As a Boston-area/New England native, I experience change in the weather every year. And that’s something that I have always loved about living here. Change. Whether it’s a good or bad thing, change is healthy. I’ve noticed that I’ve learned more from the things that I haven’t expected. Because of that, I have been able to understand more about emotions. For me, the objective of music is to relay an emotion of some sort. Yes, in order to do so, that means playing the right chords and using the proper technique, which may not seem very emotional. However, it would only take the most passionate musician to use such technique to get to the point where the two are transparent. That is what I feel is most important as a musician. Everything in life is set right by a good balance.

As a bass player and artist, I have explored many areas of the musical world and have gathered plenty of experience throughout that time. But it’s funny when listening to a song that I used to hear frequently when I was younger and think of how it made and makes me feel. Sometimes it won’t effect me at all. Other times I still feel the same way as I did years before. But sometimes, I feel entirely different when listening. That is what is so amazing about the influence music can have in people’s lives. The same song can have totally different context based on how one feels at the time: music has an ability to run parallel to our emotions and help us realize the way we feel, even if it means these emotions are always changing. That truly amazes me.

Whether it is playing in the band that I love, playing in a recording studio or participating in a music therapy session, discovering a person’s certain emotions that wouldn’t be felt otherwise because they hear me play music is what I aim to do. It is my reward and I wish to continue getting that reward for the rest of my life.