Don was born and raised on a dairy farm in New Zealand, but has proudly called Australia home for the last 35 years. He always had a keen interest in country music sparked by one of his school teachers who would play guitar and sing country music to his pupils.

Through his teens and 20s Don belonged to the Tauranga Country Music Club, and at age 25 he moved with his wife and two children to USA. Whilst there Don won a major Sacramento Talent show and at that show was approached by Mr Joey Mitchell of KRAK Radio and a TV producer and was offered a spot on a USA nationwide TV show called Ron Schmeck’s Easy Living Country.

Due to visa issues Don had to move home, but instead of going back to NZ they made a stopover in Australia - that stopover still continues today!

In 1990 recorded his first solo studio album – Let It Be Me – a brilliant album of covers and originals.