Thank You’s:

(Y’all know I’m a major sap so here we go.)

I wrote my thank you’s in the middle of June because this project has become so massive and very personal, so I wanted to make sure that I got everyone from the start. First off, thank you to Michael Johnson for seeing the potential in me from day one, it means so much to me, and everything else you have done in the last few years. Thank you to Paul Schuette for listening to my crazy ramblings about different projects and pulling me into something realistic. Thank you to Neal, Amanda, Michelle, Micah, Marc and everyone in the School of Music and College of Performing Arts. Thank you to Ashley, Sam, Isabella, Shaina, Mackenzie, Evan and Sam B, Dean, Lee, Shannon, and all my friends for constantly listening to me ramble on and on forever and for believing that I could do something more, and for your undying love and support. Thank you to Debi Leonard, for taking me in at UArts and becoming like family to me, for letting me reach out and come to you no matter what, and for always responding with kindness and love. Thank you to everyone in my SFS family for taking care of me the last three and a half years. Thank you to Sara, Josh, Erik, Amy and all the wonderful people in the Office of Student Life for letting me be part of your family as well. Thank you to all my collaborators for participating and letting your art be part of this project. Ten million major thank yous to John Paul Beattie for taking me under your wing and hearing every detail, aspect, problem, fear, and excitement that I’ve had for binaural and for this project, and for guiding me in the right direction–it means the absolute world to me. Thank you to my enormous family and all your well wishes, love and support. Thank you to my siblings, JJ and Jul, for being by my side. And finally and most importantly, thank you to my parents, Jay and Kathy, for all the sacrifices you have made for me and our family, for your unconditional love and support in all that I do, for being there for me through every step of the way. I will never be able to show you how much I love you both and how much you mean to me, and how much you inspire me every single day.