After spending years as a sideman playing piano and keys for a wide range of artists including Pam Tillis, Chely Wright, Joe Nichols, and Rodney Crowell, this Pennsylvania native scored his first top ten hit as a songwriter with Bucky Covington’s “I’ll Walk”. Growing up playing classical piano and moving into jazz, he has put his steel-mill hometown work ethic into the country songwriting that he discovered and fell in love with in college. He has multiple cuts on Jordan Davis’ debut album Home State, including “Leaving New Orleans” and the #1 single “Slow Dance in a Parking Lot.” His song “If I Was A Cowboy” is featured on Tim McGraw’s album Here on Earth. In August 2021, Trace Adkins released his song “Empty Chair”.