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My
twin sister Jacq and I were born
and raised in 9 different
towns/cities across Canada. Our
brother John Paul arrived six
years later. My father, John,
was transferred almost every 2
years in his jobs at various
meat companies. He and my
mother, Maxine, have great taste
in music (or maybe I'm biased)
and, growing up, it was heard
pretty much all the time:
sitting on the kitchen floor
listening to albums; at family
"get togethers;" playing records
full-blast while getting ready
for school; after school etc..
When I was 18, I left home and
moved to Toronto to check out
the plausibility of an acting
career. In between jobs as a
bartender, casting assistant,
and improv comedy actor, I
encountered two guys on Yonge
Street playing guitar and
singing some Eagles tunes. Now,
Eagles tunes just beg for some
kind of harmony, so I jumped in
(they paid me 2 bucks). I was
later given a guitar (thank you
Steve) and started to play on my
own (sometimes with other
musicians) in the subway, bars,
and the streets. I can still
hear the influence of the
Canadian folk scene in my songs.
In 1991, I moved to New York,
and have been here since. WHAT
YOU SHOULD KNOW 1. not related
to the cognac dynasty 2. learned
to play guitar from a "U2" and
"Tracy Chapman" songbook 3.
played and sang for money at: a)
the Toronto Bathurst subway
station b) Queen st. west at
John st. c) NYC, 79th st. subway
station d) Washington Square
Park e) Cafe Sine f) The
Backfence etc. 4. played rhythm
electric guitar for 2 bands in
NYC before booking a long-term
gig on the series "Law & Order"
(had to quit my favorite band
"The New Originals" w/ Wally
Nichols). 5. playing guitar
during my friend Ken's audition
for the play "The Buddy Holly
Story" brought me to my present
home, NYC (I was cast as Buddy's
wife "Maria Elena"). |
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