Hi! My name is Larkn. I am a singer. songwriter and music producer based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. I founded Better From Here Music, an independent record label (that offers music production and other career services to independent musicians) to create a way to help music artists obtain their dreams of having successful music careers. 

I went to Berklee College of Music is Boston, Massachusetts and studied Contemporary Writing and Production. Afterwards I spent around six years in Los Angeles learning about the music business in different areas (i.e. publishing, record labels, artist careers, marketing, TV/Film industry, record production and songwriting). 

I was very motivated and inspired by the lack of opportunities for songwriters to get their music heard, produced and recorded (without really costly investors, rich significant others, or unappealing record deals) or maybe it's the do-it-myself mentally and thirst for knowledge I've always had, but I found myself armed with too much knowledge to pass on the opportunity to create something like Better From Here Music. 

So shortly after returning to Michigan (my home state), I did. Around this time I entered the Audio Production and Engineering Program at Washtenaw Community College where I study how to work with sound and music production equipment and software. Having lived in Los Angeles for many years, I've amassed a wide range of experiences in approaching commercializing music, which I aspire to include in my career as a songwriter, producer, engineer, teacher, coach and professional music artist. 

I sing, play piano and guitar and compose, arrange and produce music in a wide range of styles. Whether its in an engineer, producer, film-composer, songwriter or coaching capacity, music is my passion.

I coach in the following four "P" principal approach, which is designed to arm musicians with advice, tools and perspectives to become a professional musician.

▶️ artist development and coaching or (practicing)

▶️ songwriting (publishing)

▶️ production approaches (production)

▶️ promotion

*For more information see the Record Label Tid Bits page of this website.

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