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dynast-escape · 1 year

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First Lyving Myth.

Let us embark on a grand mission, to unite the Earth and bring all of us closer together. You've stumbled upon my page, a haven for those seeking new friends to journey with. I go by the name of Marco, although I also answer to the friendly moniker of Marco Theodore Polo. Whatever you feel comfortable calling me is perfectly fine. Let us delve deeper into the unknown, and explore the vast universe of companionship. Together, we can traverse new horizons and form unbreakable bonds that will stand the test of time. Are you ready to take the first step on this adventure with me? Let us forge ahead and discover the treasures that await us.

as INFP personality, there are some random facts and trivia about me that might surprise you. Here's a list of some of the things you might not know:

I'm an INFP on the Myers-means that I'm introverted, intuitive, feeling, and perceiving. I tend to be creative, idealistic, and empathetic, which can be both a strength and a weakness.

Despite my love of trying new around me, there's one thing I just can't stand: sushi. I know, I know - it's a pretty popular food these days, but I just can't get past the texture.

When I'm not busy with work or hobbies, I love to curl up with a good book. My favorites include classic literature, fantasy, and young adult novels.

I'm a bit of a language geek, expand my vocabulary. I'm currently learning Spanish, but I also love to dabble in other languages like French, German, and Japanese.

When it comes to music I’m pretty electric. I listen to anything from classical to rock to pop, depending on my mood. Lately, I've been loving indie folk and acoustic singer-songwriters.

One of my guilty pleasures is watching cheesy romantic comedies. There's something about the predictable plot and feel-good ending that just makes me happy.

Despite being introverted, I’m also passionate about social justice and activism. I try to stay informed and involved in issues that matter to me, and I believe that we can all make a difference if we speak up and take action.

I have a tendency to overthink things, and I often find myself lost in thought for long periods of time.

In my free time, I enjoy playing video games. My go-to favorites include The Legend of Zelda, Pokemon, and Animal Crossing also Resident Evil series.

Despite hating mathematics, I secretly enjoy puzzles and brain teasers.

I am actually a great cook and love experimenting with new recipes (just don't ask me to make anything with ketchup)

While I hate cream cakes, I have a major sweet tooth for dark chocolate and caramel.

Despite my dislike for noisy places, I absolutely love going to concerts and music festivals - but only with earplugs.

I hate going to the beach because of the sand, but I love kayaking and paddleboarding in calm waters.

Despite loving spicy food, I can't handle anything hotter than a medium-level spice level.

I once ate 20 dumplings in one sitting, but have never attempted it since.

My favorite spicy dish is Korean spicy chicken wings.

I have a collection of over 20 different hot sauces and tea in my pantry.

I've traveled to Thailand just to try authentic spicy food.

I’ve attempted to make homemade dumplings from scratch and failed miserably. Despite my love for spicy food and dumplings, I've never tried spicy dumplings before.

I can draw with both my left and right hand, but my left-handed drawings always turn out better.

My favorite thing to draw is people caught in the rain, because of the way their emotions and expressions change in the wet weather.

When I was in high school, I used to paint murals on my bedroom walls with scenes of thunderstorms and lightning.

My favorite rainy day activity is watching a movie or reading a book under a cozy blanket with a hot cup of tea.

I often use watercolors to create art inspired by the different shades and moods of rain.

While many associate writing with sadness or heartbreak, I find that I am most productive and creative when I am happy and content.

I often take long walks by myself in nature, but I am actually terrified of spiders and insects.

People often assume that my preference for emptiness means I don't enjoy music, but in reality, I am a huge fan of indie and alternative music.

One of my biggest fears is running out of ideas and losing my passion for writing.

When I'm not writing, I am a voracious reader and love exploring different genres and authors.

One of my biggest pet peeves is people interrupting me when I'm in the middle of writing or thinking.

While many might assume I am a morning person due to my introverted tendencies, I actually do my best writing late at night when the world is quiet and still.

