[3] He continued his studies as a piano major at the University of North Texas, where he was expelled for calling in sick on his final recital.

[3] Kastle said that it was his refusal to dress formally for concerts that ultimately got him expelled from the music department.

[1][4] He later made monthly performances at clubs in Venice and Santa Monica, California where he built a following of young, often college-age, listeners.

[8] The tour included solo concerts[9] and appearances with comedians George Carlin[10] and Jay Leno.

[4] He appeared at Lincoln Center on November 8, 1996, performing his own compositions and works by Chopin and Liszt.

At the time, he was a student at Hialeah Miami-Lakes High School who had just competed successfully for a music scholarship.