BIO   I grew up in California. Lived in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Picked up the guitar at eight after hearing some musicians visiting my elementary school classroom play "Blowing in the Wind". As a little one, listened to everything that was brought in the house by the parents and brothers; Beatles, Beach Boys, Doors, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, singer-songwriter stuff going back to early Elton John (not the horrendous newer stuff), James Taylor, Jackson Brown, Carly Simon, Fleetwood Mac. I 'borrowed' my eldest brother's R. Crumb comic books and looked at them when he wasn't around, careful to place them back in the drawer exactly as I found them. In some weird way they contributed to sparking my creativity... I got into the new wave and punk stuff: X, R.E.M., The Motels, Black Flag, The Minutemen, etc. There were other bands too embarrassing to mention, but you can imagine (think Duran Duran, Gary Numan and …well actually Gary is cool!) After good and frightening spells, I settled into an appetite for more alternative and experimental stuff, (i.e. Slint, Ornette Coleman, Beastie Boys, etc. ) I went to university at U.C.L.A. and studied music, getting a B.A. in Ethnomusicology. That was where I was introduced to composers such as Charles Ives, Harry Partch, Karlheinz Stockhausen, etc. And I loved it! With this entire weird jumble in my head, I set out on acoustic guitar because it was easy to get around with and I was not the 'I must get a band together!' type. Plus I really did like doing instrumentals on guitar as well, getting into the likes of Leo Kotke, John Fahey and that ilk. What I really hoped for was to develop my own musical identity though, and not sound derivative of anyone. Back in San Francisco, I played music clubs and coffee houses and in a lil coffee house in Palo Alto is where one of the founders of Apple Computers heard me and asked for a tape. He ended up generously funding the little solo acoustic venture. I'm thankful for eternity as it became my first release in '97. "Life Between Two Worlds" was made up there in San Francisco. Nine songs of innocent folky bliss. . In 1998 "Shocking Pink Banana Seat" was released, and was recorded in Los Angeles. A more electric guitar oriented affair, moving away from the folky vibe. It got good reviews as did the next one. I ended up opening for lots of people over the years (Richard Thompson, Daniel Lanois, Billy Bragg, Jim Carroll, Rufus Wainright, Richard Buckner, oh lots of people). Touring opening for the Grateful Dead's Bob Weir and bassist Rob Wasserman on a number of occasions, touring opening for Lindsay Buckingham, Jack Logan, etc etc. the list goes on. My third release, a double CD set titled "Fantastic Voyage; a double album" was released in 1999/2000 in America and Europe. It comprised of a CD of instrumentals and another CD of songs. I had wanted to do an all instrumental, experimental type CD for a while and combined this with the songs I had written. Two whole CD's at once was a bit much to chew on for newcomers , but still, it won great reviews. I didn't expect that at all. I have a publishing deal with BMG in Europe and toured in Europe as well. I've toured all across Canada as well (Victoria to Toronto!) The latest recordings, yet to be released were recorded in London, UK. Tentatively titled "Ten" , it was to be released in early 2003. But toward the end of 2002 little baby Ava came along and well, kept me busy feeding, changing diapers, laughing and in awe. "Ten" is a set of (surprise!) ten songs. Very sing-songy melodic happy fare, with more harmonies and creative production than before. Happy musical helpers included; Sean O'Hagan and Rob Allum from the High Llamas, Mary Hansen from Stereolab, Adam Frankln (formerly of Swervedriver), and Susan's now husband, engineer/producer Fulton Dingley, who produced. We hope it sees the light of day sometime soon..., My dear, late friend Mary Hansen was the cupid in Susan and Fulton's coupling, introducing us at a High Llamas gig and so she must get credit for that, and subsequently for our beautiful daughter Ava. Thank you Mary. God I miss you. (Fulton has worked with High Llamas, Stereolab, and many, many others too vast to mention.). I had also returned the musical favours by engineering and playing on Mary's single "The Horizontalist" a and b sides. I also sang back ups on the High Llamas Cd's "Buzzle Bee" and "Beat, Maize and Corn". How do you sum me up? Someone who loves a well-written song, but also loves experimenting and pushing the boundaries. I'm still searching as an artist and musician. Not much more to share really, just another blip on the screen.