I played piano and keyboard professionally in the metro Denver area for ten years, both as a soloist and a member of the bands "Arabesque" and "Howard and Company". I was very busy, playing about 100 gigs a year.

I played for all sorts of engagements including weddings, anniversaries, fund-raisers, corporate functions, birthdays, reunions, Christmas parties, New Years eve parties, and just plain regular parties. Some of the places I played at include the Governers mansion, Boettcher mansoin, Denver Country club, and many hotels, country clubs, and churches in the Denver metro area.

My playing covered all sorts of music, including pop/rock, jazz, classical, country, latin, and Christian.

My experiences as a performer taught me about alot about different kinds of music, and alot about different kinds of people. I was able to incorporate these skills into my 15 years of teaching piano lessons in Lakewood, Colorado.