My strong lyrical and musical hooks blend honest story telling with emotionally driven melodies drawing inspiration from real life.
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Songs that feel like they've always existed. I love writing music that sits in that raw, honest space where Americana meets blues; where a lyric can hit you like a memory you forgot you had. My favourite art to create is a song that earns its emotion, one that doesn't reach for feeling but simply tells the truth until the feeling finds you.
Where do you find inspiration?Real life. The road. The people I've met playing folk clubs in Victoria or pub stages in Europe. Inspiration finds me in quiet moments and loud ones; in the writers I admire like Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, and Bob Dylan, and in the ordinary human experiences of connection, loss, and resilience. Prairie skies have a way of making you reflective. I write what I live, and I've lived a lot of it.
What would you do with $25,000?Record. I'd put it straight into a full-length album. Proper studio time, the right musicians, and the space to make something that lasts. Three decades of songs deserve to be captured the right way. Whatever's left goes toward getting that music in front of new audiences, whether that's touring, promotion, or both.
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