Austen Mendoza

“I would consider myself lucky to have discovered something so beautiful so early. In music, I feel like I get to express myself in a way that is more insightful than I could have ever imagined. In high school, I have gone on my own and became obsessed with harmony and rhythm, and have taken cues from the greats like Chick Corea and Keith Jarrett. I would be in class zoning out of lecture and zoning into live performances. YouTube is great. In high school, I think that I have absolutely cultivated a passion that will lead me to where I want to end up.”