Music

It began at the age of 15 with a Radio Shack microphone, an 8-track recorder, and a couple of guitars. In June of 1980, my bandmate and I—John Cusimano—started recording a batch of newly written songs with the intention of sending them to John Lennon. The goal was simple and wildly naïve: to get his opinion, and maybe his help. The songs were raw and the idea was audacious, but seeds were planted. Lennon never heard the tape, but the project became the foundation of a lifelong songwriting partnership that eventually evolved into Loose Change and a catalog of more than 100 original songs.

Loose Change has been the primary vehicle for my songwriting over the years—a long-running collaboration rooted in melody, guitar-driven arrangements, and an interest in character-driven storytelling. The band has existed in multiple forms across decades, adapting to changing lives and technologies while maintaining a consistent creative core. For me, it represents continuity: a place where early influences meet hard-won perspective, and where collaboration remains central to the work.
Beyond Loose Change and my writing partnership with John Cusimano, my musical interests have expanded in several directions. I am one half of The Bud Brothers, where my songwriting leans more toward humor and parody. As I’ve reengaged more deeply as a film artist, my writing and recording have also grown into the realm of soundtracks and soundscapes, allowing music to function not just as song, but as atmosphere and narrative support.
While the recording process has changed dramatically over the years—and my writing has, I hope, become more refined—what hasn’t changed is the passion and joy I feel for the craft of songwriting. That impulse, sparked in a basement in 1980, remains at the center of everything I do musically.