His mother was an art teacher and his attorney father was a folk musician, spurring Greg's own artistic creativity from a very early age.

In high school, Greg and his classmate, Chris Goode, formed a band called "Trash" that eventually evolved into Dillon Fence.

The lack of major commercial breakthrough and the strain of constant touring caused Greg to disband Hobex in 2007.

[1] In 2012, Greg relocated from North Carolina to New York City to be with a woman he had met and fallen in love with at a mutual friend’s funeral.

[3] Upon arriving in New York City, Greg met back up with a fellow expatriate from the North Carolina music scene, Matt Brandau (bassist for The Old Ceremony), with whom he collaborated on new recordings.