Yo It’s Cole! 26 years ago I sat at a piano for the first time and learned how to play “Mary Had A Little Lamb.” Something creative in me clicked and within a year or two (give or take) I was creating my own simple originals. I grew up as an only child with busy, hardworking parents so I had a lot of free time to sit at that upright and play horribly for hours on end. I remember how freeing it was to be able to turn mistakes into art. Even though the man, the myth, the legend Bob Ross worked in a different medium, I took the “happy accidents” mindset he taught me on PBS and worked it into how I conceptualized music. It probably drove my piano teacher nuts cause I wouldn’t focus on the traditional assignments but she still nurtured my creativity. So she gets a gold star. 

Fast forward 7 or 8 years and I started hitting a bit of a lull with just sitting at a piano alone (and the drums for that matter.) I needed another outlet.. a way to record my ideas before I went batshit insane from all the melodies I locked away in my brain for years. I started to expand upon my music tastes and also try my hand at producing/arranging my own music. After a few years of doing that (also alone) I felt this urge to reach out to likeminded musicians and try making music with other people. At first sharing that special space with another person(s) was a little scary but that’s where the real, literal music magic happens. Run that VHS even more forward to today and I’m here sharing that special space with V and I’ll never be the same again. A lot of the work that V and I do together is challenging both creatively and in scope but it's incredibly rewarding to see our ideas come to fruition. Especially after all the hours in void writing lyrics, recording vocals, and mixing. So if you’re an aspiring musician or producer, keep pushing to find that person(s) that'll mesh with your creativity and drive you to be the best version of yourself. Don't be afraid of the challenges or being vulnerable.