Musician and songwriter -- based in Huntsville, AL

Highlights:

• Approximately 20 years experience on guitar and keyboards, and about 6 years on drums.
• Major influences include: Beatles, Genesis, Peter Gabriel, Van Halen, Suzanne Vega.
• Current songwriting catalog (sole or shared credit) consists of about 70 songs.
• Performing live regularly for 13 years.

Musical Projects:

• Helton-Garza Absentee Rock Band (1992-1997) - original rock/pop music crafted as a three-piece garage band
• Murphy's Law (1997) - five-piece evolution of the Absentee Rock Band, featuring covers of Aerosmith, Sammy Hagar, and Tom Petty
• Solo acoustic performances (1998-2002) - traditional coffee-house fare, a mixture of originals and covers such as Peter Gabriel, Alan Parsons, and Sheryl Crow
• Focal Point (1999-2000) - acoustic guitar duo, featuring original songs with unplugged reworkings of 80s and 90s pop and rock
• Jerry's Kids (1998-2003) - informal jam circle, anywhere from 4 to 10 musicians per session... standout performances of BOC, Moody Blues, Dire Straits
• Tangent (2004-2005) - four-piece original rock band with a darker bent
• Paone (2005-2006) - five-piece modern rock cover band, everything from Chevelle and 311 to Aerosmith, Van Halen, and ZZ Top
• Rambis (2005-2006) - acoustic guitar duo, mixing original material with covers of Elvis Costello, Steeler's Wheels, and the Police
• The Carnaby Loafers (2005-2007) - British Invasion cover band, specializing in the Beatles catalog, with healthy doses of the Kinks, the Who, and Small Faces
• MojoGoon (2006-2008) - original rock band, featuring covers of Big Star, Alan Parsons, and the Gin Blossoms
• Hot Soup (2008-2009) - funk, blues, and R&B cover band