Wild Things!
The leaves are crunchy under your paws, the wind is cool through your horned noggin - and I've made the bass lovin' sounds you've been craving. Grab your bestie, and turn up the bass.
Listen to the full set on SoundCloud here.
WILD THINGS!
The official music video for Wayward is out on YouTube!
I filmed this video in the Mt. Hood National Forest, just outside my home city of Portland. As a lover of bass music rattling my soul, I put extra emphasis on building out the sub in this song. I'm pleased with the outcome. 👹
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Never Give Up.
Hey Wild Things, I put together a little snack set while you sit in the 1-5 construction traffic.
p.s. There might be a sweet treat if you listen all the way to the end. 🐾
Wild Things!! Album 3 has crawled out of my mind and into your ears.
After completing Sisterhood of Darkness and A Villain's Take on Love, I wanted to continue the story with a “Battle of Helms Deep” kind of energy (shout out to my Lord of the Rings fans, you get me.)
In the first song, Viper, I wanted to inspire visions of riding into battle. While in the early stages of this sound, I was collaborating with the etherial Christa Rae, a songwriter and Grief Coach, on a guided meditation. You can listen to it on her YouTube channel here. During this project, she said “if you're going to love, you're going to grieve” and a bomb was dropped on me. Viper captures that moment. The song closes with “smoke and stillness" with the horns.
It's followed by Annoying, a guitar driven sound with structure. It was the song I wrote first for Cherry Flavored Heartbreak. I wanted structure and to be rocked back and forth. This song goes hand in hand with Snarl, a song on Sisterhood of Darkness.
Cruelty was a mixing and mastering BREAKTHROUGH for me. I've been working on the production side of music for a year now, and this just clicked for me. I had written the lyrics for this song while making A Villain's Take on Love. We all have a breaking point, where forgiveness runs dry, and self-respect takes lead.
Ohhh Wild Things, the Interlude that followed was captured in a moment of painful rage. The raw vocal takes on this took me weeks to sort through. For such a short song, it winded me. The guitar captures the tender soreness, and was a huge shift in the creative flow. Never give up, remember to rest, and find places of safe connection.
Wild Bliss. It's BRIGHT and has that zing-zing flavor. Dare I say a sound of trust. The lessons I learned in mixing drum in Cruetly can be heard in the drums in Wild Bliss.
Dance Floor was the last song I wrote for this album. You can see the music video for it here. So much energy was brought forward. I wrote the entire song and filmed within two weeks. I am personally very proud of the drop, and sustaining bass sound.
Time and Space is the crowning jewel of the album for me. SO MUCH EFFORT was put into this song and music video. You can see the video here, the behind the scenes video here. I love this song. It was completed before Cruelty and Wild Bliss. Safe love is a precious thing. I balanced the duality of sexual empowerment and hyper-sexuality through filming. I was forced to face the terror of childhood sexual abuse. I want to know the joys of safe love. Consent is sexy folks!
A huge thank you to Blaze Coutier for collaborating on the album art with me. The terrors of CPTSD rise from the dead, again and again. Coutier captured the warrior that continues to fight, and never give up. You can see more of his art on his instagram @ravenant_creativity. He's currently in the process of making a graphic novel. I've gotten sneak peaks of it. It's as brutal as it is inspiring.
Cherry Flavored Heartbreak is streaming on my website, and is available for purchase here. Every dollar that you give goes to supporting me on my journey as a musician and survivor.
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Wild Things! Happy Full Moon!!
Fun Facts:
I'm still filming through my phone and editing on iMovie. I am DEEPLY ready to upgrade the quality of my workflow. Buying “Cherry Flavored Heartbreak” on June 14th helps me make those changes!
Hey Wild Things!
I crossed paths with Christa Rae at her breath work workshop at the Shambhala Music Festival in 2025. I was honored to collaborate with her on a guided meditation on holding space for grief. I contributed the music and the video, Christa brought her wisdom and words.
About Christa Rae:
Christa Rae is a nature led somatic guide, death-doula, singer/songwriter, grief educator and forever student of our beautiful mother earth. Her journey of cultivating self-worth, prioritizing presence, and honoring pain and adversity as her greatest teachers has led to a powerful facilitation and coaching style which is grounded in deep embodied wisdom, and relational presence.
She believes strongly that our felt sense of belonging and enoughness is our birthright; that healing is not a destination we strive for but a remembering we soften into. Her mission is to help guide others on this journey back to their heart's wisdom and wholeness.
You can connect with Christa and learn more on her website here.
Hey Wild Things!!
Time and Space is finally OUT!!!
Hey Wild Things,
I tell you what, this Aries season has been putting my business skills to the test. I've had to put the monthly subscription on hold, and redirect back to cashflow coming from live shows and album sales. Until I sort out the accounting side of things, I will continue to give you special content for free.
Please consider supporting my art with donations through my tip jar and purchasing my music. These songs are how I pay my rent.
The following are two of the video treats. Enjoy!
Hey wild things,
The Sexual Assault Resource Center 2026 Reclaim Reclama Event was held that The Patricia Reser Center for the Arts on April 8th, 2026. Survivors of sexual and domestic abuse gathered to share their art, stories, and encouragement. I performed a set with songs from her albums "A Villain's Take on Love" and "Sisterhood of Darkness". To donate to SARC, visit www.sarcoregon.org.
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TW: Discussion on SA, "Spooky Sounds"
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