I've been playing bass for about 8 years, guitar for about 7. I spend most of my time on bass and it shows. I picked it up because I used to play bari sax in band, so it seemed like a logical instrument to move onto. I started playing guitar because I wanted to play guitar too. It's helped me out a lot when it comes to song writing or learning songs on stage (since I can just watch the chord changes).

My main influences are Les Claypool (he's the influence that stands out the most), but if you listen closely you'll hear a lot more Stone Temple Pilots and such in my fills. All in all I think I'm finding a unique vibe, but I still have a lot of work to do.

As for stage experience, I have my band (who's in my info) as well as a couple of old side projects and a lot of time spent at open mics playing everything that comes up. I also had some school stuff back when I was in school, but that's long gone now.