I started playing guitar when grunge bands and boy bands were battling for top 40 spots, so you might say my sound is somewhere (awkwardly) in the middle. After being kicked out of several bands in high school and college, despite being a founding member, I was warmly accepted into the open mic community as another artist recovering from years of playing covers. Several  songwriters I admire have said that a song needs to sound good on an acoustic guitar before adding in the full band; I echo this by keeping my Taylor front and center. Streaming platforms might label this “singer/songwriter,” but I prefer “songwriter/singer” to reflect the priority I place on the creative process, rather than the performance.

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