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Ever since grade school, music has been an important part of my life. I'm sure it will continue to be that way until I head to the great rock concert in the sky. This is a brief history of my musical journey, highlighting the most significant parts.
 1976 - Started playing trumpet in 4th grade
 1980 - Got my first Christian music cassette: Imperials - Priority
1981 - Bought my new Vincent Bach Strad Trumpet
 1984 - Worked as a Disc Jokey at KSPD in Boise, ID
1985 - Made the move to new technology and bought my first CD: DeGarmo & Key: Commander Sozo
1985 - Involved in a number of bands during college
1986 - DJ and program director of the college radio station KFOX 
 1989 - Promoted my first concert: Rick Cua in February 1989
1990 - Founding and current member of the NFC Brass
1990 - Started managing artists: Paul Carlson, Lavonna Zeller, Good Mud, Rich Swingle, and others
1991 - Published the Beat, a newspaper highlighting independent northwest musicians
1992 - Board operator at Spirit FM in Portland, OR
1993 - Started the JIL Music Club, a mail order music club
1994 - Started JIL Records and released six albums by NW artists
1998 - Closed down JIL Ministries
 1999 - Joined the SPY Promotions & Stereo Type Music Group team as business manager
2000 - Started the Christian Music Archive
2003 - Started ccmExchange
2007 - Joined the Newberg Community Band
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