Studio Time and Home Work

It's official my last day with the Colorado Rapids was this past Saturday when we went up against the New England Revolution.  Unfortunately we tied, so I didn't get to see one last victory by Los Rapidos as my friends would call it.

Now my days consists of:  Planning my Euro-Trip, attracting sponsors to our story, and nice cups of coffee at my favorite local coffee shop Wash Perk that is just a block from my house!


My album is done and the release date is August 26th just before I head to Europe.  The title of the album is "Self-Discovery".  The record is a solo album and I am very happy with it and believe you will be to!

Here is a short clip from my latest studio session!




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Carolina on my mind

So, after giving my month notice to the senior executives here with the Colorado Rapids on my intent to hit the streets of Europe where I will push my music and start-up company Good Vibes I was quite surprised by their initial response.  Not only were they encouraging but super supportive of my dreams and my vision.  I'm really going to miss the Rapids soccer team and I wish them well as they continue their push for a 2nd consecutive championship


Good Vibes will be launching our website in a few weeks, so be on the lookout for our latest products!!

Solo Album and Championship Rings

I was fortunate enough to be apart of Colorado Rapids championship run last season when we defeated FC Dallas 2-1 in the MLS Cup Finals.  After weeks and weeks of work, we were blessed with the opportunity to recieve our Championship Rings! I feel extremely fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with the Colorado Rapids.  So far this year we are 5-4-9 and are still sitting pretty for another run in the playoffs.


Also, I'm in the process of finishing up my first Solo Album titled "Self-Discovery".  We will be throwing a CD Release party in August before I start my travels through Europe, so be on the lookout!

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A Day In A Life

It's 8:50am Mountain Time here in Denver, CO and I am getting everything ready for this exciting Tuesday....

Yeah, that's my phone and it's dieing for me to make some more phone calls...

 I'm 51 days from my departure from the USA, and I've got a lot to do before I head off to Europe. 

Here are a few of the things I'm working diligently on:

1st- A Good Vibes website is currently under construction allowing fellow followers and friends to purchase Good Vibes products and follow our movement around the world

2nd-STUDIO TIME!! I'm working with DerryBerry Audio Here in Denver to Record my first studio album!

In the meantime, you'll catch me out in about playing music at local coffee shops and bars.  Here is a clip from my latest show @ Wash Perk in Denver, CO
 

The Inspiration

After studying abroad in London during the fall of 2008 I knew traveling was something I wanted to continue to do through the course of my life.  The travel bug you hear people talking about is absolutely real and I've got it!!  After graduating from South Carolina I remember thinking to myself of how I could sustain a living while enjoying the pleasures of traveling.

So here's the story in a nutshell.  In 2008 I move to Denver, CO for 6 months to snowboard and enjoy what the mountains had to offer.  With the economy at its lowest point and jobs nowhere to be found I packed my bags and headed to Yeosu, South Korea to teach English at a high school in the southern province of Korea.  After some fun there I landed a lift operator gig on Vail Mountain.  This was probably one of the most fun times thus far in my life, where I snowboarded just about every day.

 Still trying to figure out "what I wanted to do with my life??" I landed a sales job with the Colorado Rapids Soccer Club, a Major League Soccer Team in Denver.  And what do you know!! The year I started with the team was the year we win the MLS Cup Championship. We actually got Rings!!!

During my tenor with the Rapids I had a relapse of an auto-immune condition called "alopeica areata", a rare skin disorder that attacks hair follicles causing hair to fall out.  This was when music found me and I began to write songs and perform around Denver.  At this same time I started my company Good Vibes which focuses on living our lives to the fullest, following your our true passions and doing what we love.

As I travel through Europe I will be playing in small gigs spreading the Good Vibes and following my passions of Travel and Music.  Get ready for the ride it's gonna be a blast!!

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Where and Why?

Alright Alright.... it's all starting in Athens Greece, from there I will take a ferry to the Greek Isles where I will relax on the island of Mykonos.

Some may ask, why are you leaving your job that you have been so successful at?

My answer is quite simple, because I love adventure.  If fear and insecurity is the only thing holding me back from a life of fun then heck lets make the leap, I'm optimistic i'll make it out ok.  I've always believed where there is a will there is a way, so the time is now to live a life I've always imagined.

Each day will be different along with the unexpected challenges that will test my will, but isn't that what life is all about?

Follow Good Vibes and I as we make our way through Europe! Let's Have Fun Everyday!!!

The Count Down Begins....

So... only 57 days until the adventure of a lifetime.  An adventure I've always wanted to embark on, backpacking through all of Europe.  Where will I go? Who Will I meet? What doors will open as I wonder the streets of Europe.   It all starts August 29th in Athens, Greece...

From now until my departure I will cover the places I will be going and the things I will be doing.



Athens, Greece
Istanbul, Turkey
Tel Aviv, Israel
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Budapest, Hungary
Munich, Germany
Zurich, Switzerland
Venice, Florence, Milan-Italy
Berlin, Germany
Copenhagen, Denmark
Brussels, Belgium
Paris, Nice, Marseilles-France-
Barcelona, Madrid, Spain
London, England

Each week during my travels I will post a Video Blog of where I am and what I am doing.  Stay Tuned for more inform