I quit a job once and bought a ticket somewhere I'd never been. Not because I had a plan, but because I needed to remember what it felt like to choose myself, my dreams, over doing what I was “supposed” to do.

That's kind of what making music has always been for me. The thing I keep coming back to when the world is trying to pull me away from myself. Writing a song is how I slow down enough to actually understand life.

I'm Ainae, an independent music artist, no label, just me and my band, and a lot of early mornings, late nights. Your support, whatever you can give monthly, goes directly toward keeping that going. Studio time. Travel. The ability to say yes when the right door opens.

I'm not asking you to fund a tour. I'm asking you to be part of something that's meant to last longer than a summer.

Thank you for being here.

Ainae