Nice to meet you and thanks for checking out my channel! Other than my wife and our 4 girls, music has been the biggest part of my life. Now here's my whole life story...
CHAPTER ONE... JK... kind of, lol
~ After many years of studying and performing classical piano, I started playing and singing popular songs by ear in high school. During my freshman year at the University of Minnesota, I was introduced to the world of Dueling Pianos that set me on a career path that led me to travel the world and play with hundreds of talented musicians.
~ While finishing my studies, I spent the summer of 2008 in Taipei working as a songwriter and recording/performing artist for a media company called ORTV. The summer of 2009 I spent in Singapore doing my first full-time performing gig as a Dueling Pianist at Howl at the Moon (the first Dueling Piano bar on the continent of Asia).
~ After graduating with degrees in math and music in 2010, I set out to sea to perform as a Solo Piano Bar entertainer for Royal Caribbean and Carnival Cruise Lines.
~ In 2010 I also released Finding February, my first (and only) full-length album of original music (and a couple of classical pieces at the end). Feel free to check out Finding February on Spotify and Apple Music.
~ On April 7, 2012 I married the love of my life (Caris), who is herself a very talented musician who doesn’t perform often but occasionally makes an appearance in my live streams.
~ Fast forward to October 19, 2014 (my 28th birthday) when we launched our small business, Rock It Man Entertainment. My wife and I wanted to create a business to bring Dueling Pianos and other live music to weddings, events and venues throughout North America. As of 2020, we have hired over 100 musicians for nearly 1000 shows in 30 different U.S. states (and Canada).
~ On February 21, 2016, Caris gave birth to Selah Grace, our first of three daughters. Naomi Joy joined our family on March 27, 2018.
~ Then 2020 came... and on Friday the 13th of March, dozens of gigs we had booked (through Rock It Man) started canceling in droves.
~ With the uncertainty brought on by COVID-19, by early April I began my live streaming journey on Facebook.
~ Cadence Hope (our beloved "COVID baby" and the latest addition to our family) entered our crazy quarantined world on May 14, 2020.
~ Throughout the months that followed and to this day, it's hard to emphasize enough how grateful we are for the incredible community of friends and followers who we've had the pleasure of getting to know through our live streams. It's been an honor to collaborate with so many talented musicians and entrepreneurs. We are so thankful for all of your love and support! <3
~ That brings us to where you are currently, my Twitch channel. After some prodding from some friends who were streaming on Twitch, in September 2020 I decided to begin streaming on Twitch and give it a try in addition to Facebook Live. Check out my MILESTONES for a timeline of my Twitch journey... :)
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2/22/22 ☆ 1st 24-Hour Stream! 1/31/22 ☆ 11K Fam-Li members! 12/1/21 ☆ 1st Hot Tub Stream 10/19/21 ☆ 10K Fam-Li members on my 35th Birthday! 9/14/21 ☆ 30 RAIDS (new record) during my 1-year Streamiversary Celebration! 8/16/21 ☆ 9k Fam-Li members 7/1/21 ☆ 8k Fam-Li members 6/7/21 ☆ 100K Views in exactly 9 Months! 5/29/21 ☆ 8 Hype Trains completed! (new record!) 5/19/21 ☆ 7k Fam-Li members 4/24/21 ☆ 6k Fam-Li members 4/8/21 ☆ 2k subscribers & 2.5k sub points! 3/30/21 ☆ 5k Fam-Li members 2/28/21 ☆ 4k Fam-Li members 1/19/21 ☆ 3k Fam-Li members 1/13/21 ☆ 1st Stream with Streaming PC 1/7/21 ☆ 1k subscribers 12/12/20 ☆ 2k Fam-Li members 10/27/20 ☆ 1k Fam-Li members 10/19/20 ☆ 500 subscribers (on my 34th B-Day!) 10/11/20 ☆ 500 Fam-Li members 10/1/20 ☆ My 1st 1k+ Raid (TY @lara6683!) 9/29/20 ☆ 150 subscribers 9/21/20 ☆ My 1st Affiliate Stream! 9/12/20 ☆ 50 Fam-Li members 9/7/20 ☆ My 1st Twitch stream
As a full-time musician and father of 3 daughters ages 1-6, live-streaming has recently become a second full-time job for me. Your donations / contributions to the virtual tip jar & diaper fund are never expected but always much appreciated and will help me to continue improving my streams!
Paypal.me/rockitmanmusic Venmo @rockitmanentertainment (2197) CashApp $RockItManMusic Zelle (651) 214-2197
If you're interested in music and entertainment for a future event (virtually or in person anywhere in North America) or would like to order a Virtual Singing Telegram, send us a message here or at https://www.rockitmanentertainment.com/contact.
Check out my song list in progress! View my song list during a stream using the command !sl.
Request a song from my list using the command !sr.
It is free to request songs during my streams. However, you may include a donation of $5 / 500 bits / subscription / 1 gift sub to make your song request a PRIO (Priority) request. PRIO requests are played before non-priority requests, and while I attempt to play all song requests in my queue, I often perform a medley of non-pro requests when the queue gets pretty full.
Feel free to request songs not on my list. I enjoy live learns, which I normally offer for $15 / 1500 bits / 5 gift subs (sometimes less).
I often do impromptu live streams on Twitch and Facebook. Follow this channel and join our Discord for to get notified whenever we go live! Here's my current regular schedule (all times Central Time Zone):
Su. Tu. We. : 11pm-3am Tu. & Fr.: 1am-3am (early mornings)
During the rest of the week (Thu.-Sat.) I often have IRL gigs but sometimes still stream during those nights. Most of my impromptu streams start at around 11pm CST and go until whenever I get tired (or stop being raided)... :)
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