Why are you in love with music?
It’s energy and communication. Love for sound & dance.

Your music dream within the next year?
To grow as an artist & write and record as many kick ass songs as possible for the Album!!!!

What’s something musically that you dream of doing one day?
Touring.

Musical Guilty Pleasure:
Bollywood Movies!

Is there some sort of vocal regiment that you follow?
Vocal Exercises for 30 min to an hour, then I rest for about an hour, then I sing! The rest period is very important. I do this about 2 times a day. I love this book!!! How to Train singers.  (BUY) I've learned so many different exercises to work different parts of the voice, and comes with a cd too. It’s perfect.

What has been one of the highlights in ur musical growth?
One of many highlights would have to be Accompanying myself on guitar. I had always written on it, then had my Guitarist play it. We’d Structure it, then he’d play while I focused on singing and the lyrics. Now that I play guitar it’s just so liberating! Another highlight would have to be discovering the music and style of Janis Joplin. I found my voice when I began singing Janis. It just opened up my vocal register to a whole other level. This gave me a feeling of freedom in my voice like I’d never experienced before. I love pushing everything out of the way, so I have enough room to dance, jump, move around and sing. Closing my eyes and letting it GOOO to some Janis is SO Exhilarating! Haha I totalllllly become DriJis.(dRi+Janis= Dri-Jis). YEA! I loose my MIIIIND!!!!

Best concert:

The Mars Volta.
Their such a musical band and their energy is AMAZING!!!! Watching OMAR RODRIGUEZ-LOPEZ and Cedric Bixler-Zavala run across the stage, rocking out with the lights going is such a visual rock and roll moment. (totally just thought of how AMAZING a KISS or Fischerspooner concert would be LOL) I love the sound of Omar’s Voice.

Britney Spears:
Love the way Britney werks the stage; she owns it! Oh! Annnd We Were front ROW! Her dancers had these verticle bars on each corner of the stage; they did flips on it and had the coolest costumes and make up. They were SOOO GOOD! I looove watching dance, and it was just such a fun concert. Plus it was the one where she sang a song with water pouring down from the ceiling of the stage to the bottom (see pic). Freaking Crazy. Loved it.

Regina Spektor:
I remember the first time I saw Regina LIVE... I cried, laughed, and closed my eyes, mesmerized by the melodies and lyrics coming from stage. I’d never heard her song, but hear OF her, so decided to stop by and check out the show. Best decision EVER!!! Regina’s unique voice, sense of humor and amazing songwriting is a one of a kind combination only she owns. She’s great and I can’t wait to get her new record coming out soon.“She writes songs the way a short story writer writes stories…"Why can't I write a song from the point of view of a man or a criminal or an old woman?" Regina’s provocative vocal style, eccentric melodies, and charismatic sense of humor, combined with her prodigious compositions and lyrical twists, create a musical epiphany.” –Andriana Santiago’s Music Review for Pseudo.com

Dresden Dolls:
Wow. The combination of piano and drums, with Amanda’s voice; The stage Performance, the costumes, the lyrics, everything about this band is just BEYOND! To fully understand you just HAVE to attend a show, or go to the site.

Panic! at the Disco:
It's Art coming alive in this colorful living visual spectacle. It's Breath Taking. I love everything about this band and what they're all about and what they are doing. It's been very inspiring towards the music project I'm working on now.

What Music has inspired you to become the musician you are today?
I grew up listening to Janet Jackson, Cyndi Lauper, Madonna, Michael Jackson and, then along the way picked up Aerosmith, Prince, Gun and Roses and Led Zeplan, Alanis Morisette, some Punk, blues, and my Personal Favorite the 80’s!!!!!!

