As for the New Year, looks like the fun won’t quite stop as we’re planning to move at the end of January. We’ll still be in San Diego, but feel it’s time for a bigger place. I’ll miss our cozy apartment by the beach, but I won’t mind getting away from some of the congestion. Because of this, I’m not planning too far in the future beyond the move. Not the case when it comes to music though! In fact, be sure to look for some new releases at the beginning of 2011. “Seasons” is getting printed as we speak, but from this point I am looking to release singles for a while. I have a whole bunch of new music to sell and thought this was the right way to go for now. It won’t limit the style I choose to work on, or projects I decide to make priorities. I am very excited about the new website launch, which should certainly set the tone for the next single, “A New Chapter”…it truly will be! In the meantime, be sure to visit the MUSIC section of the website and download FREE MP3s of “Silent Night” and “Winter”. I hope you all have a truly memorable CHRISTMAS!

I spent the better part of the day working on a web project. It’s been such a tedious job working out all the coding and it’s taken me the better part of a week to get near completion. Well, tonight I installed an update and forgot to backup my files and nearly lost everything! You can imagine how I wanted to cry, but I stayed calm and began to think. I remembered backing up a majority of the files earlier in the day and so after some slight adjustments I was back up and running 100% to where I was before! I certainly felt like an angel was watching over me!

Speaking of angels, I’ve been feeling a little sentimental about my time on worship team at the church I attended before moving here. I guess I haven’t allowed myself to think about it too much because I know I’m not going to be able to get into music ministry again for a little while. I can’t begin to express how the experience helped me to grow musically and personally. It’s also a big part of the reason I am able to feel more open than ever before. It’s definitely a time in my life that I will always appreciate!

For now I thought I would share a bit of what I’ve been up to the past few months. Some of you may not be aware that I moved to San Diego last September. For a year leading up to the move I was really wrapped up in getting my house ready to sell. This was extremely time consuming because it took major purging on my part. Not just with physical belongings, but priorities as well. It was a time of narrowing everything down to the basics and through that experience I got to discover what was most important to me. Of course this cut into my music making time, but I think in the long run it will make more time for me to do what I love most.

This move has been one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. I have a real sense of peace and enjoy the laid back atmosphere here. I feel a new sense of inspiration, which was exactly what I needed. The biggest lessons I’ve learned is to fight for your dreams. If you sit around and wait for them to just happen, you will be disappointed the majority of the time. It takes a strong will to leave your comfort zone and venture into the unknown. That is when everything will come against you the hardest, but nothing is more rewarding than being able to push past it and get to your destiny. It also helps you to appreciate it all the more. It may seem cliche, but for anyone who has ever experienced it, it’s absolute truth.

My goal for 2009 is to be more open with my listeners. To allow a window into who I really am and what goes on inside this obscure brain. A great deal of my desire to do so stems from the fact that my ultimate goal is to touch people through my work. I feel I can achieve that more greatly if you are able to relate to me on a more personal level.

I am especially excited about my upcoming releases. I am in the process of finishing up the vocals for my EP/Mini Album, “Seasons”. I’ve struggled with the feeling that this should have been done months ago, but as I see things come together, I am reminded that there is perfect timing for everything. I believe the time is right for this year. This project has meant a great deal to me and I knew I would have to take steps to ensure it was done properly. How could 6 tracks be so emotionally draining? I guess when you have such a specific vision you want to see it come together just the way you envision it. Even if no one else in the whole world appreciated it, I would know I was true to myself.

My next full length album, “Luminous”, will be released not long after. They are quite different from each other in that “Seasons” will feature only organic instruments and “Luminous” is heavily electronic. It will be a bit of a departure from “Reflections”, but should still appeal to the same audience. I will certainly delve more into the thoughts behind those releases in time.