I took 4 years of voice lessons in college, while studying classical music at St. Olaf College. I had never really sung before that, formally or not, so it was an eye-opening experience. One of the things I learned then … Continue reading
I’m a soccer fan and I rabidly follow soccer news from Japan, Europe and Brazil. The World Cup in South Africa is coming up next year, so there’s a lot of news about that. The coach of the Japanese national … Continue reading
The older I get, it seems that I am becoming increasingly pickier as a lyricist. Music has always poured out of me quite easily — it’s now more effortless than ever — but the words, well, they take their own … Continue reading
For a long time, I was thinking backwards. I was trying to fix how erroneous I am. Reduce the number of mistakes. But then it dawned on me. I am fundamentally a good person. But the life I was trying … Continue reading
This year was a time of trying different things and really letting my life vision change and evolve. I started out with an elaborate business plan about an online business, which then got reduced to simple, off-line music freelancing activities, … Continue reading