Lyricist, Vocalist, Recording

Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?

A: Bruce "Codak" Carter is a good friend and associate of mine. He is an incredible top-line melody and lyric writer, also based out of Kansas City. Also, Zane Callister (Young Collective), is a super talented film composer, musician, and producer that I've had the joy of getting to know this last year. My good friend Jared Logan is the owner of JTL Group. He is a phenomenal producer, engineer, and drummer. They're all true professionals who have spent years mastering their skill set. Not to mention, that they're cool people who are fun to work with.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: I HEART problem solving and finding creative ways to express common ideas. I love how magical simple words and phrases can be. The spectrum of human emotion is so vast, I know that as a race we will never run out of things to sing about. Also I really like working with real people in real time. I get a lot of what I need to be creative by feeding off of other people's energy. Basically, I'm inspired and intrigued by what inspires you.

Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?

A: I would take my dinky Cordoba ukulele, my iPhone (voice memos=it all), my friend, Jared's telephone mic (which is a powder- pink, old- fashioned telephone retrofitted as a dope microphone), an upright piano, and a Shure SM7. ^^ these may seem basic and lame, but they inspire my creativity so, oh well.

Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?

A: Music has always been a part of me. I've been writing poems and have had melodies bouncing around my head forever. My studio experience in writing for other artists has been three years. I have a lot of life ahead of me, but this is truly my passion and I will work as hard as I can, wherever I have to.

Q: What type of music do you usually work on?

A: Usually, if I'm in a paid session, I'm working on pop music that aspires to be Top 40.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: My strongest skill as a writer is probably my ability to find new ways to say old sentiments.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I bring my vocabulary and my voice. I try to never overpower an artist vision. It's important to gauge the amount of direction and input that they want- or even need.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: The most common feedback I get is that my music is moody, emotional, and sounds like it should be in a movie. If I was going to classify it in a genre I would call it the indie- folk stream of alternative.