I grew up in Los Angeles, Westwood village, San Gabriel Valley & Orange County in lemon groves, amongst the tract houses, alongside the eucalyptus trees, underneath the palms, on the beach. My dad bought and sold properties, we were the original "flippers" and I ended up going to 9 different high schools. These songs are based on the experiences and stories of my childhood and then moving to Hollywood at the age of 18 after singing in all the little coffee houses and clubs in the greater LA area, running wild on Sunset Blvd. playing the Troubadour, the Ice House and the Ashgrove; so many memories….. "Listened to the CD at lunch and loved it. Very personal and lots of beautiful songs, surprisingly familiar (from SummerSongs)! Cool to hear Amy, Glen and Mark too! Thanks again." Bill Anderson " I am still listening to your record after putting it on about two hours ago. Just loving it. Beautiful work. You are an amazing artist" Sloan Wainwright I've already listened to "Golden State" twice all the way through and I get the feeling I'm going to listen to it non-stop for a while! It's brilliant...I can't get over how lovely in every way...the songwriting, the band, the mix, the harmonies, the hooks, everything! So inspiring" Sharon Goldman