Brayd
@brayd
Self-taught musician, filmmaker, and painter. Sometimes author and educator. I grew up in a small college town in central PA, painting and listening to my father's jazz vinyl collection, singing and writing songs. My parents were involved in organic farming and alternative energy such as solar and geothermal. I took school very seriously, but wanted to be an artist of some sort from my earliest memories.
I made a name for myself in film school, but began to sense that some other path was calling. After a few years of volunteer work and odd jobs, I realized that I had let my music interests slip away. At a certain point I realized that my lack of "formal training" was an excuse not to try, so I started playing piano.. allowing the piano and the structure of the instrument to be my teacher and guide.
Many years later I started going to open mics and visiting the local music school, where jazz was brought back into my life in a serious way. Soon after I got a job in Pittsburgh, playing piano downtown three nights a week. The move to Pittsburgh was so important, as there was a real jazz scene there, and a community around it.
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Debut Album drops 2019!