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MY STORY
MY STORY
My music journey started when I was about ten years old. I taught myself how to play piano, and one of the first styles I really fell in love with was ragtime. I was inspired by Scott Joplin, and I started writing my own ragtimes before I even fully understood what it meant to be a songwriter or composer. A huge part of what made me fall in love with creating music was notating the songs I wrote on MuseScore. There was something powerful about seeing a song that came from my own mind printed out on paper, with the title at the top and all the notes laid out in front of me. Seeing something that had not existed before suddenly become real on a page sparked my love for creating melodies, building songs from nothing, and turning ideas into something people could actually hear.
Around that time, I played piano at a local talent show. There was a piano instructor in the audience, and after I played, she came up and asked who my teacher was. My mom told her that I did not have one and that I had just taught myself. That moment ended up becoming a huge blessing. The instructor offered to give me free lessons that summer, and I eventually went on to take music theory classes with her for a few years. Those early lessons helped me understand the structure behind the music I was already trying to create, and they gave me a foundation that would continue shaping the way I heard, wrote, and built songs.
As I got into middle school, my taste in music started changing. I discovered NCS sounds, Alan Walker, and a lot of electronic music, which inspired me to start creating EDM and future bass. I started producing music on a program called LMMS, and for about two years I made electronic music and posted it on SoundCloud. That season was all about experimenting. I was learning how to produce, how to build drops, how to layer sounds, and how to create energy through music. I did not really have a big plan. I just loved making things and putting them out into the world.
My music journey started when I was about ten years old. I taught myself how to play piano, and one of the first styles I really fell in love with was ragtime. I was inspired by Scott Joplin, and I started writing my own ragtimes before I even fully understood what it meant to be a songwriter or composer. A huge part of what made me fall in love with creating music was notating the songs I wrote on MuseScore. There was something powerful about seeing a song that came from my own mind printed out on paper, with the title at the top and all the notes laid out in front of me. Seeing something that had not existed before suddenly become real on a page sparked my love for creating melodies, building songs from nothing, and turning ideas into something people could actually hear.
Around that time, I played piano at a local talent show. There was a piano instructor in the audience, and after I played, she came up and asked who my teacher was. My mom told her that I did not have one and that I had just taught myself. That moment ended up becoming a huge blessing. The instructor offered to give me free lessons that summer, and I eventually went on to take music theory classes with her for a few years. Those early lessons helped me understand the structure behind the music I was already trying to create, and they gave me a foundation that would continue shaping the way I heard, wrote, and built songs.
As I got into middle school, my taste in music started changing. I discovered NCS sounds, Alan Walker, and a lot of electronic music, which inspired me to start creating EDM and future bass. I started producing music on a program called LMMS, and for about two years I made electronic music and posted it on SoundCloud. That season was all about experimenting. I was learning how to produce, how to build drops, how to layer sounds, and how to create energy through music. I did not really have a big plan. I just loved making things and putting them out into the world.
After spending time posting on SoundCloud and interacting with people online, my music taste started shifting more toward rap and hip hop. That naturally led me into producing rap beats. I started making beats and posting them on SoundCloud, and eventually I began collaborating with other artists I met online. There was something really exciting about hearing other people rap over beats I had made. It made the music feel bigger than just me. It became collaborative, relational, and alive in a new way. I loved the idea that something I created in my room could become the foundation for someone else’s voice, story, and expression.
By around my sophomore year of high school, I started trying to put my own vocals behind rap. During the summer before my junior year, I challenged myself to release a song every single Monday on SoundCloud. At the time, I did not realize how important that season really was. Looking back, it became a gateway for me. It became an outlet. It became a form of therapy before I even had the language to call it that. I was pretty closed off in high school, and not a lot of people really knew me. Music gave me a place to say things I was not saying anywhere else.
After spending time posting on SoundCloud and interacting with people online, my music taste started shifting more toward rap and hip hop. That naturally led me into producing rap beats. I started making beats and posting them on SoundCloud, and eventually I began collaborating with other artists I met online. There was something really exciting about hearing other people rap over beats I had made. It made the music feel bigger than just me. It became collaborative, relational, and alive in a new way. I loved the idea that something I created in my room could become the foundation for someone else’s voice, story, and expression.
