Ted has been playing violin and steel guitar for over thirty years in country and rock bands from California to Texas to New York and even Cairo (Egypt, not Illinois). He is well known in San Diego performing over the last 20-some years with country bands Runnin' Wild, Southbound and The Shadowriders, and for studio credits on local music from Hatfield Rain, W.C.Spencer, Amber Star, as well as some weirder efforts such as 91X glam band Tami and the Monthlies. In his spare time, Ted engineers solar panels for spacecraft (yes, as a matter of fact, I AM a rocket scientist) and works to promote solar energy in San Diego county.