Songwriter, Musician, Producer & Blogger
Songwriter, Musician, Producer & Blogger
You know, lately I keep hearing a phrase pop up everywhere. On the surface, it sounds healthy. Empowering, even. It feels like a pushback against being silenced or dismissed, and in many cases, that’s exactly where it came from. People…
For a long time, I thought a slower life would arrive once I did enough, achieved enough, or figured enough things out. What I’ve come to understand is that slowness isn’t something you reach. It’s something you remove obstacles from.…
November 22nd, 2025 marked the 5th anniversary of Mara’s passing and although the latter part of November is always going to be a challenge to get through (as November 19th is also Mara’s birthday), I found that this time around…
You know, life sure has a habit of refusing to stay tidy. It can feel uncomfortable, incomplete, lonely, confusing, and at the same time strangely beautiful. That mix isn’t a mistake. It’s just the raw material we’re all made from.…
There’s this idea I keep coming back to: the better you get at writing songs, the better you become as a human being. Not in a moralising way. Not in a “songwriters are enlightened beings” way. More in the sense…
As songwriters, we often find ourselves wrestling with our emotions, chasing down ideas, and trying to capture moments before they slip away. But what if we embraced the very thing we’re trying to hold onto, the fact that nothing stays…
Last week, I lost a good friend. The world lost a good man. And I lost one of my greatest musical champions… Philip Hayward-Surry. I first met Phil when I was 16 and back then, I was just a young…
I recently came across a video exploring Pharrell Williams’ thoughts on creativity, collaboration, and how he’s managed to stay relevant, curious, and inspired over such a long and varied career. This video hit me right between the eyes, not because…
There’s a quote from playwright Tom Stoppard that’s always stuck with me: “I don’t think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect.” Now, Stoppard was talking about writers in general, but from where I sit (behind a guitar,…
Let’s face it: the world can feel like a lot sometimes. Between the noise, the speed, the pressure, and the never-ending stream of information and opinions, it’s no wonder so many of us are struggling just to keep our heads…