Growing up, he and his brother would come up with ways to tell stories by using their toys. As he got older, he fell in love with music, picking up the trumpet in middle school. In high school he still held on to his childhood dreams of having a career as an animator while contemplating how to continue to be involved in music. At the Rochester Institute of Technology, he decided to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Multidisciplinary Studies, which gave him the freedom to study film and music.