Hiya, thanks for having me in the RGM lounge with my tea in hand and ready to go.
Tell us a bit about where you are from and how you got into music?
I’m based in Portland, Oregon, though I grew up in the Midwest. Music has always been something I return to, it started with playing around with the piano, but over time it became a way to translate feeling into form. I’m drawn to creating pieces that feel like memories you can step into, rather than just songs you listen to.
What’s the live music scene like in Portland right now?
Portland has a very introspective creative energy. It’s less about spectacle and more about atmosphere; artists here tend to build entire emotional worlds around their work, which I really resonate with.
Anyone we should be looking out for (bar you, of course)?
There’s a growing wave of artists working in ambient, neo-classical, and experimental pop spaces, people who are less concerned with genre and more focused on mood and texture. That’s where a lot of interesting work is happening.
Do you think it’s easy to become a victim of our surroundings sometimes?
I think environment shapes us deeply, but it also gives us material. With Peach, I was very aware of how certain places, memories, and emotional states linger, and how you can either get stuck in them or transform them into something beautiful.
What are your ambitions for your music?
To create work that feels timeless and emotionally immersive. I want listeners to feel like they’ve entered a space; something soft, cinematic, and a little bit otherworldly.
What’s your favourite social media platform to use and why?
I tend to think of platforms as extensions of the work rather than separate from it. I’m most drawn to spaces where I can share the visual and emotional world around the music, not just the track itself.
We believe it’s essential to have a presence on Facebook, Instagram and X—what are your thoughts?
There’s definitely value in reach, but I think cohesion matters more. If the aesthetic and emotional tone are clear, people will find you and stay.
What’s your view on the music industry today?
It’s incredibly open, which is exciting, but also very saturated. It pushes artists to think more holistically; music, visuals, identity, and storytelling all working together.
What are your thoughts on AI-generated music?
I see it as a tool that has a lot of resistance around it right now in music. I prefer human voices, human songwriting, but who am I to judge if someone loves an AI generated song? I think AI production elements are closer to a middle ground that can help a song you write evolve into something that can expand creative possibilities.
But the intention behind the work is what gives it meaning. That’s where the human element still defines everything.The way they started AI music was fundamentally unethical and I think that’s where you get into the debate. How can something that copied amazing artists’ works to train on be taken seriously and used ethically?
What’s the biggest thing you’ve learned recently as you progress with your music?
To trust subtlety. Not everything needs to be loud or immediate; sometimes the most powerful pieces are the ones that unfold slowly.
What’s currently in your ears and on rotation at the moment?
A lot of ambient and neo-classical work: music that feels spacious and emotional. I’m always drawn to pieces that feel like they’re holding a quiet kind of tension.
What was your worst experience on stage? Any funny stories?
I was told by someone to stop playing the piano because it was overwhelmingly beautiful and they couldn’t handle the emotional journey they were on.
Got any fun stories from life on the road?
I tend to experience travel as a collection of small, vivid moments; colors, light, fragments of conversation, that later find their way into the music in unexpected ways.
I hear you have new music. What can you tell us about it?
Peach is a very intimate piece. It lives somewhere between memory and longing: soft, romantic, and slightly surreal. It’s about those moments that feel almost suspended in time, where emotion lingers longer than it should.
What was the recording process like?
Very layered and intuitive. It started with a simple piano idea and gradually expanded into something more atmospheric. I wanted it to feel delicate but immersive like stepping into a dream that you don’t fully want to leave.
Would you change anything now it’s finished?
I think part of the process is knowing when to let something exist as it is. Peach feels complete in its softness.
Is there anything else you would like to share with the world?
Just to slow down enough to notice what stays with you. That’s usually where the most meaningful work begins.
Thanks for having me.
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