I WAS BORN IN REYKJAVIK ICELAND. MY MOTHER WAS ICELANDIC AND MY FATHER DANISH. WE MOVED TO FAR ROCKAWAY N.Y. WHEN I WAS 7. WE MOVED TO JAPAN WHEN I WAS 10, IT WAS THEN WHEN I GOT MY FIRST GUITAR. I WAS IN MY FIRST BAND AT 12, CALLED THE STOP BAND, STILL FRIENDS TO THIS DAY. I WAS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE GOTTEN THE CHANCE TO PLAY AT MANY GIGS . WE MOVED TO VIRGINIA WHEN I WAS 15 AND I WAS IN MUSIC MIXED CHORUS WHICH WAS SO GREAT TO BE INVOLVED WITH. I EXPERIENCED MY FIRST RECORDING, IT WAS OF US ALL SINGING.  I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A GUITAR WITH ME WHEREVER I WAS OR TRAVELING. IN THE EARLY 90´S, I WAS PLAYING 3-4 OPEN MICS PER WEEK. HERE I MET A LOT OF MUSICIANS AND THE DUO GROUP CALLED THE LOST DOGS WAS FORMED, WE WERE TRULY TWO MANGY MUTTS. I CREATED THE JIMMY JAM FESTIVAL,DOING 5 OF THEM OVER A COUPLE OF YEARS. IT WAS GREAT GETTING LOCAL ARTISTS FROM ALL OVER TO PLAY AT WONDERFUL VENUES GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO OUR THING. IT´S HERE WHERE I MET MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE MICHELLE AND HER SISTER LORI KELLEY. WE PLAYED TOGETHER FOR 18 YEARS AS LORI KELLEY AND TWICE SHY. WE DID 2 CD´S AND STILL OCCASIONALLY PLAY TOGETHER. I HAVE ENJOYED PUTTING TOGETHER OTHER VENUES SUCH AS HOUSE CONCERTS, CONTRACTORS FALL FESTIVAL, ICELAND DAY AND THE BLUEBERRY FESTIVAL. ON DEC 30, 2010 MY FAMILY MOVED TO ICELAND WHERE I WAS HIRED AS A MUSIC TEACHER, GIVEN THE JOB TO BE CREATIVE WITH STUDENTS IN SUDAVIK AND ISAFJORDUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. I MET HOLMGEIR BALDURSSON, A DRUMMER, RECORDING ENGINEER WITH AN INCREDIBLE EAR. WE DID 3 CD´S IN 4 YEARS, BEING CREATIVE AND WRITING SONGS WITH THE STUDENTS. A BIG HIGHLIGHT FOR ME WAS TO SEE AND EXPERIENCE MY SON FLOWER INTO A FINE MUSICIAN. I HAD THE PLEASURE TO BE INVOLVED WITH MANY MUSIC PROJECTS AND PERFORMING WITH AMAZING ARTISTS FROM AROUND ICELAND. WHEN I MET SOME MELODICA ARTISTS IN 2011 AND PLAYED IN REYKJAVIK 2012 IT HAS CHANGED ME IN SO MANY POSITIVE WAYS. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE, FRIENDSHIP, SUPPORT AND LOVE. MY FAMILY MOVED TO NASHVILLE IN THE END OF AUGUST, 2018. MELODICA HAS BEEN CALLING ME IN MY HEAD TO BRING THIS WONDERFUL FESTIVAL AND VERY TALENTED MUSICIANS TO NASHVILLE