Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Christopher Hayes. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Christopher, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. We’d love to hear the backstory behind a risk you’ve taken – whether big or small, walk us through what it was like and how it ultimately turned out.

After I went homeless, it was kind of do or die, I started hanging around studios doing photography for $25 a session and mini music videos around the place, all on the phone and I would crash on the couch of some of these places or just go sleep in my car, wasn’t a lot of money but getting to know everyone and always being around got me into my first internship with a studio, I learned a lot about music production, more than I ever did in school, and after a few months of hard work I started as an engineer with hex studios. Made good money off my sessions and was the first time it felt professional, I was obsessed honestly, although it took away from my own music I learned a lot that is worth its weight in gold, and it’s helped me with my own projects, moral of the story is take risks and just show up, plenty of qualified people didn’t get the engineering position because I had more experience in the studio than them, I’m faster at the actual process, they understand the program more but run a session better, that’s worth something and I didn’t learn it from my room or waiting for an opportunity to show itself I just went out into the world and so should you, I have lost everything including homes, all my equipment, and plenty of relationships have been lost. All in the name of pushing for my dreams

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

Music wasn’t something I ever planned on pursuing—it was something I needed. I started making music during my senior year of high school, right after I moved out of my parents’ house. At the time, it was more of a therapeutic outlet than anything else. I was going through a lot, and putting my emotions into music was the one thing that helped me process everything.

Not long after, I ended up homeless, and during that time, music became my anchor. When I had nothing else, I still had my songs. Creating kept me sane and gave me a purpose. I never imagined I’d keep making music or even perform shows, but the more I created, the more I realized how much it meant to me—and to others.

One of the most surreal moments for me was hearing from people in rehab who told me that my music helped save their lives. That’s something I never could have imagined when I first started. Knowing that my pain, my struggles, and my words could reach someone else and make a difference—that’s what keeps me going.

My music is raw, emotional, and real. I don’t shy away from the dark moments because I know there are people out there who need to hear that they’re not alone. My goal isn’t just to make songs—it’s to connect, to help, and to remind people that even in their lowest moments, there’s still hope.

I’ll keep making music for as long as I can, not just because I love it, but because I know firsthand how powerful it can be.

We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.

I feel like I went over it with the homeless stuff

What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?

Leaning music theory is like a double sided sword, the more you learn the proper way, your creative side disappears, I learned that the hard way and I still have problems just trying to be creative sometimes because in music theory, why I’m trying doesn’t make sense or just isn’t normal per say, makes me pull back sometimes and I hate that, knowledge can hurt you if you’re not careful

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