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usic didn’t interest Carson Aday growing up. Joining the middle school choir was his worst nightmare, and he often found piano performances boring. However, life took a turn when he turned 14. In 2017, he realized that one of his friends had a spiritual gift that he found fascinating. That night, innocent Carson prayed for a spiritual gift similar to his friend’s but was not expecting God to answer in the way he did! Coincidentally, just a day earlier, his dad had bought a small electric Samick mini grand piano
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just for fun and put it up for the kids to play around on. Carson surprised his parents the next morning when he watched a YouTube video on how to play Beethoven’s Für Elise – then sat down and played. That was how he started off his journey to become a rising star in the music industry.
Rock band named Taking Jupiter and has recorded nine songs for his soon-to-be-released album. His compositions are on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, YouTube, etc., with over 10,000 monthly listeners.
“My dream is to be a successful songwriter and performer. I’d love to tour and write music for a living. I’m wholeheartedly pursuing music in hopes of succeeding!” Carson said. Three months into his piano lessons, Carson participated in the Dallas Steinway Piano Competition. After one year of piano lessons, Carson went to Carmel
“God answered Carson in a way he least expected. One day music meant nothing to him, and the next day it was his world. It was literally overnight,” his mom Lancine shared. Fast forward to today, Carson, 19, plays piano, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, and drums. He also sings, composes, and writes music. He’s written and released 18 songs with an Indie www.LiveLocalMagazines.com
