Music is the language of my Soul

Long before music became my career, it was simply something I couldn't stop doing.

I got my first keyboard at age three—a Yamaha PortaSound PSS-150 that I still have today. I spent countless hours playing, experimenting, and following whatever caught my ear. Looking back, that instinctive curiosity became the foundation for everything that followed: songwriting, performing, arranging, recording, and eventually producing music for other artists.

I had no idea that little keyboard would lead to a degree in Jazz Piano from Cornish College of the Arts, more than two decades as a professional musician, or GRAMMY-nominated and multi-Platinum work with artists including Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.

But the thing that drew me to music then is still what draws me to it now: the moment when an idea becomes something you can feel.

Songwriting & Production

I started writing music almost as soon as I started playing it.

As a kid, I experimented with early sequencing and notation software, recorded songs onto tape cassettes, and taught myself how to layer musical ideas together. By high school, I was working with some of the first generations of computer-based recording and editing software, producing music that reflected what I was listening to at the time—everything from electronic music and acid jazz to rock, pop, funk, and soul.

That experimentation eventually led me into professional studios and to Cornish College of the Arts, where I studied Jazz Piano and deepened my understanding of composition, arranging, harmony, and ensemble playing.

For several years after college, performing became my primary focus. I built a career as a working musician, playing and touring with artists throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond. But production was always quietly developing alongside it.

A major turning point came through my work with producer Ryan Lewis.

Working alongside Ryan gave me an entirely different perspective on record-making: how an initial musical idea can be explored, reshaped, arranged, recorded, and refined until it becomes a finished record. My work during this period included playing and recording on The Heist and later contributing to records including “Downtown,” experiences that expanded the way I thought about the studio and my own role inside it.

Over time, I became increasingly comfortable moving between roles—pianist, keyboardist, arranger, songwriter, co-writer and producer—depending on what the song needed.

That remains the heart of how I work today.

The Song Comes First

I don't approach production with a single formula or genre in mind.

Sometimes a session begins at the piano. Sometimes it's a beat, a bass line, a chord progression, a sound, or simply two people in a room experimenting until something unexpected happens.

My job is to recognize that spark and help build around it without losing what made it exciting in the first place.

Today, Ableton Live is at the center of my production and recording workflow, complemented by a collection of keyboards, analog gear, microphones, plug-ins, and sample libraries accumulated over many years. But technology is ultimately just a means to an end.

The goal is always to make something that feels authentically human

I've had the opportunity to work across GRAMMY-nominated and multi-Platinum records, independent releases, film and theatrical projects, podcasts, and artist collaborations. I've also expanded into producing projects from their earliest ideas through finished recordings, including collaborations with artists such as Jessie Sawyers and Angela Angels.

I continue to write, record, produce, and collaborate with artists while maintaining the live performance career that has always been an important part of my musical identity.

And after all these years, my favorite part hasn't really changed.

It's still sitting down with another creative person, not knowing exactly what's going to happen, and discovering something together that didn't exist a few hours earlier.

That's the magic.

Let's Make Something

If you're developing a song, record, or creative project and think my musical perspective might be a good fit, I'd love to hear what you're working on.

Whether you need a producer, co-writer, arranger, keyboardist, or simply another creative voice in the room, I'm always interested in projects where collaboration, musicianship, and great songs come first.

Let's make something that is completely the vibe