BACKGROUND

My relationship with words, shapes, and sounds began before phones flipped.

I drew when I was little. My dad put me in art classes, but I didn’t stay. They moved too slowly. I liked to draw by myself, and draw what I liked: cartoon and video game characters, wrestlers, and basketball players.

As soon as I could reach the keys, I played my grandmas piano. Really, it was an electric keyboard with a lot of buttons I didn’t understand. At her house, I blew bubbles, painted, or solved jigsaw puzzles at speed to her freewheeling amazement.

I made my first recordings with my cousins using turntables and a tape deck. My uncle allowed us to use his DJ gear on the condition chores came first. We worked and played the music loud through many summers.

PROCESS

I talk to myself a lot. Voice notes, rambles, whatever gets the gears turning. Then I cut until it’s something I want to keep. I work best with others. Whether it’s designers or strategists. Depending on the needs of the day, I can lead the big-picture stuff or chisel away in sweet, sweet solitude.

📍Portland, OR via Phoenix, AZ