By around my sophomore year of high school, I started trying to put my own vocals behind rap. During the summer before my junior year, I challenged myself to release a song every single Monday on SoundCloud. At the time, I did not realize how important that season really was. Looking back, it became a gateway for me. It became an outlet. It became a form of therapy before I even had the language to call it that. I was pretty closed off in high school, and not a lot of people really knew me. Music gave me a place to say things I was not saying anywhere else.
I did not even realize the depth of what I was writing until one day my mom listened to some of my songs and started asking me deep questions. She heard things in the music that I had not really addressed with myself, let alone with anyone else. Funny enough, I ended up in therapy pretty soon after that. That showed me something important about music. Sometimes the songs know what is going on inside of you before you do. Sometimes what comes out in the writing reveals what you have been avoiding, carrying, or trying to understand.
Near the end of high school, I started taking my production more seriously. I began working with other engineers in the area and trying to improve the quality of the music. But at that time, my music was very secular, and because of where my mind and heart were, it was also pretty dark. A lot of what I was making was anti-redemptive. It reflected the place I was in internally. I was creating out of pain, confusion, and ambition, but without much hope or direction behind it.
I did not even realize the depth of what I was writing until one day my mom listened to some of my songs and started asking me deep questions. She heard things in the music that I had not really addressed with myself, let alone with anyone else. Funny enough, I ended up in therapy pretty soon after that. That showed me something important about music. Sometimes the songs know what is going on inside of you before you do. Sometimes what comes out in the writing reveals what you have been avoiding, carrying, or trying to understand.
Near the end of high school, I started taking my production more seriously. I began working with other engineers in the area and trying to improve the quality of the music. But at that time, my music was very secular, and because of where my mind and heart were, it was also pretty dark. A lot of what I was making was anti-redemptive. It reflected the place I was in internally. I was creating out of pain, confusion, and ambition, but without much hope or direction behind it.
In 2021, I moved out to Colorado for college, and being in that new environment started to shift me again. My music taste began moving a little away from hip hop and more toward folk, pop, and indie-inspired sounds. I was listening to artists like Hippo Campus, Caamp, Peach Pit, and others in that lane. The music I was drawn to became lighter, more organic, and more melodic. I started picking up instruments again, taught myself guitar while I was out there, and began writing music on guitar. My sound slowly started moving away from hip hop and more toward pop, folk, and a more personal singer-songwriter direction.
Then, in 2023, at the beginning of my final year in college, Christ entered my life in a profound way. I was raised in the faith, but I had never fully committed to it. When I finally did, everything started to change, including my music. My songs began to reflect the difference between who I was and who I was becoming. They started to carry the weight of my past, the reality of my mistakes, and the impact that Christ and my faith had on my life. My eyes were opened to the things I had been chasing, the ways I had been living, and the fleeting things that had taken up so much space in my heart.
In 2021, I moved out to Colorado for college, and being in that new environment started to shift me again. My music taste began moving a little away from hip hop and more toward folk, pop, and indie-inspired sounds. I was listening to artists like Hippo Campus, Caamp, Peach Pit, and others in that lane. The music I was drawn to became lighter, more organic, and more melodic. I started picking up instruments again, taught myself guitar while I was out there, and began writing music on guitar. My sound slowly started moving away from hip hop and more toward pop, folk, and a more personal singer-songwriter direction.
Then, in 2023, at the beginning of my final year in college, Christ entered my life in a profound way. I was raised in the faith, but I had never fully committed to it. When I finally did, everything started to change, including my music. My songs began to reflect the difference between who I was and who I was becoming. They started to carry the weight of my past, the reality of my mistakes, and the impact that Christ and my faith had on my life. My eyes were opened to the things I had been chasing, the ways I had been living, and the fleeting things that had taken up so much space in my heart.
