Spotlight Sporty Spice

If you wanna be my lover, ya gotta get with my friends! The 90’s was an amazing time to be an adolescent; IYKYK. I played a big block of 90’s pop at a recent gig so I gleefully channeled some Sporty Spice. It’s fun working with moods, lighting, and era vibes to create an experience for the crowd. I lucked out, since there was a big group who all graduated high school in ‘95 (I’m ‘96) so my set landed perfectly. Janet, Crystal Waters, Technotronic, Madonna, Cathy Dennis, the list of pop hits is endless.
I was also super into the grunge scene in high school, both musically and aesthetically. I remember the night Kurt Cobain killed himself. I was shattered and listened to Courtney Love on the radio all night. No Tik Tok, no Instagram to later scroll through. You caught it live or you missed it forever. MTV was my life growing up in a small New Jersey suburb. It was my outlet to everything. I cannot remember a time in my life that wasn’t completely driven by music, and to have a career in the music industry is such a blessing. I pinch myself regularly and know every moment and musical note that got me here. Live is meant to be lived fully, not endured. It’s full of moments ranging from spicy to sweet to salty to sour. Each part of life has different ingredients and components, and if we mix it all well we hopefully get as many delicious experiences as possible. When I look at these photos and recall my teenage years in my 90’s, I’m grateful for all I hungered for then that led to right now. Love your life’s soundtrack, it’s part of how you uniquely beat in the world.