2020

There are voices swarming in my mind. And they are going to keep pushing me to the limit until I find a way to get them out through a bold act of creativity. Nothing scares a composer more than a blank piece of paper, a blank screen or the vast void of silence. Where I am now as an artist: a failed consumerist, a recovering child prodigy, a good teacher, a wise musician. Navigating this toxified culture of excess, polarization, capitalism, and self indulgence. My opus will encapsulate all that I know, which will be no small feat. But it will tell a story with an arc that I hope will resonate with everyone on a universal level. Our realities are defined by what technology has provided for us, and in many cases, technology has increased our sense of loneliness, despair, hatred, indifference and depression.

My life in music has been a unique one. My influences and my experience really cannot be compared with that of anyone known to me. Sure there are musicians out there with better chops, better luck and exposure, but what I’m doing isn’t for fame or recognition. It’s for me, and those who helped me get to where I am now. My music will reflect my culture, my past, my upbringing and my abilities. I have been stagnant in this COVID reality, but as I said before, it’s all a swarm inside, and it’s waiting to get out.