I FOUND MY WAY TO DESIGN THROUGH MUSIC. SOME OF MY EARLIEST MEMORIES ARE WEEKENDS SPENT JAMMING AND RECORDING WITH MY DAD, LEARNING BY DOING, COLLABORATING, AND DEVELOPING A DEEP RESPECT FOR THE CREATIVE PROCESS BEFORE I HAD WORDS FOR IT. THAT EARLY IMMERSION SHAPED EVERYTHING THAT FOLLOWED.

I STARTED PIANO IN THIRD GRADE, PLAYED IN MULTIPLE BANDS, PERFORMED WITH THE BANGOR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IN HIGH SCHOOL, AND WENT ON TO STUDY JAZZ, MUSIC COMPOSITION, SOUND ENGINEERING, AND NEW MEDIA. ALONG THE WAY, I FELL IN LOVE WITH RHYTHM, STRUCTURE, COLLABORATION, AND STORYTELLING, THE SAME PRINCIPLES THAT NOW GUIDE MY WORK AS A DESIGNER. LATER, I LIVED WITH THE YARROW FAMILY OF PETER, PAUL AND MARY, WHERE CREATIVITY, COMMUNITY, AND CRAFT WERE SIMPLY PART OF EVERYDAY LIFE. THAT EXPERIENCE CEMENTED MY BELIEF IN MUSIC AS BOTH AN ART FORM AND A SHARED LANGUAGE.

THAT FOUNDATION LED ME TO FOUND STUDIO LINEAR, WHERE I’VE SPENT YEARS BUILDING BRAND IDENTITIES FOR CULTURAL, LIFESTYLE, AND MUSIC-DRIVEN BRANDS. I’VE BEEN A TWO-DAY GUEST ON ADOBE LIVE, TEACHING PHOTOSHOP AND SHARING MY PROCESS WITH A GLOBAL CREATIVE AUDIENCE, AND MY WORK HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED WITH INDUSTRY AWARDS, INCLUDING HONORS FOR TOP FEMALE-OWNED DESIGN AGENCIES.

STUDIO LINEAR LIVE GREW FROM THAT SAME THROUGHLINE—A SPACE WHERE MY LIFE IN MUSIC MEETS MY LIFE IN DESIGN. IT EXISTS TO GIVE MUSICIANS, LABELS, AND LIVE EVENTS ACCESS TO THOUGHTFUL, HIGH-QUALITY DESIGN WITHOUT SOUL-CRUSHING AGENCY PRICE TAGS. EVERY PROJECT IS COLLABORATIVE, INTENTIONAL, AND GROUNDED IN RESPECT FOR THE ART, THE BUDGET, AND THE REALITIES OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY—SUPPORTING BOTH EMERGING VOICES AND SEASONED PROS, ONE GOOD IDEA AT A TIME.