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miragestation · 1 year

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Mirage Station playlist for May 17, 2023

1. Gamelan Telek “Bendera Merah Putih” from ロンボック島の音楽～潮騒のメロディ (King Records 1999) 2. Giacomo Salis/Paolo Sanna “1” from Acoustic Studies For Sardinian Bells (Falt 2023) (bandcamp link) 3. Stuart Chalmers “Voice of the Underground Stream” from Sound Environments 1: Caves (Self-released 2018) 4. Wolf Eyes “The Museums We Carry” from Dreams In Splattered Lines (Disciples 2023) (bandcamp link) 5. Xylouris White “Night Club” from The Forest In Me (Drag City 2023) (bandcamp link) 6. Arthur Russell “Tower of Meaning/Rabbit's Ear/Home Away from Home” from World of Echo (Upside 1986) 7. Mother Juniper “The Sculptor” from Write The Soil Lighter (Spirit House 2023) (bandcamp link) 8. Country Teasers “Sandy” from Secret Weapon Revealed At Last (In The Red Recordings 2003) 9. Strapping Fieldhands “Red Dog The Deconstructor” from LYVE: IN CONCERTE (ever never 2023) (bandcamp link)

Listen to this episode in the archive: here

#playlist #wgxc #wave farm #hudson valley

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davegraney · 3 years

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From the album Dave Graney and the mistLY LYVE AT BYRDS. Out February 12th. Yes 12-02-2021. Get the album here https://davegraney1.bandcamp.com/albu... Dave Graney and Clare Moore play an online show every Thursday night 8pm AEDT Stageit.com . Also a show every second Saturday night 9pm UTC. Stuart Perera on his solid body Rickenbacker, Stu Thomas on his Burns baritone/bass, Clare Moore on drums and me on my D'Angelico New Yorker. Recorded late 2019 on a midweek night at the deluxe Melbourne jazz club onto the house 24 track system and mixed by Dave Graney a year later, deep within the 2020-21 pandemic miasma. The night was all about the second of our two studio albums we released that year, ZIPPA DEEDOO WHAT IS/WAS THAT/THIS? and ONE MILLION YEARS DC. This song, Is That What You Did? , featured on the former of those two. An extended groove intended to venture into realms Dead, Grateful and Allmans. That was the vague plan. This version stretches to 9:22. LYVE AT BYRDS is a rock'n'roll album. Drums, bass, guitars, vibes and vocals. Tracks are focused on the two albums released in that year, plus a few from earlier albums. This digital live release compliments the two others from 2020, the minimalist and lyrical "Dave Graney and Clare Moore with Robin Casinader - IN CONCERT" and the one-off super group that was documented on "Dave Graney and Clare Moore with Georgio the dove Valentino and Malcolm Ross". Live dates 2021 April 16th The Sound Lounge - Merrigong Theatre - Wollongong NSW April 17th Sounds Delicious – Huskisson NSW April 18th Dangar Island Bowling Club Dangar Island NSW Sunday May 2nd Howler, Brunswick Victoria – Dave Graney and the mistLY May 7th Pelican Playhouse, Grafton May 8th Bellingen Brewery May 9th The Junk Bar , Ashgrove - Brisbane 5pm session 7pm session May 14th The Stag and Hunter - Newcastle May 15th Flow Bar at Old Bar NSW May 16th The Vanguard 16 May May 21st Finding Filmore's, Kiama May 22nd Bowral Bowling Club, Bowral May 23rd Brass Monkey, Cronulla 1pm

#davegraney clarecmoore moodists coralsnakes mistLY lyveatbyrds

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sonikaimaging · 5 years

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Feed The Scene, One Koast, and Wisdom Court Entertainment Presents FROZEN HARBOR on the AVALANCHE STAGE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH! See LIVE performances by Billy Lyve & ILL LuCK with JayMoney Hackett, AshTheArtist and Alonzo, BBK, Rebel Nation, Toby, and Why Lie Band opening for The Grilled Lincolns and The Palmer Squares. See flyer for details.

#FrozenHarbor #AvalancheStage #concert #indiemusic #indieartists #Baltimore #BillyLyve #WisdomCourtEnt #FeedTheScene #OneKoast #TheGrilledLincolns #ThePalmerSquares #AllAboutTheMusic

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krispyweiss · 5 years

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Faux “Skinird” Puts Clychés on Dysplay in “Lyve” Vydeo

Whyle it’s fyne for lystenying, the vydeo of the modern-day Lynyrd Skynyrd playyng the orygynal band’s “What’s Your Name” is too clyché to be rysqué.

