I can’t remember a time when music didn’t play an integral role in my life. I grew up in Chicago surrounded by different genres of music, including my father’s Chess Records 45 collection. As a teenager, I frequented the punk rock clubs around the city and did what I could to promote my favorite bands and venues. As an adult, I was a bartender at a live music venue where I got to see different bands play six nights a week while slinging drinks. I moved to Maine in 2018 where I enjoy listening to music, painting, gardening, hanging out with my husband, gatherings with friends, and begging my favorite neighbor not to feed my dogs too many treats.