessed me to be able to record and distribute 18 albums, which are now available on most music platforms and digital stores around the world.
GODSONGSUSA.COM - My wife and I opened a Christian recording studio in 2009, and have been recording audio/video works with bands/artists/singer-songwriters from all over the world. We just recently opened our Record Label : GODSONGS RECORDS and we are excited about the talented and gifted artists/songwriters/musicians that in just a short time have come and joined us here on our mission to create "beautiful & powerful" works that honor God, Family & Country. What began as a dream, just one small seed of faith, has now blossomed into a beautiful branch for the Lord. Please visit these sites for more information: https://www.godsongsusa.com https://www.godsongsusa.com/godsongs-recordsartists.html
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