1985:  First vocal performance at age 6.  (The Monkees' "Daydream Believer")


1986:  Began private drum lessons.  First performance of an original composition ("Cruisin'").


1990:  Formed the heavy-metal duo Black Shrapnel with guitarist Shaun Dickerson.  Influences included Bon Jovi, Motley Crue, Faith No More, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd.

1994:  First solo acoustic performance ("Yesterday," piano/vocal).  Attended the Raleigh performance of Pink Floyd's Division Bell tour.  

1995:  Became Drum Major of Glenvar High School Marching Band.  

1995-97:  Percussionist, bassist, vibraphone & tympani soloist for Pride of Salem Marching, Jazz & Concert Bands.  Percussionist for Roanoke Youth Symphony.

1997-2000:  Studied Composition, Music Business, and percussion at Radford University.  Percussionist for Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra.  Performed with Jimmy Dean ("Big Bad John").

1998-2001:  Employed at Ridenhour Music, Southwest Virginia's leading musical instrument retailer.

1999:  First CD of original music, Is.  Influenced by Phish, Beatles, Radiohead, Ben Folds.


2000-01:  Performed original music with Sonic Fusion Orchestra and Phantom Power.  Influenced by Bela Fleck, The Wootens, John Scofield, Medeski Martin Wood, Jazz Mandolin Project, Dave Brubeck, Mahavishnu, as well as George Micheal, Prince, The Cars, Dire Straits and other 80's pop-rock.

2001-2003:  Studied Music Performance at Virginia Commonwealth University.  Played drums for Escalator, The Wild One, and Boneanchor.  Interned at Sound of Music Studios.  Released an EP, On, and an original opera entitled "Television and Other Forms of Time Travel."  Received a B.A. in Jazz Studies, majoring in Drum Set and minoring in Jazz Piano.  


2004-2006:  Released Leaving & Returning.  Keyboardist, vocalist, and engineer for Shawn Nelson & The Ramblers.  Performed with The Portal, Ryan Bingham, Hunny Bunny Hotbox burlesque show, Nelson Ray & Friends, LZ Love, Jimmie Landry Trio, and the Duke Ellington Orchestra.  Started a new group called Partyboobytrap.


2007:  Performed with Particle and Partyboobytrap at Club 115.  Began teaching private lessons at Red Leaf School of Music.  Became Minister of Music at New Beginnings Fellowship Ministires.  Worked as a Musical Greeter for HEB.  Performed with Grass, providing live soundtracks to the silent films Metropolis and A Trip to the Moon.  Provided music for a short film entitled Time For Work.


2008:  Slept late, wrote a song, ate a sandwich.  Performed original music and The Nutcracker with The Invincible Czars.  Worked with LTMR (Less Talk More Rock), a group of 8-10 year olds participating in Red Leaf School of Music's summer camp.  Taught music, language, social studies, and peace education at Live Oak Community Montessori School.  Welcomed my niece, Aurora Abigail Louise Chastang, to the world.


2009:  Performed with Invincible Czars on their CD "Fortissimo," a live film score for Fritz Lang's Destiny, and a new arrangement of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture.  Released The Mellow Moods of Louis Landry.  Worked with the Rock-A-Lots at Red Leaf's summer camp.  Performed and toured with recording artist Charlie Robison to promote his album Beautiful Day.
  

2010:  Steady touring with Charlie Robison.  Wrote, arranged and performed a new score to the silent film THE UNKNOWN with The Invincible Czars.  More private & group lessons through Red Leaf.  Started working on a record of covers.  And I got married to the love of my life, Shea Broussard!