With ‘Confessions,’ Columbia music major steps into his own sound

With ‘Confessions,’ Columbia music major steps into his own sound

Vian Haziel is learning how to shape the noise in his head into something tangible. The rising junior music major at Columbia spent the past year working on “Confessions,” his recently released debut EP, with the hope of capturing who he is — and who he is still becoming.   Haziel grew up in Milwaukee, a city he loved but where opportunities for young musicians felt sparse. He spent high school taking introductory music classes and even won a mu…