Headphones in and eyes to the sky, baby.
To live a creative life. To be the most productive artist humanly possible. To pursue output volume. Not gonna say it's about the numbers but..... output volume.
Freakin racism be dumb.
On the Sunny Side of the Street (any rendition)
Uppermost, S.O., Pogo, Aes Dana, Solar Fields, Eric Prydz, Megadrive, Vulfpeck
Story telling, artwork, film, video games, and TV
Imagine what's possible, decide how bad you want it, then do whatever it freakin takes.
Like a fast sports car.
You have to think outside the box. How will you make space to be creative? How do you define success? What do you want and what do you not, and why? Think hard about that. No, I'm serious. Be careful. Take your time.
There's a lot of boxes to fill in. Lol I am kidding. It is amazing. How am I getting so many plays on this platform I never heard of?
Used to be: would if I could but my audience seems full of magical unicorns. That is to say they only exist in YouTube comment sections until you find yourself in London or Paris. I will say becoming LA based helps quite a bit too.
They must also have the heart of a music lover or fan just as much as a musician because to chart those avenues for yourself begins with consuming the content a bit to understand what it means to consume more than just your own music. Secondly, they must be generous to a fault.
Aside from the ones already listed, Arend Erasmus, James Paget, Demented Sound Mafia, Feint, Tommy Triggs, Steve Jaggers, Whizzy Noise, Electric Universe