Iris grew up eating, hiking, singing, and taking bass lessons in the Bay Area. Years later, he's synthesized multi-instrumentalism and a love for drama, cooking and the outdoors into his debut EP "Hors D'oeuvres." The title track, "Walking Roots" seeks to capture the innate momentum of life that blooms in spring, connecting it with personal growth in all its inevitability and limitation. It is written, recorded, and produced completely by Iris from root to bud. Iris embraces a holistic community based approach to music production. All photography, production, and art is paid for, and done by friends or word-of-mouth connections. No AI has been used, nor will it ever. Iris will be sharing this project this spring and summer, but he's already been on the road. This year he debuted the songs in a pre-release tour in Northern Japan. Walking Roots will be available on all streaming platforms on April Second, with the rest of the EP releasing as Spring transitions to Summer.