Along with Zack Ward has begun a movie production company called
Makeshift Productions, which will release their first feature film; a
horror movie tentatively titled Zombies Ate My Mom, in 2005.
After leaving Evanescence, which he co-founded as a teen with Amy Lee, he co-wrote and co-produced music for Avril Lavigne and Kelly Clarkson.
Has co-writing credits on Evanescence's debut studio album, Fallen.
Originally aspired to be a drummer. Switched to guitar because of wrist
pains/ carpal tunnel.
Though he is a guitarist, he has not had any type of training or lessons pertaining to guitar.