What’s my story?

Back in 2018, prayers lifted as melodies for the first time. In 2019, my choir director pointed at my laptop and said that was my studio. I started to make music and felt a deep sense of alignment and purpose when I crafted my musical ideas into realities. I also grew desperate to be free from hiding my light, so fear gave way to healing and growth when I remembered God is the best reason to sing. Nothing should hold me back from returning this gift given to me.

In my musical journey, choir is where I most often felt safe, heard, understood, truly expressive… myself. My background in many musical ensembles certainly fuses into and influences my sound. John Kovalchik as my band director, and Robert Drafall as my high school choir director impacted my love for music. In college I was in a choir called, Essence of Joy at Penn State, directed by Dr. Anthony Leach. During graduate school, I sang in the African American Choral Ensemble at Indiana University directed Dr. Raymond Wise. He is a big reason why I am making music today.

Since starting to write music, I have built out my community of fellow artists and collaborated on projects and performances with music platforms such as Amen Worldwide, One Big Family, Creators Creations Create, Redeemed Art Collective, theOLOGY, Integrity Music label and more. In 2021 my friends and I created our own DC based creative community called Fam Jam where we host regular house shows featuring local creatives. This incubator of creativity has helped fuel my own confidence in performing, and inspired me to keep creating and helping others to create as well.

I hope my music compels you to talk to God and lean on Him. I also dream of a more connected and harmonious world, where I hope to be a cultivator of connectivity and love.