When Rian was in fourth grade, they wanted to be an actor. That desire, as soon as it was expressed, was quashed by their well-meaning parents who were undoubtedly trying to save them from the starving artist lifestyle.

Over the course of the next dozen years, they had a dozen different ideas of what they wanted to be, ranging from mathematician to President of the United States. They ended up majoring in physics and spending a couple years working as a software engineer. Yet what sustained them throughout their journey was their love of the arts.

Today, Rian is a singer-songwriter who makes music exploring love in its many forms (romantic, platonic, familial, divine) and its many facets (joy, pain, grief, holiness). Their upcoming EP "inheritance" is a nuanced examination of their upbringing, cultural heritage, and familial legacy.

Rian isn't sure what their last incarnation was, but perhaps someday they'll reincarnate as a cat.