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 […]

2025 is a very special year. First of all, I turned 50 on March 29! So, there’s that. But also, it’s a year that some pretty important music turns 40. Specifically, Prince‘s Around the World in a Day, Sheila E.’s Romance 1600, and The Family‘s self-titled debut all hit the big 4-0 this year. In […]

Back in March, I had the absolute pleasure of attending and presenting at the Pop Con ’25 conference hosted at USC’s Thornton School of Music. This year’s conference theme, “Baby, It’s a Look: Pop Music, Fashion, and Style at the Edge,” invited an array of topics, conversations, and scholarly explorations. For the panel I was […]

What a year 2024 has been! I kicked things off in February with the release of my single “Love Letters,” and I’m closing out the year with a new song that’s very near and dear to my heart. And…honestly…it’s only new to you; I actually wrote it in early 2010. On December 20, 2009, my […]

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 […]