Donald started as a “dueler" in 1998 at Sing Sing in Irvine, CA as part of the team that opened the club and performed there for 6 years and then on to the Shout House in San Diego where he was part of the team that opened that club as well. The Shout House grew into one of the top dueling piano bars in the country. After 9 years Donald went on to the Shout House in Glendale, AZ as entertainment director for two years. After freelancing for a year and doing many private events he worked again as a house player at Harrahs Casino at Rincon, CA and then at Sgt Peppers Piano Dueling Piano Bar in Long Beach, CA

Besides his excellent vocal and piano skills Donald has a quick wit and the ability to read the audience and take them on a fun musical journey, (as he often says) to sing-a-long, drink-a-long, clap-a-long, drink-a-long….wait what?!…and laugh-a-long. Let’s have a blast!!

"What a great job". says Donald. "I get to be the host of big party every night! It's a great feeling to get everyone to sing, laugh and have fun together. Some unexpected and crazy things happen all the time. One of the most outrageous things that happened to me one night was while performing the song ‘I Want To Hold Your Hand', a man walked up to the stage, pulled off his prosthetic hand and slapped it down on my piano and then sat back down in his seat. I picked up the hand and said 'Well, that’s what I WANTED!’Needless to say, the crowd went nuts!!"

Before Dueling Pianos, Donald lived and performed in Germany for ten years performing with a band called The Boys singing and playing keyboards, guitar & bass. Some notable engagements were opening for Jerry Lee Lewis, ZZ Top, Suzy Quatro, The Boys also appeared on television in Germany and Spain, and was the house band for Antene Bayern, one of the biggest syndicated Radio stations in Germany.

Formerly with the recording group World 5 Donald was also the lead singer and main songwriter on the album “Global Experience” released in 2012