About Me

My parents taught me that something wonderful can result from something traumatic. I didn’t believe it until I was eight years old and almost died from a post-operative hemorrhage after a tonsillectomy. Ironically, that surgery allowed me to discover my voice, and I have been in love with 

singing ever since.

In third grade, my parents noticed that I was having difficulty breathing while sleeping. Subsequently, I had to have my tonsils and adenoids removed. Normally, a tonsillectomy is a routine procedure with rare complications, but unfortunately, I was one of the exceptions. After a few days at home, I started hemorrhaging and was rushed back to the hospital. After two blood transfusions, I finally began to recover.

When the swelling in my throat subsided, I suddenly had an overwhelming urge to sing! I went to YouTube and Googled “karaoke.” The first track that came up was the Star-Spangled Banner. Somehow, my ear guided my voice to the right notes. My parents came in and asked who I was listening to, unable to believe it was me singing! Soon, we realized that the surgery had allowed the power and richness of my true voice to ring clear.

During middle school, my teacher asked me to sing the notes he was playing on the piano, and I answered them all correctly. He told me I had perfect pitch. At the time, I didn’t even know what that meant, let alone how rare it is. Since then, I have dedicated myself to growing as a singer, arranger, and producer, while also honoring the legacy of my grandfather, Richard M. Sherman. Now, in my final year at Berklee College of Music in Boston, I am preparing to start my career as a professional musician, wherever life will take me.