music, for you

While creating this album, I was both developing my sound as an artist and discovering more about who I am as a person at the same time. Naturally, the concept of creating music using only my voice manifested completely on its own, without any prior intention or agenda. Upon reflection, the ‘voice’ concept feels almost obvious, as I was truly developing and expressing both my personal and artistic ‘voices’ in tandem with one another. The result is not only the album ‘II’, but changed versions of the self and artist behind it as well.

I felt inspired to create something that was truly my own — not trying to sound or be like any one or thing in particular, but letting the sound in my head translate in as raw and unfiltered a way as possible. This was a sonic parallel to the truth I would learn and choose to express, revealing my struggles with mental illness in tandem with the music’s release.

Through this album, I am speaking openly and honestly about my story with Bipolar Disorder in an effort to raise awareness and end the stigma around mental illness, and am donating proceeds from streaming and sales to organizations supporting mental health awareness and anti-stigma.

Through this 1.5 hr cinematic and experimental concept album, my hope is simply to inspire emotion in my audience — a feeling of connection in those who struggle, and a sense of compassion in those who struggle to relate.

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The philosophy in a single track: the parts of ourselves we most want to hide hold the most creative power.

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