Gary's musical journey began in Montreal at the age of seven, when he was singled out in music class for the voice with the perfect pitch.

 

At age 11, he wrote and performed his first song. It wasn't until his teen years, living in Nova Scotia, that his musical talent truly blossomed. As lead singer of the Halifax-based band, Broken Toys, Gary went on to win the semi-finals of CBC-TV's regional "Battle-of-the-Bands" and toured the country from coast to coast.

 

It was on the second national tour that Gary decided to relocate to Vancouver where with guitarist/violinist Ian Cameron of Strange Advance, the band Faith & Desire was formed.

 

Their first independent release garnered rave reviews from as far as Europe and landed them live gigs at the prestigious Whiskey-A-Go-Go in Los Angeles and as the opening act for Richard Marx in Hawaii.

 

The first cd received strong radio support across Canada that gave Faith & Desire a "Top Adds" mention in The Record. The second CD, Heavy Mellow, was released independently in Canada and was picked up internationally by Sony (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) and Escape Records (U.K.). 

 

The single, "Fool For A Day", ended up on a CD compilation from Valentine Music Productions (Singapore) that was distributed in countries such as China, Korea, and Malaysia, and was included in the television series Higher Ground. Gary was also awarded a CDI scholarship in Write-On, a national songwriter’s competition.

 

Other live performances include opening for KISS in Anchorage Alaska, Molson Indy Vancouver, Main Stage in Disney World Florida, 2010 Olympics and singing the national anthems at G.M. Place for the Vancouver Canucks.

 

He also played the part of singer Georgie Fame in the T.V. movie, The Linda McCartney Story.

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Gary is currently working on a new collection of songs scheduled for release in the spring.

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Stay tuned.