Dennis was born in Kansas City, Missouri and has played guitar since the age of ten. He studied guitar at the UMKC Conservatory of Music and at the Southwest Guitar Conservatory in San Antonio, Texas and has been a professional musician all of his adult life and has been teaching guitar since 1997.  Currently he is an active guitar instructor, songwriter, studio musician and worship leader. He is on staff at the International House of Prayer and is a guitar instructor at IHOPU’s Forerunner Music Academy and also teaches at his private studio in Kansas City, Missouri. Dennis also teaches guitar and worship workshops throughout the world and currently lives in Gladstone Missouri with his wife Cathy.