Here a list of some KICK BUTT 80’s artists that I LOVE: B 52’s, Bangles, Blondie, Pat Benatar, Go Go’s, Lisa Lisa, Cyndi Lauper, Human League, Iggy Pop, Gloria Esteban, Paula Abdul, then later on came the Clash, Billy Idol, The Cure, Soft Cell, Culture club, Depheche Mode, New Order, Elvis Costello, The Police, PRINCE!, The Cars, DEVO and Duran Duran, Talking Heads, TINA TURNER! Def Leopard, Nivana, REMMore into the 90’s (as I dig Into my cd’s and tapes) I was listening to some of these: Live, Semisonic, Bon Jovi, , Blink 182, U2, Celine Dion, Leann Rimes, Toni Braxton, Whitney Houston, Etta James, No Doubt, Pennywise, BigWig, Rage Against the Machine,Changed me life David Bowie, Dresden dolls, Regina Spektor, Fiona Apple, Lauren HILL (love her voice), Led Zeppelin, NINA SOMONE, Nirvana, Janis Joplin. Some of the music in my itunes that I’ve collected and listen to often are also AIR, The Album Leaf, ABBA, ACDC, Aimee Mann, Alicia Keys, Andriana Santiago (hahah!!! Oooh yea!!), Ashley Simpson, Andreas Johnson, Avril Lavigne, Atomic Heart, Anubian Lights, BEACH BOYS, the Britney Spears BEATLES, Backstreet Boys, Beck, Ben Folds, Big City Rock, Billy Joel, Black Eyed Peas, Bebel Gilberto, Beethoven, Belle & Sebastian, Ben E. King, Big Wig, carnaked Ladies, Bush, BiJou Phillips, Bobby Helms, Boys to Men, the Bravery, Bob Dylan, Ben Kweller, Blink 182, Bon Jovi, Brian Wilson, Bright Eyes, Bill Evans, BILL WITHERS, BJORK, Brandy, Black Rebel motorcycle club, Bob Marley, Blur, Boomkat, Bouncing Souls, Brian Eno, Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra, Cake, Can, The Crystal Method, Candle Box, Cary Lane Lascala, Cat Powers, Celia Cruz, Chris Isaak, Creed, Cypress Hill, the Coors, Christopher O’Riley, Courtney LOVE, Coldplay, Coyote Ugly Soundtrack!, Citizen Cope, Patsy Cline, CHRISTNA AGUILERA, The Click Five, Destiney’s Child, Nate Campany, DC Talk, The DISTILLERS, the DARKNESS!, Def Def Leppard, D-12, Dive, DJ Spooky, Damian Rice, Danny Elfman, Dido, David Bowie, DRESDEN DOLLs, DOORs, Death Cab for Cutie, The Donnas, Doves, Dirty Dancing Soundtrack, Enrique Iglesias, Elliot Smith, Eminem Enya, Erasurem Edie Brickell, Elvis Costello, Elvis Presley, Eric Clapton, Estonian Philiharmonic Chamber choir, EverClear, Earth Wind and Fire, Elvis Crespo, Ellit Goldenthal, Faith Hill, Front 242, Funkadelic, FIXER!, The Futureheads, fischerspooner, Nelly Fertado, the The Fall, Filter, Fiona Apple, Flamming Lips, Fleetwood Mac, FOO Fighters, Footloose, Fountains of Wayne, Frou Frou, record by (Fleming, Borodina, Bocelli, D’Arcangelo, Gergiev with the Kirov Orchestra), Floetry, FRANCOIZ BREUT, Frank Senatra, FRAN Ferdinand, Fegees, Gorillaz, Gloria Estafan, Echo & the Bunneymen, GREEN DAY, Guns and Roses, Gloria Gaynor, George Harrison, Hank Willians, Good Charolette, Gwen Stefani, Hillary Duff, Hanson, Haujobb, the Hives, HOLE, Iggy Pop, Inter Poop, Iron and Wine, James Brown, Janis Joplin, Jay-Z, Jeff Buckley, JEM, Jessica Simpson, Johnny Carson, Jewel, JANET JACKSON, Jack Mannequin, James Blunt, James Taylor, JET, Jimi Hendrix, JIVE jones, Janet Jackson, John Lennon, Johnny Cash, Journey, Juana Molina, Justin Timberlake, Juliana Theory, Keane, KISS, Kelly Clarkson, LIT, Lindsey Lohan, Led Zeppelin, LENNY Kravitz, Lou Reed, Linkin Park, Lucy Walsh, Ludacris, Luther Vandross, Lyfe, Lynyrd Skynyrd, LAMB, Lassique Bendthaus, Lauren Hill, Katy Rose, Kelson Berkus, Kings of Leon, Korn, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Kylie Minogue, Kelis, LeeAnn Walmackm, Marc Anthony, Maroon Five, Matrix Soundtrack, Matchbox 20, Michael Jackson Misiq Soulchild, Manolo Lezcano, Marc Anthony, Marilyn Manson, Maroon 5, Mary J. Blige, Massive Attack, Missy Elliot, Madonna, Mya, Mogwai, MUSE!, Matallica, Mile Davis, Modest Mouse, Monkees, Mos Def, Muddy Waters, My Bloody Valentine, Morrissey, Nada Surf, Nirvana, Natasha Bedingflield, The Notorious B.I.G., Nelly Fertado, No doubt, NIN (nine inch nails), Network, Nina Gordon, New Order, NINA SOMONE, Nelly, Neuroactive, NAS, Otis Redding, Outcast, OK GO, Oasis, Ours, Paul Simon, Pennywise, Peaches, Panic! At the Disco, Pat Benatar, 2Pac, Paul McCartney, Peaches, Pearl Jam, Pet Shop Boys, Peter Gabriel, Paul Stanley, The Pretenders, Teenage Symphonies, The Postal Service, Prince, Pete Yorn, Pink, Pink Floyd!, Pixies, PJ Harvey, The Police, Portishead, Queen, R.E.M., Rachael Yamagata, Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, The Ramones, the Rapture, Ray LaMontagne, Ric Ocasek, Romeo and Juliet Sound Track, The Rolling stones, Rooney, Recover, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rickie Lee Jones, Ricky Martin, Rufus Wainwright, Ruth Collins, Ryan Adams, Scissor Sisters, Sigur Ros, Sahara hotnights, Santana, Smashing Pumpkins, Simple Plan, THE SOUNDS, Sade, Steve Miller Band, Savia, Andina, Scorpions, Sean Paul, Serge Gainsbourg, Stevie Wonder, Stone Temple Pilots, The strokes, Sevendust, Shania Twain, Shakira, The Shins, Sum 41, Switchfoot, Shout Out Louds, Simon & Garfunkel, SILVERCHAIR, Sinead O’Connor, Sir Mix A LOT, Skinny Puppy, The Smiths, Snow Patrol, Sonic Youth, St. Juste, Selena, S Club 7, Sunny Day Real Estate, System of a Down, Robin Thicke, Tom Waits, Tori Amos, Tyler Hilton, Third Eye Blind, Tom Petty, the Transplants, Van Morrison, Velvet Revilver, Violet Flames, The Vines, Van Halen, The Wallflowers, Weezer, the Who, Varsity Blues Sountrack, Vaeda, Venga Boys, WOW Cds, The White Stripes, Wilco, World Music Cd, Wyclef Jean, Xzibit, Zwan, The Zombies.