Wow wow wow! I just experienced such a whirlwind of support during the first true weekend of my reintroduction to the Cleveland Music Scene. In September I stripped back down to basics, looked deeply into the foundation of my music career - myself - and recorded a Live & Acoustic album. "Fine" the first track, hit the internet Friday. I was honored to have an exclusive preview featured in the "Hollywood Digest" where I was humbled to be compared to the likes of Janis Joplin.

This project has been brewing since 2012 when I walked in to record my first album completely overwhelmed and feeling wildly underprepared. I’m sure many green songwriters can relate to the jarring moment they hand over their songs and set down their instruments and let someone else take over. Many of us are lyricists before we are musicians, and we understand the cadence and flow of words before we can translate rhythm and melody to our fingers. As a young artist, I allowed