i'm an artist from Barrington, IL.
since i was two, i've been using creative computer programs because i knew i wanted to make nice things to impact people. i also found a love for learning.
at age thirteen, halfway through middle school, life was getting difficult for me and i felt very worthless, despite how lucky and how good my childhood was, and all i had learned. fortunately, at the same time, i found opportunity.
an invitation to work with and alongside important creators coordinated by a new Flordia startup came to me after i reached out. i didn't look back.
thanks to that opportunity, i discovered things i never would have doing the same by myself, jumping from one project to another, all in different fields.
i made lots of friends. friends for work, and friends for fun.
friends that introduced me to industry leaders, some of which i worked for.
but far and above most importantly, i learned value.
the startup closed about two years after it began.
i walked away with enough confidence to start my own journey.
at age seventeen, i released my first album, X, a meta-concept work.
i made the choices i did in life so i can try to better the quality of life of other people. i didn't set out for the money, or the fame.
i just want to keep making people feel important, improved, and happy.
i hope you enjoy my work. and, more importantly:
i hope my work can inspire you.
© sterbenz 2014-2018