Hello,

My name is Chris.

I am a music producer, engineer, and photographer based in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Music has always had a profound impact on my life. We all can appreciate the art of telling a story through sound, yet I find few resonate as deeply and emotionally with the art. I genuinely feel a spiritual connection with music - I get transported into another place when I listen to my favorite records. I feel as though the process of telling a deep and meaningful story through music has somewhat been lost today. I pursue my art because I enjoy the exploration of sound and how music impacts different people. I have an intense desire to create the same deep and emotional experiences I have had when listening to my favorite artists for my listeners. I want to tell stories that will remain with people.

Through my studies in the arts, I have learned to accept who I am, the world I live in, and the constraints or boundaries I will inevitably meet through my career. In many ways, I have not chosen the outset of my path. My life experiences, the things that free me, or the limitations that constrain me, are all things that inform my work and my life. However, nearly all of these are accidents of birth. I identify as, and wholeheartedly embrace, that I am simply an artist. I can not control the perception of me or my art. I work only with what the universe has provided and create as much positive impact as possible. What matters is what I do - not who I am.

I see my responsibility to the world as being my authentic self and demonstrating what I see as beautiful - what makes me happy. Whether my art form is writing intense electronic dance music, composing a love ballad, or showing people the warmth and beauty of the natural world through my photography, I want to make people happy. I aim to promote moving humanity and our culture forward positively through my work. Any work that moves counter to the forward progress of society would be contrary to my morals and values, therefore inauthentic to me.

I almost always start new projects by thinking about their accompanying visual art. Visual art is just as important to me as the music itself, if not sometimes more important. Visual art puts a story in the mind's eye, enhancing the music. While both should stand on their own, there must be harmony between them. Other times, I may start a project after finding the "perfect" sound. The sound I choose must represent the emotion I would like to convey. As part of my creative process, I draw inspiration and ideas from sounds I hear. Some days, I may have no ideas; scrolling through a bank of synthesizer patches and finding a new sound could be "just enough" to spark a new idea. I like to keep things simple to start. Once I have a foundation set, I explore sound design ideas and fill in any remaining gaps.

Notably, the challenge of exploring the utility of sound design in my work excites me. I love working with synthesizers and other sound generation sources. When I work with synthesizers, I am reminded of how far we've come with technology in music - but also, there is a certain nostalgia to working with an instrument that really just started as a bundle of wires, transistors, and capacitors only half a century ago. Just working with the instrument, getting to "know" it, is just as important to me as the music it can create.

These days, my work is focused mainly on EDM and dance music. I love blending sonic influences from the late 70s and early 80s into my work, creating a "synthwave-pop" type sound. I love that my work is not represented by a single genre, nor is its genre easily identified. My work is influenced by several genres and stands on its own. I love the process of creating music and the challenges that come with it. I get excited when a piece comes together, but I remain humble when things don't work out. I always strive to do better, explore deeper, and try new things.

As of late 2021, I am exploring writing my first EP and several singles, but I have not locked myself into a timeline for completion. I try to remain authentic to myself and my time so I can focus on and enjoy the creation process. Whatever comes of the process is what it will be. Like a piece of wood in a wood carver's hands, often they don't know what will become of the wood they are transforming. The same can be said for many of my current music projects.