Stan was born in Detroit, Michigan. At 10yrs old, after hearing a Blind Lemon Jefferson show, he slid onto the guitar. Working a short time with ZZ Top and Charlie Daniels propelled him toward The Kind and multiple Mid-West awards. 

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Stan is a multi-instrumentalist and music producer, awarded recently for producing Illinois Top Pop Album in 2010. Stan has recorded with groups and solo artists like Midge Ure (Ultravox) and Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy). He writes for TV & film and performs with his lap steel and custom bender.

 

Stan works in many styles - Pop, Punk, EDM, Classical,  Jazz and his style of Texas Stomp (Country-Tech).