BLACK CAT

This next phase is about experimenting and growth.

I never intended to leave Pittsburgh. That was never the goal. Leaving Pittsburgh wasn't on the agenda—especially for Florida. If you know me, you know how much I hate Orlando Airport.

But life has a way of shifting your plans.

A year or two ago, things started trending toward the impossible. At a certain point, my life was falling apart while my music career was finding success. It was a strange place to be. At the same time, my daughter moved to Florida with her mother and family, and I found myself carrying this overwhelming feeling of homesickness.

I'll be completely transparent—I still haven't shaken it.

Being away from friends, family, old relationships, producers, and everything that once felt familiar has been one of the hardest adjustments I've ever had to make.

With every trial and tribulation, though, I've learned something.

If you stay down, if you endure, somehow you'll find triumph.

One thing this season has taught me is how to listen—and what to listen for. As you carve your own path through this industry, you begin to notice other people's fears, their perspectives, how they see the world, and sometimes how they see you through the lens of what they can control.

I've learned to be content with the fact that my journey isn't supposed to look like anyone else's.

Being alone in a new city and rebuilding from square one is one of the scariest feelings I've ever experienced.

I decided to go back to school and finish my degree because I needed a way to reshape my mental space. Giving myself permission to be bad at something again, to learn, to grow, and to exist in a completely new environment has given me more perspective than I could've imagined.

Somewhere in the middle of all of it...

Something clicked.

I can't tell my entire story just yet, but what I discovered made me realize this was always the path I was supposed to take.

The moment I graduated and earned my degree, I started meeting people who helped restore my faith—not just in music, but in creating again.

For the first time, I'm building toward having full studio access to create exactly the way I've always imagined.

Along the way, I picked up a few more skills too: audio engineering, website development, design, building video games, and constantly testing and experimenting with new ideas.

That's why this chapter is called Still Figuring It Out.

I'm on a journey into the unknown.

I'm not the same man I was a few years ago, and I'm focused on becoming the man I know I'm capable of being.

This first single isn't about continuing what I've already done. It's about giving myself permission to try new things and release the music I've always wanted to make.

Whether it's EDM, rock, or R&B, I'm testing my own boundaries instead of living inside the boxes other people put me in.

This experience isn't a monolith.

Growth requires curiosity.

Sometimes we have to try something completely different, experience something unfamiliar, and think outside the box if we're going to accomplish the things we're chasing—no matter how difficult the journey becomes.

ABOUT THE SONG

Black Cat came together through a friendship with Noszey. He's genuinely a great guy, and when he first played me this track, I immediately connected with it.

Ironically, the song took months to finish because of timing, careers, life, and everything that comes with being an independent artist.

Nothing about this journey has been easy.

By the time we finally completed it, we'd both been laid off and were in the middle of starting completely new chapters in our lives.

It somehow felt fitting.

With every release moving forward, my goal is to make the experience feel special.

I don't just want to release music anymore—I want to give people something to discover.

Whether that's custom downloads, games, artwork, behind-the-scenes content, or pieces of the creative process, I want every project to feel immersive and personal.

As for the song itself...

It's bass-heavy.

It's melodic.

It's catchy.

And it's meant to make you move.

This journey starts now.

The goal isn't simply to release another album or another EP.

The goal is to build living archives of my life, my perspective, and my growth in real time.

I hope you enjoy what we're creating.

And I hope you'll come along for the journey.

We'll figure it out together.