Growing up my house was full of music. My parents are both staunch fans of several genres. This gave me a good base of soul, pop, opera, jazz, reggae and rock.

It wasn't until I was in grade 4, my friend's older brother had Metallica Ride the Lightning on cassette. We listened to that thing non stop. That really opened up my mind to what was possible outside of conventional music. That kicked off the journey for me...