What led you to making music? It was never a decision to make music, I’ve forever been creating. However, the decision to write this album was driven by my excitement to travel and to be inspired by the music coming out of one of the most exciting artistic hubs in the world, New York.
Tell us about your new album Breathe. Breathe was written and recorded in New York. It celebrates the rich and vibrant music culture of NYC, elevating with exciting grooves, and harmony inspired by gospel and jazz music. I’ve explored themes of anxiety and love and also paid tribute to Michael Jackson with an exciting arrangement of ‘You Rock My World’.
What do you love about making music? The way it is so purely created – from a thought in my head, to a harmonic and rhythmic body of music.
How would you describe your sound? With a background in jazz this certainly creeps into my compositions, from elements of improvisation to the harmony that moves under my melodies. Growing up with Destiny’s Child and Christina Aguilera there’s no denying the influence of ‘90s R&B and later exposure to gospel and soul artists.
What can we expect from your launch show? It’ll be a night of grooves, with R&B group Lfalfa kicking it off followed by the soulful voice of Fulton Street’s Shannen Wick with Son of a Gunzeland followed by my eight-piece band filling the room with sounds to move and groove too.
