Hi everyone! What a year! 2018 has definitely been a major year of growth. So much happened and I would not change a thing. I have a hard time saying that it had its "ups and downs" because everything that happened turned out to be in alignment with where I am supposed to be at [...]
Hey everyone! Since it's October, I thought I'd bring on some Halloween vibes with this blog post. I have been playing church gigs for a very long time now. A while back, a church band I played in was invited to play a big convention a couple of years in a row. I'll leave out [...]
I've been meaning to write this post since my birthday last month because I was reminded of why I own my red drum set, which I like to call "Big Red." 12 years ago, I was jamming a lot with some of my good college friends and had formed a jazz combo. We'd play at [...]
Hey everyone! This past holiday season was spent in Germany with my fiancé and his family. It was the first time I spent Christmas time away from my own family. But we kept in touch regularly via FaceTime so they didn't seem so far away. I took way too many photos for a blog post, [...]
Hi everyone, I just realized that my last blog post was about a year ago! The past year has been a whirlwind that I wish I had shared as they were happening. But if you follow my Instagram, it's all there. I really focused all my energy on each thing that I forgot about my [...]
Hey all! I just got back from playing two shows with my reggae band, SolRising. We've been doing these little weekend "runs" for the past several months since our lead singer had moved to Oakland. We didn't want to put the band on hold until he moves back to LA (we think/hope he will move [...]
This is the first of a series of blog posts called, "Gig Stories." We all have our stories, of a gig gone wrong, a gig that you'd never want to experience again, a gig to look back on and laugh, etc. So here's the first of many... During my time at CSULB, I was looking for ways to be [...]
