Katzinjamma nicknamed by his grandmother, has been involved with music professionally since he was 9 years old starting with violin, then guitar, but would focus more on vocals. He sang for the church choir leading him to be chosen four years straight for the SEABBS all district and then chosen one year for the NYSSMA Annual New York State show through the public school system.

Life forced him to drop out of his musical endeavors through his high school years, to then pick up the guitar again for the first time at the age of 18. He tried to put a band together that following year only to find an oversaturated market of guitarist and turned to the bass guitar where he was famously known in the Queens / NYC / try state music scene.

The katzinjamma live band put him on the map as one of the movers and shakers of the tri state area leading him to WSOU 89.5 FM pirate radio, which led to him to the acclaimed project called Claude's Front Pocket where for the second time was offered a

music contract, also for the second time got him heard on terrestrial radio station regular play on WRCN 103.9 FM.

He left NYC in April 2007 for a clean slate to Charlotte North Carolina becoming a Published Writer, Winning critical acclaim for his poems "Nothing Done Right" and then "Wishing" in the "Collected Whispers" collection, which was put into song.

On January 20th 2010 he releases his first musical solo project effort SUNRAYSDOWN as a singer songwriter musician

holding the #1 spot for 465 days straight from March 1st 2011 through May 31 2012, on the Reverbnation Charlotte Music charts, leading him to the second music contact offer of 4 offers, the latest offer from Universal in June of 2015 since Claudes Front Pocket.

On January 29th 2014 the official solo debut "resoNation" was released, reaching the TOP TEN Reverbnation charlotte music charts 5 times and NUMBER ONE, two times, since its debut. On July 15th 2015, after being nominated, he wins

the Best Alternative Rock category for The Academia Awards with his song "Listen for the silence".

His music has been heard ONTHERADIO in over 70 countries and 40 states online and terrestrial stations.

Deciding, after being offered 4 deals since 2012, to stay as an independent artist for the time being , he is currently putting together the begining ideas

for his next solo release.