Influences Growing up in the 70s and a family-run country music station, my influences included the Eagles, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Alabama, Marshal Tucker Band, and their Canadian contemporaries The Band, the Stampeders, and the Cooper Brothers.
Location Yes, we know that it is hard to pronounce but easy to draw. Whether it’s the vast expanse, the living skies, or the prairie lifestyle, Saskatchewan is home to some of the most innovative and successful country artists in the world – Colter Wall, Jess Moskaluke, The Dead South, Tenile Arts – just to name a few.
Education With an honours degree in commerce and decades of experience in international trade and economic development, I know the other side of the music business – business.
Musicianship With years of live-performance and recording experience playing drums, guitars, and keyboards, I have a well-rounded understanding of the foundations of song writing, and hit-making.
Why it matters There are few successful country artists that have made it solely on their singing or musical ability. It takes songs for that talent to coalesce. I understand the subtle difference between a great song, and a great song with great commercial potential.
Why “Double D” Music?

In the early 50’s, my Dad was the morning show host at CFQC Radio in Saskatoon, SK. There, he fell in love with and married the receptionist who quickly became his on-air co-host. They were among the first husband and wife morning show broadcasters in Canada - the “Double Dekker Breakfast Club”.