Wyth a full complement of horns, lone orygynal member Gary Rossington onboard, Johnny standyng in for Ronnie and a bunch of other stand-ins for a bunch of others departed, thys prevyew from Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour Lyve! (Nov. 1) is a reasonable approxymatyon, musycally if not vocally; however, it’s tough to watch.

Band members poynt at one another, the audyence and the sky vyrtually nonstop. The substytute Van Zandt mymes some of the lyrycs - tyltyng an imagynary drynk as he syngs glass of champagne, for instance - and when the guytarysts form a lyne to rock out in bryef unyson, it’s enough to make one ask, “Y?”

The concert, recorded Sept. 2, 2018, in Jacksonvylle, Fla., wyll be in theaters for a one-nyght engagement Nov. 7.

10/24/19

#lynyrd skynyrd #ronnie van zant #gary rossington #johnny van zandt

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buckin-love · 7 years

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Review of the 3 Paris shows

Hello, it’s been a while since I’ve written something on my blog and just been on tumblr. Last time that I was really there, I wrote the review of my journey of 10 Coldplay shows in Europe. It’s been over a year and now, I feel like writing something again, about these last 3 Coldplay shows in Europe because those were incredible, full of happiness and tears, and because I just wanted to share my experience with any of you who would be interested to read it.

Night #1

So let’s start with night #1, it was a really special night for me because of two things: It was the first concert since my journey of 10 Coldplay shows last year and the first concert where I brought my best friends. They didn’t see Coldplay before, I was excited to share this night with them and just to see them react and discover a Coldplay concert in this era.

We arrived at the Stade de France at 9:30am, gate H and there was already a lot of people waiting, maybe 40 people. The wait was very long, as you can imagine, even with my experience of concerts, I will never get used to that, you always have to be ready, physically and mentally prepared for the day. Fortunately, the bar next to us, was playing a playlist full of Coldplay songs, from Viva to AHFOD so it was good to get us excited for the night.

At 5:15pm, they opened the gates, I grabbed my 2 xylobands and my love button but I had to wait for my best friends. The line for the girls was very long, I was waiting for like 2-3 minutes (which are very long minutes in these moments), my best friends finally went through the checking and we tried to run fast. There was a steward who kept yelling “Don’t run! It’s pointless, everybody has already taken your spot inside!” I was torn between frustration and just laughter (also wanted to punch him). Inside, there was indeed already a lot of people at the barriers, we chose the main stage, Guy’s side, we had a good view even if there was a lot of people in front of us.

At 7:15pm, Lyves came on stage. I listened to her a bit before and thought she was good, especially her song ‘Visions’. Unfortunately, the sound wasn’t really high, and the overall performance was perhaps too calm to get the audience excited. Tove Lo came on stage at 8pm, I listened to her too before, not my cup of tea at all, although I kinda like ‘True Disaster’. Overall it was good, I mean for her genre, sometimes it felt a bit indecent but anyway, at least the performance woke the audience up.

On social media, they said that Coldplay would come on stage at 9:15pm. Not surprising to say that they were late, they came at 9:25pm! The intro video changed a bit, I was wondering how they would change it after last year since they played so many dates now, and the result is really good now. All the intro videos of all the cities have been accelerated, shown in a circle with a countdown in the middle, starting at 45 sec. They showed the videos from Dublin and Cardiff and when the countdown finished, the video from our city appeared. I was shocked to see that the girl in the video is someone I knew. She was actually the girl who helped me in London to meet the band! So I will be forever grateful to her. The guy next to her is a guy that I will meet after for the Night #2 but let’s keep on with Night #1 for now.

The concert started and I felt like I never really left them. It’s been more than a year but the feeling, the emotions were still here, as if my journey was just yesterday. I knew exactly all the little things, didn’t forget a single thing. I rarely cry on ‘The Scientist’ (don’t ask me why) but this one was very emotional and I couldn’t hold back my tears. The same goes with ‘Fix You’, I mean the new version of ‘Fix You’. Since I don’t like this mix with ‘Midnight’, I rarely cry on ‘Fix You’ this tour. Why here, why now, that’s one mystery. And it doesn’t stop here, I usually cry on ‘Up&Up’, and this time I didn’t. Maybe because my best friends knew me and expected me to cry so I was like “NOT THIS TIME GIRLS, LOOK AT MY EYES, LOOK AT MY EYES, I HAVE NOTHING IN MY EYES!!”.

