Birthplace: Long Island, New York (U.S.A.)

Profession: Printed circuit manufacturing engineer

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Instrument(s): Fender Stratocaster, various Hohner harmonicas, various percussion

Favourite 50s/60s Artists: Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, The Four Seasons, Beach Boys, Beatles, Dave Clark Five, Rolling Stones, Paul Revere & The Raiders, Jimi Hendrix

Favourite 50s/60s Records: All Shook Up (Elvis Presley); Twist And Shout (The Beatles); Anyway You Want It (The Dave Clark Five); You Really Got Me (The Kinks); Time Is On My Side (The Rolling Stones); Kicks (Paul Revere & The Raiders); Good Lovin' (The Rascals); Secret Agent Man (Johnny Rivers); No Escape [live] (The Seeds); Incense And Peppermint (The Strawberry Alarm Clock)

Favourite Films: Midnight Cowboy (John Schlesinger); Back To The Future (Robert Zemeckis); Dirty Harry (Don Siegel); The Color Purple; (Steven Spielberg); One Flew Over The Cookoo's Nest (Milos Forman)