I first got into music when I began taking piano lessons at only eleven years of age. Over the course of the years I took up the interest in playing guitar, but before honing that skill I taught himself to play bass guitar. After a while I found out I was able to adapt and predict the rhythm of any tune I played along with easily. This is where I began learning my role in the band: rhythm guitar. A local church minister actually gave me guitar lessons and mentored my ability for about two years, and from then on I incorporated my own knowledge of music and began to write my own pieces. Most of the songs by The First Impression branch out from my creativity and imagination and that's where Anthony, Chris, and Shawn put their own style into the mix which results into the songs you hear today by the band. I also writes all of the lyrics of the band's music from which the rest of The First Impression gives their opinions whether it conveys the message or not. My major influences include: The All-American Rejects, Fall Out Boy, Mayday Parade, Boys Like Girls, and The Maine. My dream is to one day make a living off of what I love doing: making music!! The First Impression will be one of those bands that will always stick together through thick and thin, we'll never give up on our passion or our dreams.