1971    Formed Stix & Kees Trio (Organ, female vocalist & drums).  Played Eastlake North Senior Prom at the Celebrity Room in Mayfield Hts., Ohio.

1972    Replaced vocalist with tenor sax/clarinet.  Kept Stix & Kees name. 

1973   Played at Massiello's in Willoughby, Ohio for the month of November as the House Band for "Tracy & Vader", a comedy team from Las Vegas, and Joann Castle, the honky-tonk piano player from the Lawrence Welk show.

1972 to 1990   Played private parties, weddings, & concerts.

1987    Brought first steel drum back from Grenada, and began training and adding to group as needed.

1989    Began playing digital piano instead of Hammond organ for engagements.

1990    Embarked on solo piano career, playing for parties and restaurants.

1992    Played piano at Treetops Restaurant and Bar in Middleburg Heights, Ohio.

1993   Played partial season at Cleveland, Ohio's Municipal Stadium as organist for the Cleveland Indians.  Played accompaniment for Mr. Bob Hope "Thanks for The Memories" in October before the Indians moved to Jacob's Field in 1994.

1994    Played the Palace Theater organ at the Playhouse Square in Cleveland, Ohio for the world premiere of "Major League", and the opening of the walkway between Tower City and the Gateway Sports Complex.

1993 to 1996    Played dinner music at Marco Polo's of Brecksville (formerly Spanish Tavern).

1997 to 2004    Played for dinners and parties at Acacia Country Club of Lyndhurst as house pianist.

2003  Quit day job to become Fulltime musician.

2005  Performed 189 events.

2006  Performed in March at Phipp's Conservatory, Pittsburgh PA., and in July for the Punxsutawney Phil Groundhog Festival, Punxsutawney, PA.