Like many of us, my life was turned upside down during covid. I’d been building my career around live shows for 5 years in NYC and was finally getting to a place where agents were reaching out about gigs I'd dreamed of. I remember getting an email in Feb of 2020 to play Music Hall of Williamsburg in April. Of course, that never happened.
Locked in my apartment and falling in love with someone on FaceTime, I began to write prolifically. I was making almost a song per day. Some of those songs ended up on my forthcoming album. Some of them I’ve been holding onto, waiting for the exact right moment to share.
“Free to Love” was made in a time of intense love, isolation, fear, and euphoria. I p...