As the son of a military family, traveling was always a part of Don's life. Born abroad on Aviano Air Force Base, Don has spent the majority of his life always traveling to new places, and always learning. Eventually his family came back to the states, moving across the country and experiencing many different flavors of music.

Eventually settling down in Virgina, Don would discover the classical guitar and begin to dedicate his time to learning all he could about the world of classical music. Going on to be accepted into the PAVAN program four years in a row, in addition to participating in the Loudon Youth guitar program, and leading Potomac Falls Highschool Artist Guitar Ensemble to win a superior rating at the VMEA. After a certain point however, simply playing an instrument wasn't enough, and so after having one of his compositions win the honor of being performed at the 2022 VMEA conference in RIchmond, he decided to pursue music composition at the Shenandoah Conservatory in Winchester VA. 

Now as he moves on through college he is branching out and applying to programs across the United States of America, ready to develop his sound and hone his talent