i was fortunate to encounter music at a young age. as much as I sometimes dreaded the practice, i loved the experience of immersing myself in new worlds of sound.

i learned the rules first, which helped establish the logical. but soon i discovered the well-worn path of sonic rule-breaking, and i was hooked.

music is different. it just is. it succeeds where words and images fail entirely. you are able to craft the real you occupy, the emotions you live in. here, the soul takes over, battles are fought, contrasting entities are united, the mind runs free. this is where the abstract becomes reality.