Happy Debut-Album Eve

Hi!

How am I feeling? I am… tired in my body. Fuzzy in my mind. Somehow in my spirit I am optimistic for the future.

A few nights ago I performed for some folks that have seen me perform since my coming to Los Angeles. One of them commented how much I improve every time they see me perform and asked me if I saw the same thing in myself. If I’m being completely honest, I have. Not only do I have more polish on-stage, but as a musician I feel myself improve. Even if I look back on music I've written and the songs I’ve sung and marveled at my talent.

Thanks for being here. For following me as, with each attempt, I think I get just a little bit clearer and more-focused about what I’m building with my art and how I wish it to land.

I am all-at-once aware of my age and admittedly unconcerned that it may make me out-of-touch with the broader community at large. I think every generation just repackages its hopes for the future, but ultimately they just want someone to tell them it’ll be alright.

I know I’m creating music to try and answer that desire to be soothed. There’s a lot of tension I'm trying to hold: calm spirits, busy bodies. Deep hearts, shallow memories. A sense of nostalgia, but an optimism in the spirit of kindness we can engender when we connect in our neighborhoods and communities.

That’s a lot for a little album. Which I think is why every song feels like a microcosm. A tiny universe inside tracks as short as two and a half minutes at times!

Put my songs to work. Please let me know what you think. No thought is too big or small.