In April, I was graced with the opportunity to play in the pit as a keyboardist for Xanadu the musical. If you aren’t aware, Xanadu is a crazy disco show made famous by E.L.O. and Olivia Newton John.
Read MoreThe songwriting and production students from PopAkademie in Germany and Columbia College Chicago joined forces for a intensive songwriting challenge where we were sorted into teams and put in a room to write for 12 hours a day. I had the great fortune to be writing with Nashville native Francis King and a fantastic German producer Dennis Borger. The creative output felt like an exhausting yet wonderful dream sequence.
Read MoreI’m living out my electronica dreams as lead synth player, co-vocalist, and co-songwriter in Sleep for Dinner; your new favorite Chicago electronic/alt band. Already the band had the amazing opportunity to record and perform with Ivan Neville of Dumpstaphunk. (You can hear him play on our upcoming release!) We just wrapped up our first show and are looking forward to playing gigs in the city after the holidays.
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