Author: cory

Most of the things that succeed in life are just because you are too stupid to realize that you have already lost the game and you show up anyways.

The objective of this project is to produce and record a musical theatre that teaches children about classical music. Too often classical music is performed for and attended by adults. This project creates orchestral music written directly for children so that it appeals to them and in turn attracts them to orchestral music to master the ideas and concepts of classical music. My dream [is]… there will be thousands and thousands of children who are listening to classical music.

Whether current events are testing your resolve in a culture you loved, or you support those who are testing just how far we can break or reform our norms, this premise is apropos of what you are experiencing in 2025. We hope you find our work meaningful in this amazing and overwhelming year to be alive.

They express the myriads of thoughts and feelings we’ve had during this unconventional cultural year that, regardless of where you stand… feels like a test of some sort. A test of new ideas. Of old ideas in a modern world. Of stamina. Willpower. Intellect. Empathy. Patriotism.

Music is a way of connecting and listening to each other. This is important more than ever in our current cultural climate. Last month, I played a show in Silicon Valley in San Jose, immediately followed by several shows in Wyoming — all in the same week. The music and message were the same, and audiences were equally kind and happy to see me.

Purpose matters.

Here is what I found really moving and chilling about Sidney’s video interpretation: What she left out. What is NOT in her video gives the film a whole new and deeper meaning.

Producing Riley Max’s ROY G BIV has been both inspiring and irritating, because I also recorded my first album when I was 17, but hers is better.

Find your song.

People who love what they do are awesome. It is my honor to work with these people, not the other way around.