It's been a peculiar path that has led to ETHEREAL'S debut single "Scattered Time" hitiing #5 on The BILLBOARD Hot Singles Chart.​  I met ETHEREAL when she was 17 years old.  She had been singing since birth and began competing in state fairs and various other vocal and beauty competitions at age 5 and had placed 1st in all of them.  I was asked to help compose and produce some original music for her.  By the time I had met her, she was already somewhat of a local legend due to her vocal prowess and exotic beauty.  Despite her rare talents, I soon discovered that ETHEREAL had no real desire to be famous or rich, or to even share her talents with others.  Even when we recorded a song that she absolutely loved, she expressed no desire to share it with the world.​  I had never seen anything like it.  Most singers live to be famous.  Not ETHEREAL.​  I would eventually write my debut feature film based upon this elusive songstress entitled, "A Winter Rose".  I had written the film as a vehicle for her enormous talents in both music and acting.  True to form, she turned down the leading role.

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Finally, in 2015, we started compiling the music which would be assembled into her debut record, "SECRET ROOM".  I convinced her to appear in the film in a performing cameo and to release her music to the world.  The resulting music is truly unique and reveals to us a very reclusive soul who inhabits her own world.​  I am extremely happy to share with all of you this exquisite artist and the magical music she creates from deep within her secret room.

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Riz Story  ~  2016