Guitarist, Singer, Performer, Songwriter, Multi-instrumentalist and Producer
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I began my musical journey at a very young age. By the time I was five I could play guitar and sing and perform in front of audiences. By the time I turned ten I could stand in with even well-known guitarists in the area.
Growing up, I’ve always been an empathetic social soul, but quiet; naturally introverted. It was as if I had a million things to say, but chose to say none of them. It doesn’t always come naturally for me to express myself in everyday life. Through music, though I found an open channel. A way to turn the experiences, hardships and triumphs of my life into a boundless world of melodic and lyrical magic. My music is potent because it is real. At times it can be difficult to fit me in a cookie-cutter box, but that’s because the music comes from a place deep in my soul and is channeled.
At the age of 20 I dropped out of a music school in Chicago and moved down to Nashville Tennessee where I started busking on the streets to try and get noticed- and make enough to eat. Nashville was great to me and I made many friends and started a band that had local success. The music was raw and heavy, guitar-driven rock and we had a great local following in Nashville and toured around the country, but I wasn’t necessarily aiming for mainstream success at the time.
Then Covid hit. My life and career came to a sudden halt. It felt like everything I had worked so hard for died in an instant. But I soon realized that what I thought was a setback would be a turning point. I moved back to Detroit and learned how to produce and mix my own tracks. Realizing the power I might hold to inspire people, I made a full one-eighty and started a solo career. I began writing a new kind of music. I wrote and I wrote; recording and mixing most of my own songs, aside from enjoying great collaborations with the likes of Simone Felice (Producer for The Lumineers) Scott Holiday (Guitarist of Rival Sons) Chris Spilfogel (mixing engineer for Halsey) and Lugo Gonzales (Madonna, Ricky Martin).
Now, after evolving over the last few years, I believe I have something in me that the world would benefit from hearing. My goal is to inspire people—to make people feel heard. To change perspectives. My unusual style and combination of talents create a unique sound. My vision is to combine the rock style guitar playing that I’ve honed over multiple decades with the pop-sensitivities that I've cultivated as a producer. The music is special, the story- inspiring and the journey will be limitless.