Music fills my life with purpose, grounding me, inspiring me, and shaping who I am. Through every note, it sharpens my focus, fuels creativity, and builds resilience. Whether you're a fan of my work for HYS, or one of my side projects (The Waitiki 7, Red Nova, or other music), you know how much music factors into my life.

Now this just isn't true for me, but it also is true for the hundreds of youth that HYS serves each year.

Music restores balance, lifts their spirits, and guides them in their individual development of their personal potential. Their journeys in music differ from each other, and from mine, and that's something that I find totally beautiful.