Coming out
We approached Disney, Nickelodeon, MTV, and more and all of them seemed to love us. “Innocence with an edge” is what we used to say to describe us, but behind the curtain, I had a huge secret…
Our first show ever!
Backstage, our family and close friends gathered in excitement to hear our music. I could hear the crowd bustle and I started getting butterflies…
Songwriting Sessions
Mark pointed his fingers like magic was shooting out of them, spontaneously yelling over the music what each of us was to play…
What it takes to be a band.
When it started to get colder, Duran came up to Connecticut because Mike wanted to record some demos at his studio in NYC…
How I learned to play to a metronome.
After the band formed, it became hard to concentrate in school. I felt like something bigger was going to happen and paying attention in class turned to day dreaming about playing in front of thousands of people…
How Kicking Daisies started.
As my dad pulled out of the parking lot and headed toward our home, I stared out the window with a feeling that I somehow knew my life was going to change right then and there…
How I got my first break… literally. Part 2
You’re probably wondering how I’m going to pull this off with a broken foot, right?
How I got my first break… literally. Part 1
Have you ever had something really important to do, that it made you so nervous you couldn’t sleep the night before or eat breakfast the next day? Like a job interview, giving a speech, or performing in front of a large audience? This is how I felt the morning of May 3rd, 2018…
How I got started playing the drums.
When I was seven, I became infatuated with the drums. Being fortunate to occasionally attend my dad’s band practices as a child, I grew to love the sound of the drums like the beating of my own heart…