For a long time, Grayson never believed in himself as a songwriter. He spent most of his youth playing piano, but being afraid to use his voice and put words to his music. Then, there came a day in high school when he decided to force himself to write lyrics to an idea he had on guitar, and no matter how bad he thought it was, he had to finish the song. It was that day that he started believing in himself as a songwriter. 

After meeting a mentor and making songwriting a daily practice, he found himself enjoying the process more & more. He discovered what he liked in a song, and what he didn’t; what came easy, and what wasn’t as natural. After getting into USC’s music production program, with his peers in the program, Grayson discovered co-writing. This is something that came naturally, and felt very special to him, and he was able to further develop his songwriting process through practice, and learn how to collaborate with others on a creative level. 

Grayson has taken multiple songwriting classes, as well as 2 semesters of lessons, where he’s been able to push himself by experimenting in many different styles, but also really find his own voice. He continues to co-write consistently with trusted friends as well as new ones, and strengthen his skill of writing in a session scenario. Grayson’s aspirations in the music industry are to create music that represents who he is as a producer and songwriter by collaborating with talented and like-minded peers who inspire him. Lately, his work has been centered around popular music songwriting and production, drawing a wild range of influences from americana to electronic pop. 

All bios appear as they were submitted in the year of scholarship presentation.