Lyricist, Songwriter

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: I enjoy the freedom, simple as that. Whatever comes to mind I make it happen. The gift of creation is unmatched and I am grateful for it.

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

A: I have been into writing for as long as I can remember. When I was 16, I decided to extend one of my favorite Prince songs (17 Days) because it always ended so quickly for me. With this I realized that I had a skill for extending and remixing songs on top of writing song lyrics. As for releases of my own (with credit to the original songwriters), I have uploaded several extended mixes and mega-mixes to my YouTube channel.

Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?

A: A friend of mine was writing a Prince story and wanted Prince's If I Was Your Girlfriend in the form of piano. He couldn't find one online and asked me to do it a month before release. I immediately agreed and released it at the same time as his story. You could find the piece on my YouTube channel: EtheTrael.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: I am currently working on my next EP which will be released this fall. It will be a house and dance release. I'm also working on several other songs and trying to fit them onto future releases.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Listening to a song and being able to recreate the notes on piano (working on this with bass as well).

Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?

A: Prince, Shep Pettibone, and Michael Jackson.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: If I had the right amount of money, I would go with analog (you just can't beat the sound of it). Digital is great for convenience as well as for learning and mastering your skill.

Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?

A: I will meet your request(s) to the best of my ability; and, if you are not initially satisfied, I will do a revision free-of-charge.