Two disc physical CD version of "In the Moment" [Full Album Running Time = 1:29:49] Includes free digital download Artwork for all my projects are always done by my lovely wifey, Janeanna Rivera.

This album is my testament to the trials of overcoming adversity and healing both physically and mentally. I am open about my CPTSD from childhood abuse and how I struggle to get through every waking moment.

This selection of improvisational free-writes were done in the moment from November through December 2020 on Patreon. I launched on Patreon in November of 2020 as I was regaining my ability to play piano after a major car accident.

Over Labor Day weekend of 2020, I fulfilled my life-long dream, getting my own grand piano. One week later, while driving my Ford Focus, I stopped at a red light and got rear-ended by a distracted driver in a pickup truck. My car was pushed across the intersection and was totaled. I am lucky to be alive...

I wasn't sure if I would be able to play piano again. By November, I was able to play for a few minutes a day. I made the most of those precious minutes by playing "In the Moment" improvisations. I was releasing a flurry of emotions through the piano during sleepless nights while enduring intense pain as I recovered. Playing piano helped get me through it.

Those months of recovery, wrought with pain, brought back many unprocessed childhood traumas. I was emotionally off the deep end for a while. I am now on the mend, though still not fully recovered and possibly never will. Life's challenges offer growth and evolution. Music is my solace, my escape, my everything. This album is my very soul at its most vulnerable. Making these free-writing improvisations helped me heal and overcome so much...so very much.

Music Heals.