Dino attended Duquesne University in Pittsburgh to pursue a degree in Music Education. He would later transfer to Trevecca College in Nashville TN where he teamed up with a number of talented musicians forming the Christian band, Crossfire and meeting his wife, Janna.

Crossfire backed up Randy Mathews for a season then disbanded. Dino began touring with Andrus, Blackwood & Co. and Janna joined Amy Grant as a backup singer. They both toured with Ric Cua in the mid-80's.

Dino’s introduction to Country Music as brief gigs with Tommy Overstreet and Vern Gosdin followed by many years of performing in the Nashville music nightlife and studio scene. Printer’s Alley is the place where Dino honed his country chops and learned the art of blending different musical styles together to produce beautiful music.

In 1987 he joined the two-time “Entertainer of the Year” award winning Barbara Mandrell Show. His nearly 10 years with Barbara afforded him opportunities to perform at the White House, a variety of music award shows, Late Night Television and The Grand Ole Opry as well as live performances with the likes of Gladys Knight and CeCe Winans.

With the conclusion of Barbara’s farewell concert Dino connected with the three- time” Entertainer of the Year” and “Band of the Decade” Super Group, Alabama in 1998 He celebrated the American Farewell Tour with Alabama in 2004. Dino has had the pleasure of recording on several of Barbara's and Alabama's CD's.

Dino and Janna are now the Music Pastors at Bethel World Outreach Center in Nashville. There is much work to be done for the Kingdom of God. They are now writing, producing and recording all types of musical projects. Dino has recently co-produced a project with Tim McGraw’s producer, Darren Smith.