I originally wrote and shared this review of Prince‘s ‘HITNRUN: Phase Two’ on my Tumblr page when the album dropped in December 2015. You can still read the piece here, but I decided it deserved a spot on my official website to celebrate the 10th anniversary of what would be his final studio album. Enjoy! […]
Happy #NewMusicMonday! “Brand New Thing (Epic Soul Mix)” produced by Eric Parker and Eric Parker II is now available on all platforms! Find it here on your favorite streaming service. Add “Brand New Thing (Epic Soul Mix)” to your playlists, share it with friends, send it to your work bestie, blast it while you’re waiting […]
When I released my single “Brand New Thing” back in December 2024, it marked a milestone of sorts: Fifteen years after writing the song on the heels of my sister’s death in 2009, it was finally out in the world as a deeply personal account of the grief, trauma, and devastation of that life-changing event […]
A few weeks ago when my brilliant and immensely talented cousin Maritri invited me to join her and guest Kori Withers for Singer-Songwriter Night at The Stowaway in DTLA, I immediately said yes! She asked if I wanted to do a cover or an original and of course it was the perfect opportunity to sing “Brand […]
Spring kicked off in high gear with PopCon ’24 Legacy! Legacy! at USC in early March, and it was a TIME! Two full days packed with the best in music scholarship fed my soul. There were so many highlights, including the opening night keynote with Dr. Funkenstein, George Clinton, in conversation with the brilliant music […]
I debuted my new single, “Love Letters,” exclusively on Bandcamp in early February. Why, you may ask? Well, as an independent artist, Bandcamp allows me to connect directly with the people who actively support my music; when they purchase a song or an album, I’m able to see who they are and, most importantly, thank […]
Sometime towards the end of 2023, I decided to take a leap and submit a proposal to for Pop Con 2024. Over the past couple years I’ve had the opportunity to nerd out in public with presentations about Prince‘s music, but I hadn’t yet ventured into the waters beyond talking about my favorite artist. I’m […]
I know. It’s been nearly 2 years since I’ve made any updates to my site. I’m trying to do better! Since the last time I posted here, so much has happened! As you may recall, in February 2022 I released my single “Alright,” and the EP it calls home, ‘LOVER,’ arrived in July of that […]
The Family’s self-titled Paisley Park album debuted in August 1985, and was the first and only collection from the group on the label. Thanks to the Purple Avengers, a motley group of Prince music enthusiasts and historians assembled by Deejay UMB on Twitter, who, along with Edgar Cruize, created the #PrinceTwitterThread series, we’re showing this […]
I had the extraordinary pleasure of interviewing singer/songwriter Jill Jones in 2016 as part of my Artist to Artist column for the now-defunct SoulTrain.com–just a couple months before Prince passed, as she prepared to release her album ‘I Am.’ This week, I’m joining a crew of fellow Prince music heads, aka the Purple Avengers, for […]
