2026

The further I burrow into my career, the deeper my understanding of the importance of art has become. It’s easy to forget about purpose in an age of instantaneousness - where thought can be forgotten. Our modern fast-paced, hyper-normal lives are not designed for left turns, spontaneity, imagination or rule-breaking, which makes catering for true creative freedom challenging. Making things theoretically simple for ourselves in the day-to-day, we are often under the impression that we are achieving an easy, carefree life, but in doing so hinder our ability to live a fulfilled one, practicing over-consumption and under-expression. We can adhere to boundaries so religiously that we tend to view anything outside of model conformities as atypical, rather than commending lifestyles that embrace divergency and unconventional pathways. Somewhere between societal pressures and archaic standards we forget that we can have our own voice with our own narrative, and that the mould we are so fearful of breaking never actually existed in the first place.

I’m beginning to see the value in slowing down; minimising, embracing imperfections and learning; letting go of negativity and instead having fun with creativity, contextualising my experience into the art I make. Along the way, I’m reminded of my passion for sound and sonic recreation - the art of recording. It has been the building blocks of my handwriting; intuitively balancing between the technical, the artistic and the experimental. The importance of our processes can be easily overlooked in today; that’s not to vilify modern production methods but an observation that they have played a part in ever-evolving changes in music creation, and a gentle reminder that perhaps we need to remember to revel in the enjoyment of our practices a little more.

There is a clear technological threat to art today, but the counter response is that we have the resources to connect and showcase like never before and that is an exciting prospect to me. And, whilst it doesn’t change the hard facts about the challenges artists themselves face, there are conceivably means to explore and exhibit in ways that just didn’t exist before. We can make a choice to be justifiably angry at the industry, at damaging models, AI, or perhaps we can tilt that perspective and outlook; use this a pivot moment. Be the ones who are looking forward with intention. Whilst innovation can get diluted in a culture of rapid tidal shifts in trends, I like to hold on to the ideology of simply being in a room with other people who want to create: uncovering potential through way of collaboration - combining skills, art-forms and mindsets. Human connection is so instinctive that reacting in a specific, inimitable moment holds a particular phenomenon, arguably the most valuable gateway to originality; that through an initial catalyst, whether thats an energy, vulnerability, chance conversation or paradoxical timing, great things seem to emerge from unlikely situations and stepping out of the safe-space.

Things sometimes appear to align in such a way that you find yourself arriving back at the centre of your narrative. The twists, turns and parallels in-between is why I find myself dodging questions of what it is that I do or branding myself based on particular criteria or label. I have been fortunate to have a career in music that has enabled me to transcend contributions across so many projects and allowed me to work with incredible talent. Adopting this fluidity is where I find myself now: exploring sound, harnessing sonic creativity and outputting music through whatever medium fits. Taking on the unknown, navigating the industry, embracing my artist self and, at times, treading water. Whether it’s music or otherwise, the aim seems to remain the same: dare myself and commit fully to the process. I’m learning to utilise my intrigue of the unexplored; challenging the imposter fears in order to create my best work, and I think the best is yet to come.