BACKSTAGE

Thoughts & Reflections

A place to think out loud, in writing...

Your 'access pass' to the world behind my music

Backstage is where I share the thoughts, influences, and moments that shape my music — from creative process and production, to the artists, ideas, and experiences that continue to spark curiosity. It’s a place for reflection, storytelling, and the quieter observations that curiosity leads to.

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The Artists Who Shaped Me: From Progressive Rock to Guilty Pleasures

The Artists Who Shaped Me: From Progressive Rock to Guilty Pleasures

The Artists Who Shaped Me: From Progressive Rock to Guilty PleasuresBrad Goldsmith
Published on: 10/12/2025

By my late teens, I realized I wasn’t built to stay within one genre. Good music is good music, and anything that makes me want to pick up an instrument and sing along feels like home.

Every chapter of my musical life are just pieces of the same thread — the one that runs from childhood wonder to every note I play today. Every song I play carries a little of where I’ve been, and a little of what I’m still discovering.

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