My Bio
WI’ve always had music in my blood even when I didn’t even know it myself. Always thought of myself as a ‘career’ kind of guy growing up. Some influences in my past included listening to my older brother’s album when I was living in Cowansville, Quebec and then later watching him play in a Rock band in high-school. Watching and listening to music inspired me to play an instrument and hook up with same minded friends. I picked guitar as my first instrument although I should of paid attention to a foreshadowing in elementary school when everyone in my class had to learn the recorder while I played the conga.
WMy first experience with being in bands was my graduating year of high school when I played with 2 different bands as a rhythm guitarist. I was pretty good but my heart wasn’t in it at the time. I liked the shows and jams and all the creative stuff that go along with being in a band but felt that I couldn’t keep up. In retrospect, my heart wasn’t in the instrument and I got bored with trying to learn the guitar. After graduation I closed the books on the music world to get a real career.
Many years went by trying to figure out what I wanted to do with myself. I did horribly in college and eventually dropped out taking up dead-end jobs. I don’t know how all of you feel about jobs that don’t go anywhere but I can’t stand the thought of it and did what I had to do until something came to mind. After some years I decided to go back to university to escape the routine and enrolled in Geography (Human-Environmental). The university experience opened up my mind to the possibilities one can pursue and the Geography degree gave me a connection and understanding of the earth that will never leave me.
WIn my graduating year a buddy of mine decided to learn guitar and wanted me to jam with him at his loft. I decided I wanted to learn the drums since I’ve always wanted to try it and had a guitar and amp collecting dust just waiting to be traded in for a drum set. I got a bottom of the line set (all I could get for the trade) and began jamming at the loft. Sometimes fate hits you when you least expect it. It felt very natural behind the kit and I always looked forward to playing it. I was even learning stuff when I wasn’t trying, how ‘bout that!
WSo I continued to play drums with a couple bands when my old friends Chris and Rick just quit their trio in Ottawa and moved back to Montreal and decided to give me a try, even though at the time I was a bit wet behind the ears. Things worked out well for us and over time we dropped our other commitments and The Wells became our collective soul.

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