09/11/2019
“my favourite shit’ – A Spotify Playlist
'my favourite shit' is the name of my 1st playlist. me, too, Caesar. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7lfJ4BhhfMMHXqVAJsdAcR...
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09/10/2018
MUSIC SYSTEMS THEORY: SURFACING THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY NATURE OF SONGWRITING AND LEARNING
NTUITION melody is a sketch of an emotion; an impression left by the background. like a set of footprints in the snow, you “discover” it only after you arrive and find it waiting on you. an entire industry is built around melody, with little mention about how a...
07/25/2018
THAT ONE TIME WHEN I SANG ON PRINCE’S STAGE, IN FRONT OF HIS BAND, AND IN FRONT OF HIS AUDIENCE
you don’t stand in Prince’s shoes. not just because you and he have different-sized feet, but you have also lived different-sized lives. 30 days ago, i was just an admirer of his music. 30 years ago his songs had been my babysitter, and mood-setter — a guiding light. he taught me...
07/13/2018
The Philosophy of Sound, Part 3
Here is part 3 of ‘the philosophy of sound’. click the image, or here to view the article....
06/30/2018
The Philosophy of Sound, Part 1
photography by Gari Askew here is part 1 of a Q&A session on recording arts and my Philosophy of Sound. click here to view the q & a....
06/13/2018
Don’t Rush To Swish A Brick
Photography by Dirt Gathers in The Corner This is my latest article on Medium. Click here to read article....
06/08/2018
A Punch in the Gutnuts
i’ve been in search of a new name for myself. i started out by interrupting a conversation in my head, “well, i don’t know…how’d you come up with the first one?” i was named after my father. which means i can’t ask him to give...
06/05/2018
Nascar Funk
another Medium article. Nascar Funk “You can’t underestimate how “uncool” it is to be white in america, right now.”...