Town and state you grew up in: I grew up in Mar Vista, California, 2 miles from Venice Beach and Santa Monica.

Town and state you live in now: Now I live on the Kohala Coast, Hawaii.

Instruments you currently play: I play piano

First performance: Chef Milani Amateur Contest where I came in second, upstaged by a baton twirler

Last book you read: My new fave book is the Shift by Owen Waters who writes about a new vibration or frequency that resonates with heart energy. I sing many of my songs on “Love It Away” in F# which is the key or tone of the heart (back of the heart).

Favorite movie: "Gone with the Wind"

Song you wish you had written: I wish I had written "I will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton.

Favorite song: I love "Always" by Irving Berlin especially sung by Patsy Cline

Three people (alive or dead) you would want to have dinner with: Dahli Lama, my daughter and Paul McCartney

Three CD’s you can’t live without: “Eraser” by Thom Yorke aka Atoms for Peace, Caeytano Veloso, Stevie Winwood (“Back in the High Life”)

Guilty pleasure: Cacao of the Now is my guilty pleasure (guilt omitted-no sugar)

Your most recent project: Recently I am working w/Grammy winner Charles Brotman on reviving my Beach Party Songs.

Message to the world: Focus on love. Be aware of distractions that disconnect you from verticality. I like to keep my feet on the ground and my being in Infinity.