Hi. I’m Trae, and this is The Artifice.

I’m a Texas-born musician and artist living in the Midwest, and despite Ohio meaning “lame” with the kids, I actually like it quite a bit. You’ll find me most often with my 4 favorites: Jessica, Jude, Endy, and Phoenix.

The Artifice serves as a home for a collection of things I love in life. Inspiration, thoughts, recommendations, poems, and other writings.

I’m not really sure who this is for…

…you?

…me?

…or maybe for both of us?

The title is simply a play on the conflict I sit with any time I create something. Am I a fraud or an artist? Am I successful in an imaginative ruse or authentic art?

Feels like trickery. Hoping it’s art.