That is why my music today is rooted in both who I was and who I am now. It is about the transformation that faith has brought into my life. It is about looking honestly at the mistakes I made in the past, but not staying trapped there. It is about inspiring others to change their lives, put meaningless things behind them, and focus on what will actually benefit them in the future. Around that same time, I also started my own business. I now work full time in the music industry, helping Christian artists, labels, and others reach people, promote themselves, and use their gifts with purpose. A big part of my message now is about applying your gifts and talents where God is calling you to.
One of the biggest creative milestones for me was writing and composing my album, Flowers, fully from scratch. It was my first album, and it represents a lot of the growth, transition, and healing that shaped this season of my life. Part of the album is released on all platforms, but the full album is only available on my website. It can be purchased digitally through one of my access cards, and it is also available on CD and vinyl.
That is why my music today is rooted in both who I was and who I am now. It is about the transformation that faith has brought into my life. It is about looking honestly at the mistakes I made in the past, but not staying trapped there. It is about inspiring others to change their lives, put meaningless things behind them, and focus on what will actually benefit them in the future. Around that same time, I also started my own business. I now work full time in the music industry, helping Christian artists, labels, and others reach people, promote themselves, and use their gifts with purpose. A big part of my message now is about applying your gifts and talents where God is calling you to.
One of the biggest creative milestones for me was writing and composing my album, Flowers, fully from scratch. It was my first album, and it represents a lot of the growth, transition, and healing that shaped this season of my life. Part of the album is released on all platforms, but the full album is only available on my website. It can be purchased digitally through one of my access cards, and it is also available on CD and vinyl.
My current sound is inspired by artists like Justin Bieber, Quinn XCII, John Bellion, and Forrest Frank. It is upbeat, vulnerable, authentic, and pop-driven, while still carrying the honesty and personal storytelling that have always been part of my writing. Most of my music now is inspired by my faith journey. It comes from the tension between brokenness and beauty, between mistakes and redemption, between who I used to be and who Christ is calling me to become.
The phrase that has become central to my music is “finding beauty where the road breaks.” All of us eventually reach the end of our road. For some people, it happens more than once. My goal is to share that there is still beauty there, especially in the ashes. It was not until I learned to give my life, my feelings, my pain, and everything I had to Christ in my lowest moment that I started to understand how important it was to fully lock in on the faith and stop living a two-faced life. There is beauty in suffering, but only when suffering is handed to the right place. Christ makes a way, but we have to choose not to run back to worldly means when things get hard.
My current sound is inspired by artists like Justin Bieber, Quinn XCII, John Bellion, and Forrest Frank. It is upbeat, vulnerable, authentic, and pop-driven, while still carrying the honesty and personal storytelling that have always been part of my writing. Most of my music now is inspired by my faith journey. It comes from the tension between brokenness and beauty, between mistakes and redemption, between who I used to be and who Christ is calling me to become.
The phrase that has become central to my music is “finding beauty where the road breaks.” All of us eventually reach the end of our road. For some people, it happens more than once. My goal is to share that there is still beauty there, especially in the ashes. It was not until I learned to give my life, my feelings, my pain, and everything I had to Christ in my lowest moment that I started to understand how important it was to fully lock in on the faith and stop living a two-faced life. There is beauty in suffering, but only when suffering is handed to the right place. Christ makes a way, but we have to choose not to run back to worldly means when things get hard.
At the heart of my music is the belief that God can take what feels broken, wasted, or beyond repair and turn it into something meaningful. My story is not about having everything figured out. It is about being honest with where I have been, what I have wrestled with, and how Christ changed the direction of my life. Music has always been the place where I process, create, and communicate what I sometimes struggle to say out loud. Now, I want that music to point toward something deeper, something lasting, and something redemptive.
At the heart of my music is the belief that God can take what feels broken, wasted, or beyond repair and turn it into something meaningful. My story is not about having everything figured out. It is about being honest with where I have been, what I have wrestled with, and how Christ changed the direction of my life. Music has always been the place where I process, create, and communicate what I sometimes struggle to say out loud. Now, I want that music to point toward something deeper, something lasting, and something redemptive.
