Produced by bizzy amor
I am in the midst of constant experimentation.
Peter (Enslaved Man)
This was Will Smith’s best character work. I generally find films set in the times of slavery to be distasteful. This film was inspiring. As a descendant, it’s hard not to see myself in the depiction of my ancestors. This is 1863. 160 years ago. A few generations removed but in the grand scheme, this was yesterday. We were enslaved people yesterday. Antoine Fuqua is a great director. I wish more people understood the impact of the Haitian revolution on slavery in America.
Soundtrack for this morning’s commute. I was trying to get into Jon Batiste’s new album and heard Rita Payés’ voice featured on one of the songs. I was immediately drawn to the tone.
Nick Canon’s career is dope.
I found this interview inspiring. In the past it was easy for me to write off Nick’s accomplishments because I didn’t personally enjoy the deliverables but I wasn’t the target audience. The movies, music, merch and television offerings worked for who it worked for, extremely well. He built a career leaning into things that were natural for him to do. That’s admirable. It’s also crazy to think that his vision became a gate for a lot of other, now prominent, figures to enter the industry through. I’m not going to watch any of his movies lol BUT I can gladly celebrate his career and achievements.
Workflow Experiments
The key to creating consistently is decreasing the friction it takes to get started and reducing the exit windows once you’re in that flow state. This set up is sparse but powerful AF. I may end up tracking vocals into the iPad as well…which is crazy.
Cloud sandwich.
Taken on a flight from NYC to Toronto. Lowered the exposure to allow the sunset to sneak through. Shot on iPhone and edited in Lightroom.
Teenage Engineering K.O. II EP-133
I can appreciate Teenage Engineering’s approach to their products. They have a signature way of approaching each delivery. I admire that and would like to identify ways to develop my own signature aesthetic.
This is a sampler. I didn’t need another but this one looked appealing and I wanted to try it. I knew it would sell out so I wanted to try it while I could get it.
So far, so good. It’s fun to use. That means a lot. It takes time to develop a good workflow so it’ll be a year before I know.