Hayden and I have stayed in touch all through high school and when he went to college. I have been connected to what he has been doing all along.

When I first started the invitational, I wanted it to be a place where kids could get together and just focus on music. It just gave us a chance to get to know other kids in the city and do something just for joy of doing it.

The music business has a lot of competition. Making music for the process of just making it is important.

That's a play you just don't see high school kids making. That's something you see in college and NBA.

When you?re in high school, you think college is a huge step away. Then you come here and you realize that you can play here. Now everything is kind of sinking in.

College is a big difference than playing in high school. Here, everyone is as good as you are. I didn't really start until after the first five games of the season.