Born in Regina,Sask,but raised in Vancouver,BC, Curtis began playing the guitar at age of ten and piano at the age of fifteen. He comes from a musical family starting with his Grandparents and their band, “The Golden Valley Playboys” and his father playing in various rock bands, including “The Originals” and also his cousin Terri Clark, a well known country star. After graduating high school, he joined his first band, “The Hornets” which covered “The Beatles” and other British Invasion songs. Later, he joined other bands such as “The Notables Show Band”, “The Bowery Boys” and “Frank McCormack and the Country Macs” Curtis performed in dinner theaters in Saskatchewan and Winnipeg before forming Flyer in 2010.