Trumpet was my first instrument. Most of my early learning was classical music, big band songs, and jazz. By far, my favorite has always been jazz. Jazz always gives the player a good amount of room to rework the original piece. I mean, you are reading sheet music, but at the same time once you know the song, you have a lot of room to improvise. Dance music became big for me in high school. For me, it was always a music thing. It was so different from everything else that was out there. The music was about making people move, coming together in one place all at the same time. That was a big influence on me. And when I got to college in the bay area, well, that’s when the music took over. The Bay Area is known for it’s DJ culture. Anyone who knows the scene there knows that there is tons of talent, both producers and dj’s, and ten times as many people trying to get recognized for doing their thing. I must say that the house music scene up there, well, it got to me. I mean, it’s deep inside me. The producers and dj’s alike inspired my own creative juices. I’ll never let go of that…

musical style:

deep funky house