When Nathan Mertens from the University of Colorado - Boulder asked me to write an EDM House Saxophone piece about his experience with queerness, I felt both honored and uncertain. At that time, I was juggling my Master’s degree, studying with Annika Socolofsky, and anxiously awaiting results for my doctoral degree application. Life was full of unknowns. This project became a welcome distraction and a space for reflection. We named the piece Fine As Gucci , intending it to celebrate pride in...