One of the new sports I invented for The Paradise Planets is called AquaSphera. It's an underwater sport played with 15 on a side. There are two goalies, five "gaters", and eight other players in various formations throughout the field. The two goalies are allowed to pass through their end gate as they cover all angles of the spherical end gates. The five "gaters" from each team contend with each other to clear the center for their team or prevent the opposing team to do t

I've been a musician my whole life. I've made my living as a singer/songwriter for the past two decades. Many people ask me, "so why a book?" Or when they hear about me writing a book, they initially assume it's a memoir or some non-fiction self-help book about my story. Why did I decide to write a book? On a flight back from Louisiana for a gig as a composer for an animated feature film, an idea hit me. A story and setting that, as far as I knew, had never been fully de

I've created two Spotify playlists of songs that I've toggled between throughout my writing sessions over the past four years. They've undergone evolution throughout the years. With the book being the first fully-integrated musical novel, it goes without saying that music plays a huge role in the book. Naturally, I'd need to crank the inspirational tunes to keep the juices flowing. From Coldplay to Jimmy Eat World, Boyz II Men to Josh Groban, my Paradise Songs playlist sp

When creating this story, I realized I needed a brand new original language to go with it. The storyline called for it. I've always been fascinated with languages and decided to deep dive into various ancient languages, starting with Greek and Hebrew. As I got further into my research, I realized I needed help in creating my own language. After a few calls to expert linguists, I found the perfect fit in Julie Munsell. With her incredible knowledge and background in langu

American tenor, incredible vocalist, Nathan Pacheco joins the album to perform a song for the character, Leontari Rivernova. His voice sounds amazing on the track. We can't wait for you to hear it! More about Nathan: Nathan Armand Pacheco is an American tenor singer and songwriter of Brazilian origin. He was a featured vocalist during the 2009 tour for "Yanni Voices", produced by Walt Disney Records and is currently signed to the Disney Pearl Series sub-label.