Artist Statement

When words alone fail, singing is the way I express myself unfiltered.

My earliest memory of connecting with music this way was while watching Beyonce’s music video, “If I Were A boy”. Something about those lyrics and how she sang the truth in that song reached me even before I had the words or experience to really understand how the world was already communicating expectations for me as a little girl. I was only five years old, but damn - of course I sang that song like I’d already had my first heartbreak because some life lessons are recognized in the soul.

I now make original R&B music that I love to perform like an open conversation about life experiences, often my own; sharing my journey with anyone who resonates with stories more deeply expressed in song. I want to connect people through expressions of interpersonal experiences and, perhaps, offer a path of consideration with the narrative of my own voice and original music - just as Beyonce, Jasmine Sullivan, and Whitney Houston have done for me. It’s the rawness and vulnerability in which these artists write and sing their music that makes them legendary. I hope to honor the inspiration they have given me through my own voice and the way I perform fully from my heart.

My music is about grief, celebration, life, and love in the many kinds of relationships we form. It’s often about past traumas I’ve experienced, the current troubles and triumphs I’m experiencing, and the future I’m committed to building. With my music, I endeavor to share a connection that encourages honest expression as a vehicle for healing and living life authentically, even through our imperfections.