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<b>~I am but a lyricist who just so happens to sing, play piano/guitar, compose, produce, mix and dance. Nevertheless, I am but a lyricist, living in order to learn...~

The absolute most important thing to remember when listening to my music is that I have never taken a class or lesson for any of the instruments or the technical programs I use. What this translates into is that I have created it (composition, beats, mixing/arrangement, lyrics and vocals) entirely by myself in the confines of my own home, and I used equipment that is not in the least bit professional and mediocre at best. . With this knowledge, I believe that the listener can fully appreciate the ingenuity of this project.

Biography
Everyone on this Earth is born with an unbelievable talent to do something special unto only them. A passion that consumes every fabric of their essence until it is finally acknowledged, and mine was not songwriting; it was singing. However, the inevitability from the decision to be active in rebellion had a slight effect of such a blessing. The ability of song writing came only because when my decisions were held prisoner to a cycle of peer pressure, I was forced to experience life in a way that was foreign to me. Describing the life changing situations, sometimes colorful, but most times just plain dangerous, wrong and immaturely foolish became the only outlet I could use to understand them. When I finally freed myself from the illusionary cage I admittedly imprisoned myself within, I was left with a handwritten, tear soaked trail of experiences on random pieces of paper. After carefully sowing together the memories, the songs, and the lifelong passion, I am left with a quilt and the word destiny embroidered upon it.


Style
Over the past decade, the style of "pop" has become a social stigma that seams to automatically brand an artist to the classification of a bubble gum chewing, studio singing, over priced dancer. What is popular to the masses is out shadowed by the super elite voices of the few, who refer to such music as artless advertising. I respectfully can understand their point of view, considering all of the scandals and hype which has surrounded a lot of artists in the past, although I must slightly disagree. There are many so called "pop artists" who continue to amaze the general public with not only stunning vocal tracks and ear-sticking beats, but also their ability to accomplish the greatest goal of any musician, which is an unforgettable performance. If my musical production, mixing and composition skills were as accurate as my vision, which frankly they are not, then my style could be described as a mix of pop/urban piano jazz 1, pop/drum&bass seductive chill out 2, angry girl pop/indie rock 3, and raw club style pop 4, for my role models are those who have recreated the pop industry as I know it. The only missing factor is the unforgettable performance 5&6, which I am still vigorously trying to perfect. 1- Alicia Keys 2-Portishead 3-Ani DiFranco 4-Cristina Aguilera 5-Madonna 6-Britney Spears

Concept
Everyone has written a love song. Everyone. Before writing this album I fully understood this statement, and because of it, I set out to create something completely original that hasn't been done before. More than anything else I am a lyricist, so for my first album I wanted to create a concept piece where each song melted into the next, not only musically like a lot of artists are doing these days, but also lyrically. The style of Stages of Compassion is completely unique not only because of it's lyrical content, but also it's musical flow. Stages of Compassion relays an universal lyrical story of how the emotion of love grows, adapts and changes. Therefore, the specific style of the album's music grows, adapts and changes right along with the lyrics. This allows the listener to actually feel the style of the songs change as the album progresses.<b></b></b>