I was born January 5th, 1985 in Birmingham Alabama. I spent most of my early childhood outdoors, traveling, playing sports, fishing, and listening to music. I fell in love with music at a very young age; so most of my life's energy has centered around it. I got my first guitar on Christmas Day 1998. I was 13. I immediately devoted myself completely to learning to play. I did little else. My family relocated to Dallas TX in 2000. I played in several start-up bands and began writing songs too. After high school I went to business school for two years at the University of North Texas before dropping/flunking out to play music full time. We formed JTNL shortly after and the rest is still unfolding.