1.Can you tell me the story of how you joined Petra?
I was playing for a local artist, Devin Webb, and a friend told me that they heard that Petra was looking for a bassist, so I set up a tryout, and they liked my playing.

2.What is your music background?
My mother taught me piano when I was a child, and at age 8, I started playing the cello. I was in different orchestras throughout school, up through college. During my third year of college, I started playing bass guitar for our school jazz band, and I also played for some rock bands until college was over. I eventually moved to Nashville to try to pursue music.

3. As a bass player who are the bass players that you used to look up? Do you have any skill to write music or do you like just to play bass?
I used to look up to Billy Sheehan of Talas/Mr. Big, and now I like to study Victor Wooten. I have not written much music over the years, but lately I have been writing more, trying to improve my skills. I co-wrote a song with Bob Hartman on the Jekyll and Hyde album, and I hope to do that on the next Petra album also.

4. What are the Pros and Cons of being a musician?
It is a lot of fun, traveling around and playing for lots of people, but the future is very uncertain, especially if you have a family.

5. How about your bass guitar, is it a custom made?
My bass is custom made. I designed it, then had someone make the body, someone else paint it, someone else make the neck, and then I put it all together. The thing most people notice about it is the neck - it has fanned frets trastes-frets, so they are not parallel. This lets the strings all be different lengths and helps the instrument feel more even across the range of the strings.

6. How do you feel being a member of a band that have history and repercussion around the world and the most important that have influenced virtually an entire generation of christian young people for the Lord?
I am very happy to be a part of a band with such a wonderful history. I grew up with Petra myself, and it feels great playing the songs I listened to so many times. Those songs encouraged me as a Christian as I know they do lots of other people.

7. How do you feel working with Bob Hartman and John Schlitt?
They are great guys - we keep making better and better memories with each other.

8. Do you have a favorite album? Which one? Is there a song that you feel identity or maybe this song has spoken more in your life?
The Jekyll and Hyde album is my favorite Petra album in years. I think my favorite album from the past is probably On Fire. I was hooked from the first note of the first song. My favorite song, though, is probably He Came, He Saw, He Conquered because it always makes me feel so joyful.
Though we don't play it much live, I love playing Think Twice in concert. I wish that song could be re-recorded today - it wants to rock harder than the album let it.

9. Since you entered Petra what has impacted your life?
Since I joined Petra, I got married to a wonderful girl, and this has impacted my life more than anything. It's quite a good change to be able to share my life with someone.

10. Did you participate of the Spanish recorded playing or doing back vocal? Do you speak Spanish?
I do not speak Spanish, but we got a great Spanish language coach to help us record the vocals to Jekyll & Hyde En Español. So I did record on that album even though I had no idea what I was singing.

11. Are there plans for a tour in Latin America to released Jekyll & Hyde in Spanish?
I certainly hope we can tour Latin America, and maybe we can learn a song or two in Spanish.

12. Could you say a message for all Latin Americans and for all Petheads too?
We would love to come back and play again! (And eat the good food!)