"Birds of a feather flock together," has been an English proverb for centuries and still holds true today especially in the music industry. You are all funneled by a door that only lets a few people in at a time. While waiting outside this door, you talk to people. That is how I met Matt Ibbs. I listened his song, "I'm Not Cross, I'm Cross Dressing" on Spotify. I immediately became a huge fan and wanted to learn all I could about him. He has since become my brother from

Imagine getting a phone call and having someone ask you, "Could I use your bathroom?" That is exactly what Heather Brierton encountered from me. You can imagine her confusion when someone leads off with that question, but she was kind enough to listen to me. Now, she and her husband Tim, owners of Brierton Builders, LLC have made my album cover dreams a reality. As soon as I finished recording Confessions from a Bathroom in Nashville, I had a vision of videos and photograp

An independent musician has to do much more than just write and perform music. They have to learn about marketing, distribution, business, public relations, web development, writing, networking, music law, production, visual arts, and much more. On top of all this, you must determine how to pay for everything, how to maintain your day job, how to handle rejection and criticism, and how to maintain a work/life balance. One month after I decided to embark on this journey, I

Deciding to become a musician is almost like making the choice to start high school all over again. Most people ignore you because they are too involved in themselves and worried what everyone else thinks to even acknowledge your existence. Instead of adolescent ego-centrism, I call it musician ego-centrism. Sometimes you get attention, but it is by the few jerks that enjoy cutting you down. In addition, due to a lack of sales and plays, if you get any, you feel like a lo