One of the founding members of Blooka, a Rock/Alternative band, which opened for such major bands as, Eminem, Stone Temple Pilots, Counting Crows, Live, 311, Jimmies Chicken Shack, and Blues Traveler. In addition to Soul Doctor, He is currently in the band Saturday Night Special, featuring Legendary members of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Artimus Pyle, Ed King, Jojo Billingsley, and Leslie Hawkins. His bands have included prominent musicians such as Ryan Waters (Guitar player for Sade and Pink), John Micheli (Drummer for Meatloaf), and Mike Sorrentino (Drummer for Ritchie Blackmore). His music has been played on various radio stations including, 102.7 WNEW’s Opie and Anthony show, 92.7 WLIR, and his song “Lemon Lover hit ... “20” on Hawaii’s KTUH College Radio. His band Blooka, won the Icast.com unsigned band contest over more than 50,000 other entries. After playing with such acts as Mayhem recording artist Gerald Bair, and Randy and The Rainbows (hit single “Denise” 1963), he went on to work for the Omni pop agency. The grueling schedule he maintained enabled him to fine-tune his skills as a performer.