Gretl in "The Sound of Music" at a dinner theatre in Denver. (Fun fact, Annaleigh Ashford was 18 at the time and played Leisl!)
I tried my hand at writing my first song after Sara Barielles dropped her album "Little Voice" in 2007. I was 14, I was obsessed, and I desperately wanted to write a song like "Gravity"
I hope my work is honest and vulnerable; Simple enough to allow the story to be communicated effectively, while interesting enough to hold your attention.
For me, it's my own form of journaling and processing emotion- I often feel the most free once I've released an unsettled feeling or situation through a song.