A composer, record producer, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, recording & mix engineer, and YouTube personality. Currently based in northern California, he is a voting member of the Recording Academy and has composed music for T-Mobile, Covergirl, and even an NBA star. Plus, as lead composer, he scored an original series on the Zeus Network. He has partnered with a handful of audio brands on his YouTube channel, which is approaching a combined total of ten million video views. He also talks during this interview about a new recording project of his own that he has coming out in Spring 2025.
“As artists and as musicians it's always a great thing when we can express ourselves in a natural way.”
“I was born in the Mississippi Delta. So, as you can imagine, that's where the R&B – it’s not so traditional blues, but a lot of my inspiration and a lot of… just how I played my instruments comes from the Delta. We have the great BB King. I'm actually from his hometown.”
“I was a varsity tennis champion in high school… But… the music just hit different. It … was my life’s calling.”
“My mother played a recording of Michael Jackson doing the moonwalk. And at that point, I was like, ‘Who are these people? What do they do? I want to do that’.”
(balancing family and creativity) “It's not an easy task. It's one of those songs that's really hard to write.”
“You can’t really schedule creativity… my wife and I… we’re creating around the clock.”
“We're cranking out a media company and a production company to where we can create our own IPs and film and music.”
“I was actually a road engineer for Interscope and Geffen A&M… I was just traveling with everybody recording in all these studios.”
“We've never set a time limit and when you just lay it out like that and just give yourself grace and give yourself the space to make the accomplishments that you want without putting a time stamp, you will be surprised at how much you can accomplish.”
“By implementing schedules and having self-care and having some R&R time, you can really have a great experience in the industry.”
“My career highlight was working with Bruno Mars for three days. And we… came out with a number one record.”
“I've never closed a deal in a meeting. It's always been at a dinner table or a bar.”
“I Got You”
“On Me”