I do love a little sing song. My family joke that we're like the Von Trapp family from the Sound of Music, with how we burst into spontaneous song. The problem is never harmonies or being on pitch, it's stopping!

I've always had a keen ear for music since my Mum would listen to the radio with me and my sisters on the way to school and my Dad would listen to Classical FM in the mornings and hard rock or indie in the evening. I can't remember any family event where we didn't have music playing in the background. I also played violin for a couple of years when I was 7-9 years old, therefore, I developed a good ear for all things musical and my weirdly wired head could hear the patterns and easily pick out parts that didn't fit and replace them with something better. That's how I view it anyway.

I taught myself how to produce using 'Logic Pro' after my parents got me an Apple Mac for my birthday ( I wouldn't stop going on about how much I enjoyed this program called Garageband at school). After that the rest is history. I started making songs in my bedroom and joined an indie band at University where I was the lead singer and songwriter, called Leopardstripes. I performed a couple of University festivals for over 3,000 people as well as private gigs and charity events.

Under the stage name Oriel Aps, I have released 2 albums to Spotify; The Wanderer and the Ghost and What Do You Want. In 2023 alone I released 12 singles while working full time as a Surveyor and completing my RICS Commercial Real Estate Masters. In 2024 I am still working full time while doing my masters, so I have no doubt that I will find time to write a few songs!