This is where I share the deep stuff—what a fulfilling artistic life means to me, and how I'm exploring it through music, stories, and slow creative rituals.
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I'm leaving Los Angeles
Yep—it's true.
After 6+ years of being here, my wife and I have decided it's time to pack our bags and leave LA.
It was a difficult choice for us.
On one hand, there's so much we love about being here. The weather's gorgeous, the variety of food and culture is insane, and we've made so many frien...
Jul 28, 2025
Summers can be slow (and that's okay)
Hey again—and welcome back to the newsletter.
It's late July now, so the temperatures are really starting to rise in LA. 🥵
And truthfully... I've never been much of a summer person.
Beyond the high heats, I've never found myself deeply inspired by summer—or motivated to spend more than a couple h...
Jul 16, 2025
Why I spent 11 minutes organizing toothpicks
Last month, I had dinner with Jon "Jags" Nee—the cinematic genius behind the making-of videos for Raven's Hollow, as well as the host of this interview from last month:
Jon had just flown back from a month-long trip in Croatia, bringing with him incredible olive oil, a homemade f...
Jul 08, 2025
Do you see yourself as a composer?
Hey again—welcome back to the newsletter. 🙂
Since pushing deeper into my personal art and working more closely with composers via mentorship, lots of interesting things have happened both externally and internally.
And today, I'd like to address one of the most common internal pain points I've ex...
Jul 01, 2025
The most 25 minutes of my musical life
When I began creating The Call of Raven’s Hollow, my goal wasn’t just to write music that sounded cinematic or expressive—it was to create something that felt alive.
And if there’s one thing I’ve learned over the course of my career, it’s that nothing breathes life into a piece of music quite lik...
Jun 20, 2025
A personal invite into the world of Raven's Hollow
Hey again 🙂
First off, huge thank-you to the outpouring of support I received from you all regarding my retiring from music tutorials.
I honestly didn't expect all of the thank-you's and deep resonance with my message, but it only confirms that I'm entering a similar season as you all when it com...
Jun 18, 2025
It's 11:14pm and I'm scared to hit "publish"
Hey again—and Happy Friday. 🙂
It's 11:14PM as I'm writing this one, and it's honestly one of the scariest "publish" buttons I've hit.
But in the spirit of practicing what I preach, it's got to be done.
I've never been fully clear online about some of the changes I've made in my business over the ...
Jun 14, 2025
Own your creativity—or it will own you.
It's officially been three weeks since my new album dropped.
Since then, The Call of Raven's Hollow has been streamed 35K+ times on Spotify alone—and the personal messages I've been getting have been so humbling.
But...
If I'm being honest, it's been a pretty difficult time for me artistically n...
Jun 07, 2025
Why You Can't Stop Tweaking Your Music
How often have you caught yourself tweaking the same piece over and over again –even though, deep down, you know it was done five versions ago?
We’ve all been there.
We tell ourselves the orchestration isn't “full” enough.Or that it's not “professional” sounding yet.That maybe, with just a little...
May 27, 2025
What if you make some art just for yourself?
Last week during a coaching call, one of my composers said this:
“I’ve been making the music I think people want… but I’ve started to forget what I actually love.”
That’s a tough pill to swallow – but it's so common among artists these days.
We're losing track of what excites us.We obsess over ...
May 20, 2025
I'm ready to share my story.
In August last year, I began writing what would become my first album in 5 years.
Months prior, I made the difficult decision to walk away from 90% of the client work I was doing at the time due to feeling burnt out creatively, and unsure what I wanted the next chapter of my artistry to look like...
May 13, 2025
It's Time To Be The Hero Of Your Story
Quick announcement 👇
Before we jump into today's newsletter, I've got some exciting news:
I've just launched a brand-new community for music-makers called Composing in Realtime.
This is the place for you if you're a composer eager to deepen your craft, start sharing your work more openly, and co...
May 06, 2025