Born in Delaware, Doug began singing at an early age under the encouragement of his father who would accompany him on guitar. Musical tastes were eclectic in the Repetti house, but Doug was especially drawn to classic rock like The Beatles, Elton John and Billy Joel. At age 12, he began piano lessons and by 19 he was playing in piano bars in Oslo under the encouragement of his Norwegian piano instructor, Margaret Badger. After completing his Bachelor of Arts at the University of Delaware, he moved to New York City in 2003 to pursue his music career. He landed gigs at venues across the city including The Cutting Room and The Monster Bar in New York's famed West Village. In 2005 he began spending his summers on Cape Cod in Provincetown, Massachusetts. The artists' community there further nurtured his love of live performance and in 2011 he finally realized his dream of becoming a full-time artist, playing regularly at Gifford House Inn and Crown & Anchor. His work as a live musician has taken him all over the country. In 2014 he spent five months working in Hollywood, California at the national dueling pianos nighclub, Howl at the Moon. He also played for a season at their St. Louis location and three seasons in Miami peforming at The Cabaret South Beach. A graduate of New York's Institute of Audio Research, Doug sound engineers his own recordings, arrangents, and orginal content.