ORIGIN STORY

Welcome to SEASONS

“He said to them, ‘It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”’

— Acts 1:7–8

Do you live near DC/MD/VA?

Before SEASONS drops on April 17, I’m doing a one‑night, 50‑seat studio listening night on April 10 in Kensington.

If you want to be in the room for the first full listen and unpack the stories behind the songs, RSVP here while seats last.

SEASONS is my first real body of work as a musician, recording artist, and producer – the project where I stopped treating music like a side quest and finally put my full weight behind the vision God gave me in 2016.

I walked away from a comfortable, seasoned government career to step into that calling, with all the doubt, uncertainty, anxiety, and hope that came with it. When I left my federal role in obedience, I immediately pivoted to honing my skills as a music producer to build a business that would keep the lights on. I suddenly found myself tacking on artist management to support a friend, realized I preferred artist consulting instead (but lacked credibility), then pivoted back to full-stack music production. Most of the tracks on this project came out of that summer/fall season of 2025 – a stretch filled with change, inspiration, worry, and self‑doubt.

But the more I tried to make freelance production work, the louder a nudge I’d felt for over a year became – a still, small voice saying, “Don’t be scared to be the artist.” This time, I listened. I realized that the music I was producing, I was really producing for myself. My greatest moments of fulfillment were writing my own songs.

So in October 2025, I decided to allow myself to be the artist. The goal: release a small EP of three songs. Put it out in December. But three became five. I needed more time to make it truly excellent – to make the production my best work, to put my back into the mix for the first single, “Hand On Me,” to get the project mixed and mastered by Biz Morris and Lecrae’s team, and to start sketching out my creative vision.

Then came November. I had just finished writing my 12‑month goals for the next year as an artist and CEO of my own business, even though I had no concrete idea how I would turn this into a sustainable business that could fund the bigger vision, let alone sustain my family. My cash runway had an expiration date.

The moment I hit enter on that one‑year roadmap, two things happened. First, I got a text from a friend: “Yo, super random…but if my dad offered you a position as a COO with his company (to start around January), would you consider it?” My mind froze. (Lord, is this a test?)

Immediately after reading that text, my phone rang. It was an old friend and brother from my four‑man spiritual formation group back at Dallas Theological Seminary. He was listening to my music on the way to pick up his daughter and just wanted to check on me. We talked for a bit, and I asked about his wife – I found out she was working through her own growing pains as a Director of Operations at a company in the same industry. (Lord, IS THIS A TEST???)

I prayed. I fasted. I met with my friend’s dad, the CEO, and his partners. I kicked the idea around with my wife and two of my pastors at Union Church. I spoke with a few trusted friends. Dots started to connect. Strategy started to form. I began to see how my post‑gov anxiety, my pivots, my artistry, this opportunity, my relationships, and my long‑term vision were all converging.

I realized God made me for the chess game – I was born for it – but I’d been playing chess on the wrong board. I was trying to master and manipulate the outcomes of my life instead of seeking Him and paying attention to what He was doing. My eyes started to open, and the same still, small voice nudged me toward this new opportunity – while I retained my conviction of a simultaneous condition: that I would NOT turn my art back into a side hobby.

So here I am – COO by day, artist‑producer by night – paving the way for my best work and a debut project that I believe is worth its weight. SEASONS is my first real body of work as an artist, the starting line for everything I’ll build from here.

If this story resonates with your own leap of faith, you’ll probably love these songs. Track 1 and the second single, “Calling,” is where that fight begins. If you want to sit with the whole project early, I put together a SEASONS Patron Bundle with the full EP, instrumentals, lyric booklet, and patron‑only art, plus your name on the SEASONS Patron Wall as one of the first to believe.

You can hear “Calling,” become a SEASONS Patron, or, if you’re not already on the SEASONS EP Launch Pass, jump on the list so you don’t miss what’s next.