"HOT-ROD" grew up in the Los Angeles area and started playing guitar during his high school years to impress the girls (which unfortunately it didn't work very well.) Around 1995 he was in a band that had three guitar players and none of which could play the bass. Due to the fact the other two guitar players had been in the band longer than him meant, he was volunteered to be the band's new bass player. He bought a cheep $200.00 bass and from the first note played knew he had found his true love. 

"HOT-ROD" loves to play Blues, Jazz, Classic Rock, and of course Rockabilly. "HOT-ROD'S" musical influences are artists/ bands like Van-Hagar, Buddy Guy, Earth Wind and Fire,  The Eagles, and The Stray Cats just to name a few.  

"HOT-ROD" has been in several bands to include; CWT, Baton Rouge, Token Okie's, and Blue Planet. His favorite basses to play include a Lakland 55-02, Music Man Stingray-5 HH, and a Yamaha TRB1005. "HOT-ROD'S" current bass rig is a SWR750X head run through a SWR Goliath III cabinet.