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Wayne's journey through life has always been guided by his sheer love of writing and performing music. From a very young age, Wayne began constructing and collecting all kinds of 'musical instruments' to pursue his sonic adventures. At the age of sixteen, Wayne embarked on his first 'professional' music endeavor when he joined a well-accomplished touring rock band as their drummer. Audiences quickly realized this young musician marched to the beat of his own drumming. His unique style and approach to percussive techniques quickly captured the attention of industry professionals and landed him a spot in the progressive, new age, rock band Seasons of the Wolf. Within two weeks of joining forces with this innovative act, they signed a deal with Groove Tone records and headed to the recording studio with producer-engineer Bud Snyder, (most noted for his 17 years of work with the Allman Brothers). Wayne went on to record and tour with Seasons of the Wolf for over 7 years. In that time, they performed on 7 internationally released CDs, produced 4 music videos, created their own independent music tag Earth Mother Music, and composed music for a variety of films and television programs. Quickly after Seasons of the Wolf began contributing their talents to the world of film and television, Wayne discovered his passion for that genre of music. With great enthusiasm, Wayne decided to seek additional work in the film industry. Wayne secured his first role as composer for a film entitled Ionopsis. Although Ionopsis never received national attention, Wayne's score did. In early 1998, Wayne's score for Ionopsis was awarded 'The Best Original Score of 1997' by the Florida Motion Picture and Television association. Ionopsis, along with Wayne's earlier projects, served as a springboard and has allowed Wayne to carry on with his work as a composer. Wayne continues composing for a variet
