I grew up with a lot of brothers and male cousins, so I had to worm my way in to get heard. But that's sort of what excites me.

Composing gives me a chance to work in multiple dimensions and helps me pare down my melodies into what is essential. Learning new skills has always energized me and scoring has opened up a world of sonic possibilities.

I prefer to be reclusive and private about my creation and then, once I'm finished, present it to people.

I remember even getting kicked out of a bar once because I was too loud and obnoxious.

After my first record came out, I read everything. I was so amazed that I was in the press.

That's exactly what's exciting for me - the idea of infiltrating the male structure and affecting change from within.

I always give the encore over to chaos, so people can yell out requests and I can hack my way through a song that I don't really know anymore.