Hear me out—

Whoever compared a career to a ladder clearly never liked rollercoasters. My background is a non-linear ride full of laughs, thrills, and a few sharp turns that brought me here: composing music for film and media through a lens shaped by an unconventional path I love.

Music was my favorite hobby growing up. I started playing piano by ear at four and was classically trained until sixteen. I fell in love with singing harmonies at six and spent time in local choirs. At eleven, music started to move me through dance, especially contemporary and ballet.

And then, like many people who didn’t know music could be a viable career, I earned a degree in Psychology and Nonprofit Management and worked in HR and Operations. (Read: I love understanding how people think, what makes them tick, and how to communicate effectively while keeping projects on track.)

But music has always been my way of translating emotion into something tangible, and I’ve always had film scores on repeat for that reason. They take you on a journey during the film that you can revisit and reintegrate again and again with each listen. It took some time to realize it’s what I wanted to do full-time, but ultimately I love the power and universality of music. It connects you to yourself, to others, to the story you’re watching, and to the world around you. I love that I get to contribute to that magic.

Composing is inner work, a quiet openness to whatever wants to come through. Could I explain the technical side? Sure. But how the melody or harmony appears…that’s the mystery I love most. It’s done by feel, play, instinct. When something “hits me in the gut,” as a mentor once said, that’s when the real collaboration begins. I bring my lens to the story and somewhere in between the music finds its shape. I hope to create lasting moments that help people process, remember, and feel. I compose so I can turn universal feelings into sound.