Improvisation is defined as “the ability to create and perform spontaneously without preparation; to produce from whatever is available”....

In the hustle and hurriedness of living, it is easy to forget how short and fragile life is and that you are one of billions of lives—7.7...

Acknowledgement. Resolution. Pursuance. Psalm. These are the four musical suites of the classic recording “A Love Supreme” written by...

Hip-hop artist and recent Pulitzer Prize honoree, Kendrick Lamar posted a series of vintage, on-the-road video vignettes on Instagram...

Courage is a trait that is mostly associated with the confrontation of fear, injustice and immediate physical danger. But there is a...

2018 has presented a whirlwind of distraction universally—no matter what country, city or state you live in. I can’t imagine a single...

Plan B. There is a comfort in knowing you have an option to fall back on—just in case you change your mind. Having a Plan B sounds good...

The importance of mindset has become a key talking point within startup and pop culture—the power of which is rarely ever fully explored...

A couple of weeks ago, while visiting family in New Orleans, I had an opportunity to visit The Presbytère, a former monastery residence,...

Expectations are formed early on in life. Over time, environment, culture and experiences groom your thought-life, training you to expect...

Environment is generally defined as the elements and surrounding space in which one lives. Your principle power as an artist lies in the...

Rejection is never easy to receive. In the case of realizing your career goals, it is rare to ever learn the exact reason why you were...

I am a big fan of the show Seinfeld (and generally anything written or produced by Larry David). The melodic delivery of the dialogue,...

Most artists self-identify by what they do well. For most of my life—if not my entire life, my identity was cemented in my talent as a...

I have so many thoughts about the Whitney Houston documentary and so much anger about the circumstances of her life. The film revealed...

‘The gift and the curse.’ This phrase came to mind this week, while setting up arrangements to record a new set of IG spots for July,...

Earlier this week, Questlove of The Roots posted a clip of the U2 eXPERIENCE & iNNOCENCE tour in his IG story. The production design was...

About seven years ago, I found myself falling further into a depression that originated from a growing anger and frustration with a...

I was house-sitting in Burbank for a friend back in 2006 and was charged with watering the front and back lawns and the backyard floral...

I was thinking this morning about what to blog about and the topic of depression came to mind. It is something I've struggled with and...