My biggest influences are definately Al DiMeola, Shawn Lane, Alan Holdsworth, Frank Gambale, and probably Brett Garsed..and more recently Tony Macalpine, Greg Howe, Paul Gilbert, and a heavy dose of Joe Stump.

I say DiMeola and Holdsworth because those were the first two concerts I went to, they totally changed how I looked at the electric guitar. Even when i was really young I just didn't find pop players like eddie van halen, kirk hammet, randy rhoades very interesting.

As for my style, I've been studying classical guitar for a while, when i started playing electric I only played in that Gambale/Garsed style, but ever since I heard the faster players like Paul Gilbert I spend more time shredding.