I'm a big believer in education, period.

I just lived it and did my own thing without looking over my shoulder. I think I'm very lucky, considering when I started everything, and the fact that I have a masters in music, and I've always worked in music, and that's what I wanted to do.

Having a college degree gave me the opportunity to be... well-rounded. Also, the people I met at the university, most of them are still my colleagues now. People I've known for years are all in the industry together.

And my career, the things that have happened have happened because of my music education background.

I have a bachelor's and a master's in jazz.

For me, there's still a lot of room to grow; I'm just happy that I have so much more to give.

If there was any other place I would live, other than Miami, it would be California. It's beautiful. The weather is just gorgeous, I love being here, too.