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Hi everyone, News like this doesn't come every day, so you can imagine how hard it has been for me to sit on this since the tail end of 2025. While 2025 was a year I may never forget, with some of the biggest career milestones to date, the biggest news by far came in November when I was told that as of 1/1/26, I would be appointed as the 19th Connecticut State Troubadour ! There are still so many moments when this doesn't feel real or that I struggle to fully understand the s

Hi everyone,   I hope this newsletter finds you well as always. The last month has been jam packed with some of the most exciting shows I’ve had in a very long time. I’ve been playing all over Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and even Rhode Island and every audience has been as kind and inviting as they always are. To cap it all off, I just found out this morning that On the Trail's song "Where Do We Go From Here" has been added to rotation on Sirius XM's Bluegrass Junction

Hi everyone,   I hope this newsletter finds you as well as possible in the crazy world we find ourselves in. For myself, the last several months have been packed with shows, music, and travel, and the months ahead don’t seem to be showing any signs of slowing down.   There are so many things to highlight, but by far the biggest and most exciting is On the Trail’s New Haven Symphony debut happening this Sunday 10/19! This is my seventh production with the NHSO and every single

Hi everyone,   After months of hard work, I am so excited to finally announce new music that new music is out and streaming everywhere just in time for the season of gratitude! For myself, I just dropped a brand new single called "Open Yourself" from my upcoming solo album, and you can find links to stream it here . As for On the Trail, we dropped our first full length project at the beginning of the month, titled Where Do We Go From Here, and streaming links can be found her

Hi everyone,   Summer is in full swing, and if you're anything like me, then you cannot wait for a little break from the heat 🥵 If you've caught me at any of the shows this month, then you know that by about three songs in, it looks like I'm in the middle of a shower 🤦🏼‍♂️   Other than that, life has been great! This newsletter is coming a little late because I just got back this week from visiting family in Switzerland. One of the highlights of the trip was visiting my de

Hi everyone,   It's unbelievable that it's already June and summer is nearly here! So, some good news: "What Do I Need With Love" continues to grow, now over 60,000+ plays on Spofity alone and is still climbing every day. It's amazing to see all the different countries and people my first song has reached. To celebrate the continued growth, I've posted a video of a live performance I did of the song back in November (above) at a sold out Baschi show! Also, I am happy to say t

Hi everyone,   It's been incredible getting back to regular shows with the band this past month, and we've got more shows for the month of May! My forthcoming solo album is nearing completion on the mixing and mastering side of things, and On the Trail has only a few more songs to record in the studio before we wrap up our sessions and start getting the album ready for release. If that weren't exciting enough, my track "What Do I Need with Love" broke the 50,000 streams mark

Hi everyone,   Just like that, spring has sprung! I have been desperate for the longer days and for the warmer weather, so the allergies aren't such a tough tradeoff for all the good coming our way. If April showers bring May flowers, then I'm not sure exactly what April shows will bring, but they're sure to be a lot of fun! Happy to have a bunch of shows this month with On the Trail in a myriad of locations, so plenty of chances to catch me and the band somewhere soon.   Her

Hi everyone,   If you're anything like me, the cold and snow the last couple of weeks have been a welcome change from the weather we've had here in Connecticut! I know, I know, shoveling is no fun, commutes get harder, and we've got to look out for frozen patches left, right, and center. But if it's going to be freezing cold outside, I think we should at least have a blanket of beautiful snow to look at, right? I always feel transported back to simpler times when I see snow,

Hi everyone,   Happy New Year! I hope your holiday season was as recharging as mine was, and hopefully it was filled with some time to reflect or plan for the year to come. The last quarter of the year was a whirlwind for me, with plenty of firsts, which included making new friends, connections, and growing my team as we keep pushing to make 2024 one of the most exciting years of my career thus far.   First and foremost, my single What Do I Need With Love dropped worldwide  a

Hi everyone,   So, here it is! The big news that I've been teasing for months now...   My first ever solo single "What Do I Need With Love" comes out on the 29th of September everywhere! This includes a music video, shot right at the studio where the song was recorded in Möhlin, Switzerland 🇨🇭   After nearly a year of tireless work by me and my team, we have finally lined everything up for release at the end of this month! I'll be headed back to Switzerland for all the pres

Hi everyone,   Hope you all had a nice, long, and relaxing 4th of July weekend to kick off the month! I was fortunate enough to have 3 shows in 4 days during the holiday weekend, and I have many more to come this month before heading off to visit family in Switzerland at the beginning of August.   To all those who might be curious about what's going on with my first solo single, everything is finished--from mixing and mastering of the track to final edits of the music video!

Hi everyone,   June is always a special month for me since it's my birth month. What makes this one even more special, though, is the fact that I'll be turning 30 this June--officially moving out of my 20's and into a new decade for myself.   If I'm being completely honest (and true to my Gemini self), I used to hate each and every one of my birthdays. I made them some sort of morbid pity party about not being where I wanted to be in my life or career; here was this aging num

Hi everyone,   I returned from my adventures in Switzerland last week and went right back to work! I played a private party the day after I landed with On the Trail and jumped right back into teaching lessons. Since returning, I've been trying to process all the amazing things that happened. To say the trip was emotionally overwhelming would almost be selling it short, and I couldn't be happier with where everything is.   The short version is we got everything we needed (and

Hi everyone,   March came and went, and, for the first time in a long time, I didn't have gig after gig to run off to. Instead, I took the time to visit with friends I haven't had enough time to connect with, headed out to Chicago with my wife for several days, and even enjoyed a handful of weekends without work (which any professional musician will tell you is a rarity). Just like all things, though, the tide is about to turn and things are going to get very busy.   Some of

Hi everyone,   February seems like it couldn't be going by any faster! I'm happy to say that I kicked this month off with two unforgettable shows. The first one was with the New Haven Symphony Orchestra at Nelson Hall on 2/3 as the featured singer, along with some of their great musicians, and we nearly sold it out. The second was performing to a sold out room with my band On The Trail on 2/5 for an event by the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra, where we even received two standin

Happy New Year!   At the beginning of 2022, I had a lot of hopes for what it might bring. The world never had that full "restart" we all so desperately wanted after COVID hit, so each and every new adventure always had a sprinkling of "what-ifs." What if they cancel this before it happens? What if I get COVID before this big opportunity? What if this is the last big thing and everything stops again?   This might have been the driving force that pushed me to take on any and ev

Hey everyone,   I wanted to plug my upcoming show  at the First Congregational Church in Ridgefield, CT on Friday October 21 at 7:00PM . This is a free show  with reception to follow, so come enjoy this eclectic set of music in this beautiful space! We have an entirely new multi-genre program with my good friend and always phenomenal Tom Cuffari  behind the keys, and to make this even more exciting we will be filming!   Hope to see you there and keep your eyes peeled for my n

Hi everyone,   The last month or so--really ever since I returned from my trip to visit family in Switzerland--has been something of a fever dream, but a good one. I sang backup with Michael Bublé at Madison Square Garden, did more shows with my band than I can count, did a cabaret show at the Ivoryton Playhouse to kick off my grant concert series, Music for a Better Tomorrow, and WON the Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival Showcase Band Competition with my band On the Trai

Hey everyone,   The month of August has been a great one, with some much needed downtime. I had the chance to visit my family in Switzerland and have been back to work full swing since returning.   I wanted to plug my upcoming show  at the Ivoryton Playhouse, Monday August 29th at 7:30PM . This will be the second time I am putting on this multi-genre program  alongside my dear friend Eric Trudel , and to make it even more exciting we're having the entire thing filmed ! There