Excerpt: "The constant search for something is a common theme through my music," says Graves. "Growing up Hapa, with at the time a rather weird name, and looking different probably planted the seed for a search for identity, which also manifests itself in my music in subtle ways. I think my ethnic background, being of mixed race -- my mom is Nisei, my dad a French/German/British mix -- hasn't always made it easy for me to place myself culturally."