After 4 years of classical piano training up to 8th grade in Salem, Oregon, I picked up the guitar to learn rock. Influences started from Smashing Pumpkins, Elliott Smith, Ryan Adams, Dave Matthews, John Mayer, Ben Harper, Coldplay, Snow Patrol, and many others in the indie rock, grunge, and pop genre from the 90s. I even went through some phases of hip-hop and heavy metal. Joined and formed various bands from middle school to high school, performing in school assemb...
After 4 years of classical piano training up to 8th grade in Salem, Oregon, I picked up the guitar to learn rock. Influences started from Smashing Pumpkins, Elliott Smith, Ryan Adams, Dave Matthews, John Mayer, Ben Harper, Coldplay, Snow Patrol, and many others in the indie rock, grunge, and pop genre from the 90s. I even went through some phases of hip-hop and heavy metal. Joined and formed various bands from middle school to high school, performing in school assemblies to talent shows. After high school, moved to Portland, OR for college and continued practicing and writing songs primarily with my acoustic guitar and going to open mics in the city. I even formed a student organization at my university called 'Open Mic Rendezvous' so we could get all sorts of artists come out of the wood works and play for our colleagues passing by during lunchtime. Funded by our school and provided community instruments for the passerby. After getting a bachelors degree, everyone went their ways into the real world. I moved to Santa Barbara then to Los Angeles, jammed with people here and there, and just kept writing music on my own time. After 5 years of Los Angeles and now residing in Arizona, i've finally put the missing puzzle pieces together to complete this album.
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