Freddie has been immersed in the world of a cappella for over fifteen years. He got his start with his high school group, The Coppertones. He started the college group, Five O'Clock Shadow, at Northwestern University. After graduation, he toured nationally with his professional a cappella group.

He has produced over 80 a cappella albums at VOCOMOTION, winning several Best Of College A cappella (BOCA) Awards and Contemporary A cappella Recording Awards (CARA). He has served as an album reviewer for the Recorded A cappella Review Board (RARB), reviewing over 70 albums for the online publication. He is the creator of The Thumper, the world's only throat microphone designed specifically for vocal percussion.

Freddie toured as the frontman of the hard-rock band Gaskit for four years. He is a two-time winner of Songs Inspired By Literature Songwriting Competition (SIBL). Gaskit opened for national acts Godsmack, Tantric, Drowning Pool, SOiL, and Dark New Day. Gaskit performed a world-record national tour in 2004, playing in 50 states in 50 days. Their single, "Peel This Away" was featured on the television show, "Jake 2.0" on the UPN Network.

Freddie holds both a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from Northwestern University.

Freddie is a Voting Member of the National Academy of Recordings Arts and Sciences (Grammy's). He sat on the Board of Directors for the Contemporary A cappella Society (CASA) for four years.