Born in the late 60s and growing up in Seattle during the Heavy Metal 80s Rich was always interested in music. With his first Rock album being Kiss Destroyer and concert being Ozzy Osbourne he was influenced by some of the best musicians of that era. Picking up his first drumstick at age 15 and listening to the likes of Iron Maiden and Metallica Rich began to build the foundation of a good musician The song Winter Breeze won the Sonoma Wire Works September 2006 Riffrumble Popularity contest. And Forgotten Silence a hard driven song, is a tribute to the men and women who have served their country in the armed services. While the songs Adirondack Bliss and Forever will hook you with their melodic guitar lines. Each piece is written and played by Rich. Time for some Bliss is the Debut CD for Rich with more to come in the near future.