DEEP INSIDE THE MUSIC

GROWING UP, I WAS SURROUNDED BY THE RICH SOUNDS OF MY PARENTS' VINYL COLLECTIONS—FUNK, JAZZ, AND SOUL RECORDS THAT SHAPED MY EARLY SENSE OF MUSIC. FROM THE INFECTIOUS GROOVES OF JAMES BROWN TO THE TIMELESS MELODIES OF MICHAEL JACKSON, THESE RECORDS TAUGHT ME HOW MUSIC COULD MOVE BOTH THE BODY AND THE SOUL. AS I GOT OLDER, I BECAME CAPTIVATED BY THE VIBRANT RHYTHMS OF '90S HIP-HOP, WHERE I LEARNED TO APPRECIATE THE ART OF SAMPLING AND LAYERING MELODIES. THAT INFLUENCE LED ME TO DISCOVER HOUSE MUSIC, WITH ITS DEEP BASSLINES AND INFECTIOUS BEATS, AND FROM THERE, MY JOURNEY ONLY EXPANDED.