In 2019 I began writing “A Stranger That You Met Before”

The title of the album is a play on words and questions the origins of friendship in an individualistic world. I hope that my music starts dialogue around the following; How do strangers become friends? How do you become friends with people in a digital world? How has music been a glue to your life to bring others together?

Before I played music, I was an awkward , depressed, anxious, and substance-addicted person. I wanted to end my life and I lacked purpose and direction. Music has provided me with gifts of friendship, sobriety, self care, discipline, and a renewed faith in God and myself. A Stranger That You Met Before is the beginning of a new chapter as a musician, it’s the beginning of my journey to inspire others and the beginning of being more direct about my intentions as a musician.

I am thankful for the individuals ( who will be listed at a later post) who contributed to this album, they are a diverse group of queer, creative, and collaborative people that I have met along the way as a result of my music journey. Inclusion and representation is important to me as a minority of many social groups. When I think about my social circles and the album itself, this is a sonically and lyrically diverse collection of songs that intend to remind people to be less cynical and more compassionate. When this record is released, I hope that others reflect on the meaning of friendship and think about what it means to be apart of a community that strives for social development and the inclusion of others who have struggled to find a home.

I am very proud of what I have done so far and I am proud of the people who have worked with me over the past few years, I hope that you enjoy this record and stay up to date on what is to come next.

Vinyl Preorder information will be coming soon, in the mean time you can presave the record for streaming.