Since 1995, at the age of 13 Cory found his love for music. Since then, Cory has dedicated his life to learning, creating, and teaching music. A lover of all styles, he started formal studies in classical guitar from Mark Black, then later classical guitarist and guitar teacher Carlo Pezzimenti. Striving to learn and broaden his musicality, Cory went on to study many styles of music. In 2006 he started teaching voice, guitar, bass guitar, ukulele, and mandolin and has been ever since. During these times Cory toured around the nation with original and cover bands, playing multiple venues and festivals. Settling down later in small ensembles and duo's around Texas.