ABOUT ME

My massive love of reading and books began at an early age. My mother said I insisted she read the same few books to me over and over, which probably helped me memorize the words until I could basically read by age 4. I was utterly fascinated by how other people lived, and how they talked and responded to other characters. I enjoyed the flow of the plot and the feeling of being immersed in another world. This naturally led to acting in school and local theatre. I spend many nights downtown in Springfield, Missouri, rehearsing, working the house, or performing with The Stained Glass Theatre. As a result, I was elbow-to-elbow with some very talented actors and learned a great deal about how to effectively share with an audience. My studio training began after I transferred to Belmont University in my 20s when I started singing choral sessions for Brentwood-Benson, Word, and various music publishing companies. We would listen down to a song in the headphones and sing along with the orchestration while sight-reading it at the same time. Then the recording light would come on and our small group would tackle 2-3 pages at a time - singing at performance level immediately. Years later, my brother, who is also my excellent studio engineer and co-producer, suggested I record books. I always was curious about how to do that and was pleasantly surprised to find that with technological advances and social media, there were now many opportunities to read and record books. I stepped back into the studio to find that it suited me to share my love of stories in front of a microphone.