Jeff, started playing Piano & Sax at the young age of 9 years
old and by the time he herd his first Iron Maiden song he instantly
became a Metal Freak! Jeff’s Mother & Father bought
him his first Guitar & Amp and Jeff became obsessed with it,
playing 6 to 10 hours a day. When other kids were out partying
Jeff was at home teaching himself how to shred. Jeff’s first
Professional Experience came in 1985 when Jeff played guitar on
“Death Strike” released on “Nuclear Blast Records”
This Was his first taste of working with producers and recording
a professional record. The record was recorded at Morrisound Recording
Studio in Florida.
Jeff played guitar in many local Chicago bands and was part owner
of “Octagon Recording Studio” Jeff spent Thousands
Of Hours Writing & Recording (Life Became Music & Music
Became Life) In 1997 Jeff played bass for“George Bellas”
“Shrapnel Records” and would tour to support “Turn
Of The Millennium” & “Mind Over Matter”
his 1st two releases with the label. Playing for George Bellas
meant spending 10 hours a day practicing, running Scales &
Modes at blistering speeds.
2001 saw the release of a new album and a new band “ Baglady”
This band released a half million copies of their track “Rio”
bundled with the Rio One MP3 Player which Jeff played a big part
writing the song. Playing with Baglady was another awesome experience
for Jeff.
In Jan 2007 Jeff Joined DSG “David Shankle Group”
I am so happy to be apart of DSG! I have been friends with “David
The Shred Demon Shankle” for about 10 years and just love
his playing. This is the most challenged I have been in my career
because David is so damn fast it’s scary. It’s awesome
because in this band I get to Shred and play grooves so it’s
really the best of both worlds. David brings out the best in my
playing because we both love taking everything to the extreme.
Jeff’s playing can be herd on the new DSG release “Hellborn”
on “Magic Circle Music” distributed by SPV Worldwide.
Influences: Cliff Burton, Jaco Pastorius,
Steve Harris, Billy Sheehan,
Bill (The Buddha) Dickens, Les Calypool, Chris Squire, Geddy Lee,
Stu Hamm, John Myung & Rocco Prestia
Endorsements: Spector, Ernie Ball, Kahler,
Ampeg, & Dunlop
