WHAT I LEARNED FROM THE KURT COBAIN TRAGEDY

[A journal entry written during my hiatus from music while recovering from burnout and depression.] 

November 16, 2017 (12:13 pm)

As I’ve been working on the score for my friend Micah Parker's short film inspired by the “27 Club”,…

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WHAT I LEARNED FROM OL' DIRTY BASTARD

While 1993 was one of thee most memorable and pivotal years for me as a rap music fan, I was still just a little kid. I was doing typical kid stuff like going to school and daycare, playing outside with…

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WHAT I LEARNED FROM LUTHER MOTHERF___IN' VANDROSS

This story is not going to be what you expect. But let’s go ahead and rewind my cassette tape back 30 years….

As a child growing up in a devout Christian household, it’s obvious I wasn’t allowed to listen…

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