Pianist
When asked what my focus is professionally, I always say it's being a mix and mastering engineer––this is indeed where the majority of my work comes from and where the majority of my working hours go. But beneath it all, I'm a musician first and foremost. I'm a better engineer because I'm a pianist and composer, and a better pianist and composer because I'm an engineer.
I record all my piano music in my own studio Silver Moon Sound on a vintage Yamaha C7 grand piano, handling the whole process from composing to performing to recording to mixing and mastering.
In addition to recording my own music, my playing can also be heard on many tracks by other artists as a session pianist––all recorded in my own studio. I not only read sheet music, but I can play by ear and read Nashville numbers and lead sheets. Contact me if you need a grand piano recording to elevate your song to the next level.
My Latest Single: "A Matter of Time"
Premiered by the composer at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., “A Matter of Time” is a story of finding hope while waiting for something you’re not sure will ever happen. Drawing on influences of Debussy, Chopin, and George Winston, this flowing solo piano piece features memorable melodies with a backdrop of lush harmonies and compelling rhythms.
"A Matter of Time" received a nomination for 2022 Song of the Year by the red carpet event the Wavy Awards.
Behind the Piece
The title "A Matter of Time" is a reference to my journey through the neuroimmune illness, ME/CFS. In 2019, around the time I started composing the piece, my life was suddenly turned upside down. I caught a virus, and I didn't recover.
I had to abandon my conservatory master's degree program because of this illness. At twenty-four years old, I became a wheelchair user. I learned there were no FDA-approved treatments for ME/CFS and was given a 2–5% chance of fully recovering. I was told to rest and wait and hope that I might get better––that recovery, if it ever happened, would be, "a matter of time."
Hope wasn't an easy thing to come by at first, but I chose to keep going. Six years later, I've defied the odds and recovered everything except my ability to exercise––all due to luck, persistence, and lots of trial and error. Today, I live my best life as a composer, pianist, and audio engineer who just happens to have a disability. Time will always keep moving forward, and so will I.
"Equinox"
The second track on my solo piano album Airborne, "Equinox" is a piece of contrast and change. I wrote this composition over five months, beginning at the end of a summer and finishing at the start of winter, so the name literally reflects the composition journey. Also, at the time, I was seventeen--a time of major life transitions, and it is this sense of change and juxtaposition that permeates the piece.
Other Piano Pieces
From Upcoming Album A Matter of Time (2026)
In late 2026, I plan to release my second solo piano album, A Matter of Time. It will feature ten of my original compositions that I also perform, record, and engineer myself. Here are the first singles that are on it:
Airborne (2013)
I completed my first solo piano album, Airborne, in 2013, after my senior year of high school. I not only composed and performed every piece on the album, but I did all of the recording and engineering myself, too. It was a solo album in every sense!
