Born in Ohio, raised in Daytona Beach, Florida. Bachelor of Music
(Composition) Berklee College of Music, Boston, Massachusetts. Member
of
Oingo Boingo 1980-1984 (keyboards).
Performed with
Korn,
Chaka Khan,
The Staples,
Maxine Nightingale,
Tom Jones. Recorded with
Robert Palmer,
Tom Waits,
Poco,
Melissa Etheridge,
War,
Stan Ridgway,
Victor Feldman, "Living in a Box"
(featuring
Richard Darbyshire), "Boy
Meets Girl" (featuring
Shannon Rubicam),
and many others. Musical director for
The Tracey Ullman Show (1987)
and
Muppets Tonight (1996)
(theme music as well). Music for the first season of
The Simpsons (1989).