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Discography

2002 / Zimmermans Note / Live from Key City
2003 / Zimmermans Note / Zimmermans Note
2004 / Lostwars / Until the Fire Is Out
2005 / Lostwars / Demos
2006 / Lostwars / The Waiting Room
2008 / Lostwars / Various Compilations
2009 / Lostwars / Set and Ready To Destroy
2010 / Lostwars / The End Of...

Single "Lehigh Quarry" was rated #5 best song of 2009 on http://www.punkassbitch.com

"Lehigh Quarry", "Requited", and "The Inner States" all received radio airplay in the US and UK (2010)

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Lostwars is me. Its just me and an electronic blender of influences from guitar driven rock to dark synth. I had been in a lot of bands over the years that represented one idea and usually did it really well, but I wanted to represent the best of all my sonic ideas. I have a really varied background, starting off in symphonic music and them moving to composition, to playing guitar in a space rock band. I have settled on the best of what I know how to do in Lostwars: guitar driven well written songs with electronic texture. I have been playing as Lostwaors for almost 5 years and traveled around the world preforming my music. Chicago was my homebase for many years where I busted my chops playing at bars and festivals opening for bands like Shellac, Zimmermans Note, and The Breeders. All of my life I had spent making music in the cornfields of the Midwest thankfully plugged in to the pulse of what was going on around me.

My interest in music started with my great-grandfather. I was about 5 years old when I discovered there was a guitar he kept in the closet. My great-grandmother would let me take it out when he was out fishing. Of course one day he caught me playing it but tried to teach me chords. After that I was in school band from 3rd grade until college. Along the way I picked up guitar at 12 and just learned every record I loved from classic rock to contemporary stuff. When I first went into the studio with one of my high school bands, I was more interested in the boards and gear than I was in actually recording my parts. I tried for a few years to get into any studio I could and learn the trade. Of course this was extremely difficult but I met a few engineers over the years that taught me the basics. After that it was getting into a studio when I could, self learning, and practicing.

I discovered my own creative territory by constantly traversing over it year after year. I did not develop into some amazing musician when I was 18. I am like a sponge. I absorb things slowly. Its better for me that way. I think it adds depth to my work and I hope that translates to the people that enjoy my music as well.