MY HANDPAN STORY

Since the first day of receiving and playing a Panart Hang in 2006 while living in North Dakota, my life was changed and a new path was formed. From playing drums at the age of 5 to playing in a prog rock band called Echo's Answer for 13 years, learning tabla and darbuka, then handpan and frame drum, musically percussive instruments have always played a major role in my life.  After years of practice and performance I attended my first handpan gathering in North Carolina in 2012. The next year I was told by 2 skilled Handpan Builders (Mark Garner and Colin Foulke) that "You have the personality to learn how to tune".  With these words circling inside I returned home shortly after and closed my recording studio to pursue the art of tuning steel full time.