Growing up in Missoula, Montana, Justin got much of my early music education from his dad's classic rock record collection, his mom's love of country music and Casey Kasem’s Top 40 radio. Music was a magic tonic that Justin was content to enjoy as a fan with no creative ambitions of his own.
If vulnerability was the sun, Justin was happiest in the shade until a friend suggested I pick up a guitar and - at the age of 37 - everything changed. Like a lot of us, the idea of making his own music was a lifeboat in a stormy sea. He was looking to reinvent after spending much of his life chasing someone else's dream. Looking to create. Looking to feel alive. Looking to explore the abstract. Songwriting helped Justin push through and a new universe exploded.