“The Blues Can Sneak Up on You” began as a rhythmic experiment: I wanted to shift between a funky, even-eighths feel (in the ‘A’ section) and a buoyant, swing feel (in the ‘B’ section).

I recorded and composed everything in my room and it was my first experience recording my own song.

I wrote this song about the whole mess going on in the United States right now.

No More No Less is one of CHILD’s most recent originals.

This piece is about being able to express yourself.

This music piece is the first one i have completed.

I have no musical skill, all I am is passion.

I crafted and wrote this song over the course of last summer.

I initially started writing this song as a more general sappy yearning love song, it was only during the process of writing the lyrics that I realized I kept thinking of and writing about a friend of mine and her relationship.

“Never Left” is a song that continuously helps me as I go through trials.

In a world that constantly bombards us with the desire for more—more achievement, recognition, distractions—I wrote “As Long As I’m Yours” as a reminder that all we truly need is love.

This was a project that I worked on from my desk at home over the summer before my junior year.

Rainstorm is a piece of music written with one of Rock Band Lands' DIY or DIE bands, Thorn.

"Again" is a song that expresses the rebirth and rejoicing of life, especially after hardship or devastation.

This piece is inspired by the works of Imogen Heap, and is a fast paced, groovy song that is bass and drum heavy.

Sage my Body and Clear my Dark mind is a spoken word song I created on garageband using guitar and vocals to evoke deep emotion from my poetry.

This piece takes inspiration from the sounds of Duke Ellington and other big band masters, but also from Jazz-Pop artists.

I wanted to push myself and try something new with my music, aiming for a more energetic and upbeat sound.

This is a cut version of the full work, which is around 6 and a half minutes.

"Light" is a song I wrote about creativity as a powerful and perspective-changing means of self discovery.