Feeding The Wheel

Feeding The Wheel is a milestone in the man's personal expression, comprising eleven instrumental tracks (with a bit of dramatic spoken word) that demonstrate the skills of a man that is both technologically and technically at the top of his game. "This album is important to me because I haven't done something like this since my album Listen. What it is is kind of a full statement of my musicality. You know I'm involved in a lot of different styles. Dream Theater is known for their progressive rock/metal combination and I can certainly relate and I have a lot to say in that area. But in addition, I also have a lot of other styles that I've been playing over the years. What I've always done has been a hybrid. Even when I was 12, 13 years old I was mixing styles together. My first piano lesson was with a guy who basically taught me all the chords and how to improvise. And from there I went into very serious classical piano training. So right from the get-go, I was! involved in exploring, just playing what came out of my mind. But if someone asked me what kind of album this is, I would say a rock album, even though some of it is jazzy, some classical, some perhaps leaning toward Dream Theater. So it's a blend."