I was destined to become a composer and songwriter. I grew up surrounded by music. My mom was an opera singer, choir director and voice teacher. I learned operatic arias by hearing them in my room while my mom sang in the room below. At the age of 4 I insisted on taking voice and piano lessons from my mother's teacher. As soon as I could read, I was devouring books about famous composers. I...

I was destined to become a composer and songwriter. I grew up surrounded by music. My mom was an opera singer, choir director and voice teacher. I learned operatic arias by hearing them in my room while my mom sang in the room below. At the age of 4 I insisted on taking voice and piano lessons from my mother's teacher. As soon as I could read, I was devouring books about famous composers. I absolutely loved Looney Tunes cartoons. I would crank up the tv and listen intently to Carl Stalling's twisted music. I had a hard time connecting what he was doing with what I had heard in the orchestra. That use of music as sound design would figure later in my music productions.

I love science and science fiction. If I had not become a musician, I would have become some kind of research scientist. My interest in science and technology manifested itself in my interest in recording, computers and programming music. In my project studio, I have my own musical laboratory where I perform sound experiments that eventually