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I’m a songwriter and lyricist focused on emotionally driven, narrative-first work in Americana, country, blues, Southern rock, and Southern Gothic styles. My writing centers on character, place, and working-class stories—relationships, loss, resilience, Louisiana folklore, and the Gulf Coast atmosphere. I’m the founder/songwriter behind Rougaroux Rodeo, where I develop songs from concept through finished lyrics—crafting verses, hooks, choruses, bridges, and alternate perspectives—then iterating the material to fit different musical treatments and vocal approaches.…I’m a songwriter and lyricist focused on emotionally driven, narrative-first work in Americana, country, blues, Southern rock, and Southern Gothic styles. My writing centers on character, place, and working-class stories—relationships, loss, resilience, Louisiana folklore, and the Gulf Coast atmosphere. I’m the founder/songwriter behind Rougaroux Rodeo, where I develop songs from concept through finished lyrics—crafting verses, hooks, choruses, bridges, and alternate perspectives—then iterating the material to fit different musical treatments and vocal approaches.

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I’m a songwriter and lyricist focused on emotionally driven, narrative-first work in Americana, country, blues, Southern rock, and Southern Gothic styles. My writing centers on character, place, and working-class stories—relationships, loss, resilience, Louisiana folklore, and the Gulf Coast atmosphere. I’m the founder/songwriter behind Rougaroux Rodeo, where I develop songs from concept through finished lyrics—crafting verses, hooks, choruses, bridges, and alternate perspectives—then iterating the material to fit different musical treatments and vocal approaches.…I’m a songwriter and lyricist focused on emotionally driven, narrative-first work in Americana, country, blues, Southern rock, and Southern Gothic styles. My writing centers on character, place, and working-class stories—relationships, loss, resilience, Louisiana folklore, and the Gulf Coast atmosphere. I’m the founder/songwriter behind Rougaroux Rodeo, where I develop songs from concept through finished lyrics—crafting verses, hooks, choruses, bridges, and alternate perspectives—then iterating the material to fit different musical treatments and vocal approaches.

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I’m a songwriter and lyricist focused on emotionally driven, narrative-first work in Americana, country, blues, Southern rock, and Southern Gothic styles. My writing centers on character, place, and working-class stories—relationships, loss, resilience, Louisiana folklore, and the Gulf Coast atmosphere.

I’m the founder/songwriter behind Rougaroux Rodeo, where I develop songs from concept through finished lyrics—crafting verses, hooks, choruses, bridges, and alternate perspectives—then iterating the material to fit different musical treatments and vocal approaches.

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Copywriting

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Narrative Illustration

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Work Experience

Founder / Songwriter / Lyricist at Rougaroux Rodeo

January 1, 2020 - Present

Created and developed an original Southern Gothic Americana music project rooted in Gulf Coast storytelling and Louisiana folklore. Wrote complete songs across Americana, country, blues, Southern rock, folk, roots music, and sea-shanty-influenced material, including verses, hooks, choruses, bridges, pre-choruses, outros, and alternate lyrical arrangements. Adapted lyrical voice for male and female perspectives and for different performers and emotional registers. Built narrative concepts around themes such as hurricanes, spiritual imagery, addiction, memory, mortality, and resilience; refined cadence, rhyme, meter, and emotional impact; and supported independent release planning including artistic direction, visual concepts, and audience positioning. Prototyped arrangements and vocal approaches using AI-assisted composition and evaluated multiple musical treatments before revising lyrics for compatibility with finished arrangements.

Paralegal / Litigation Support Professional / Researcher

January 1, 2014 - Present

Provided litigation support and investigative research, applying narrative reconstruction skills to fragmented and conflicting records. Conducted extensive factual and documentary research, built timelines and narratives from conflicting accounts, interviewed and analyzed people, and synthesized complex information into concise written work for professional audiences. Worked under deadlines requiring precision, independent judgment, revision, and careful language.

Paralegal / Litigation Support Professional / Researcher

January 1, 2010 - Present

Provided litigation support through extensive research and investigation work requiring disciplined narrative organization of complex, fragmented, and sometimes conflicting information. Reconstructed timelines and factual narratives from documentary records, synthesized findings into concise professional writing, and conducted interviews and analysis focused on people, motivations, relationships, conflicts, and consequential life events. Worked under deadlines with emphasis on precision, independent judgment, revision, and careful language.