Paya is a University of Calgary alumni, a practicing architect and a musician, currently residing in Calgary. He has played violin for over 20 years on stages around the world and felt the power of music in creating positive changes in communities. Paya has founded "Music at" in 2018 with the vision that music can bring people together in order to make the world a better place. He has also been busking in the streets of Calgary for the past two years, connecting with people and offering them the gift of music. Paya has recently launched a series of small scale concerts in collaboration with Boardwalk communities in their properties throughout Calgary with the intention of using music as a tool to empower the sense of community.