At the age of 25, upon returning from my back packing trip up and down the west coast of North America, I decided I would settle in my home town of Toronto and pursue a career as an artist.

One of my first moves in this direction was to join a rock band that I had watched an old friend, Michael Ursini, build called Uforia.

I remember going to one of their shows at the Hard Rock Cafe. I listened, I danced, and I also imagined myself up on stage with them. At the end of the show I went up to Mike and said, “I can do that!”. To my surprise, he responded, “Oh, really!? That’s great news because our bass player is getting married and we’re going to need to replace him.” A few months later I was a full time member of the band.

I’ve had some incredible moments playing with this group. I absolutely adore being on stage and playing rock n’ roll. It gives me full permission and encouragement to be my loudest self. It’s not uncommon for people to come up to me after a show and say, “Wow! I didn’t know that side of you even existed.” I really come forward with high, excited and fun energy on stage.