Age: 27

Sex: Male ( well duh! )

Hair: Blonde

Eyes: Blue/Green ( they change dependant upon the light )

Height: 5′ 5.75″

Weight: 175.5lbs ( Diet and exercise underway, darn you hospital food! )

Location:Bluefield, WV

School: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

Marital Status: Engaged!

Those are the personal stats in a nutshell. Now for a bit about my background. I grew up in Wilmington, NC, a nice little beachtown that has since exploded in growth. I went to John T. Hoggard High school where I graduated in 1997 with that diploma that qualifies one to be a fry cook. Afterwards, I attended the University of North Carolina - Wilmington to receive a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with a minor in Chemistry and a concentration in Philosophy.

I worked at Corning for awhile as a Senior Database Tech. While there I learned the corporate way of life and gained an appreciation for the movie “Office Space.” I met alot of cool people while there and developed my business skills a bit. However, I found it lacking a bit in the sense that I wanted to do something medically related. After graduating, I went through the “unemployed computer person” phase that everyone else went through. During this year, I obtained my EMT certification and worked for a lil while as an Emergency Medical Technician. Talk about a dangerous job! Finally I obtained employment working for a urology clinic running a couple businesses that do online patient education and physician referrals.

Now? I am going to medical school to be a physician. What type of physician you ask? Well I am leaning toward Dermatology, Anesthesiology or Urology right now but that will change in my 3rd and 4th year rotations (or not).

How did I get into writing music and such? Well, I took band in Jr. High School but grew out of it relatively quickly. However, I found out then that I could play by ear very well. It wasn’t until my Freshman year in College that my best friend, Jade Hoy, gave me a guitar as a present. I learned to play guitar by writing songs and found out that it was alot of fun. I tend to write alot of comedy music because I’m a goofball but I also am branching out into other genres too. I’ve discovered over the past few years that I have a gift for writing lyrics on the fly so it really helps in the songwriting process. I know I’m not the world’s greatest singer but I am trying to improve on that aspect as well. The one thing I want from my music though is the ability for everyone to relate to it. Music is one of the greatest forms of expression and it’s use can provide for a powerful message!

Well there’s a brief rundown of me. Check out the other hobbies and such to get insight into some of my hobbies and interests! Thanks for reading and have a great day!

-Richie