This night was probably one of the best of the tour, one of my favourites for sure because of my best friends, the great view, I just missed them so much and at the same time, felt like they never left me (doesn’t make any sense whatsover). Chris messed up as usual, making the ‘Everglow’ performance like a funny one, and I really thought he did it again on ‘Charlie Brown’. I haven’t seen any videos of it this year so I didn’t know that he would stop it on purpose. The whole idea of not having any phones and just enjoying the moment is perfect. I wish they could do that for the whole concert (ESPECIALLY ON NIGHT #3 BUT YOU WILL SEE LATER). That performance of ‘Charlie Brown’ was probably the most fun I’ve ever experienced. Funny how just a little thing like putting our phones down makes the performance memorable. One big family gathered and jumping to the stars together, that was a big thing. Speaking of phones, I decided for these 3 shows to take no photos / videos and just enjoy the concerts fully, and that was a great decision.

The big announcement of the new DVD filmed in Paris made me so excited but I was also so surprised. I really thought that they would film at Wembley or any of the South American tour and not here, because they already did in 2012. A part of me is grateful for them to choose one of my concerts in Paris again, and another part thinks it’s unfair for the others. Back to the concert, first time on this tour that I get to hear ‘God Put A Smile Upon Your Face’ live and that new version was so good! Love the interaction with the audience at the end, seemed like everybody had fun on this one.

It was also the first time I get to hear the new version of ‘Don’t Panic’. I didn’t see any videos of the duet Will - Jonny before so it was a total surprise for me. And what a great surprise, it works perfectly well, Will’s sweet voice combined with Jonny’s even more confident voice is one of the biggest highlights of the night. Unfortunately, the audience request thing became irrelevant, it seems that even the band doesn’t believe in this anymore and doesn’t want to take risks by just playing the same songs again and again. Even for us, it became a joke, people request ‘Us Against the World’ because they know there’s a high chance they would play it.

I’m still not over the fact that they removed ‘Amazing Day’ from the setlist, they replaced it by ‘Something Just Like This’. Not the biggest fan of putting it before ‘A Sky Full of Stars’, seems like they decided to make a mix of everything and put it on stage for this one, like the fireworks, the fire, the confetti, the xylobands all together. But I had a good time on this one, first time I see this song live and I must admit that it looks good overall.

I would always remember that moment on ‘Up&Up’ where I just felt like hugging my best friends for the whole ending. I didn’t want them to leave me, they were in my arms and it was just an amazing feeling. Friendship and love.

So overall I had a wonderful evening, although I’m still not a fan of some things on the setlist. I completely forget those things and forgive them when they put such uplifting perfomances as ‘A Head Full of Dreams’, ‘Charlie Brown’, ‘Hymn For the Weekend’, ‘Adventure Of a Lifetime’ or ‘A Sky Full of Stars’ and such emotional perfomances as ‘The Scientist’, ‘Fix You’, ‘Everglow’ or ‘Up&Up’.

Night #2

My best friends left me because they had to work so here I was, alone for Night #2. Well, not really, I knew 2 people from tumblr, Anniina and Andreea, both with early entries. My gate was gate A, I arrived by noon and there was like 50 people there. It was a really sunny day but I was lucky because the gate A was the only gate protected by trees and shadows! The wait was shorter than the others and they opened the gates on time.

I grabbed my xyloband (only 1 this time), my love button, ran as fast I could, chose Jonny’s side and then I saw Anniina. She was at the barrier, very close to the main stage. She helped me getting through the crowd and getting a better view so I will always be grateful to her. While waiting for the opening acts, I met the guy from the intro video (some crazy guy who bought 3 early entries) and a woman, crazier than me, she did 16 Coldplay shows! We talked a lot about our Coldplay experiences, about our meetings with them because she also met them and all that in english, which is funny considering that we are both french. There was a lot of foreigners around us, which was great, and a lot of hardcore fans, which was even greater. It really felt like one big family and I already knew that this part of the crowd, at least, would be amazing.

Nothing really to add about the opening acts, unless that Tove Lo showed her breasts during one song (not gonna to say anything about that). 9:15pm and Coldplay came on time, they took me by surprise, I expected them to be late again!

The nice and unexpected surprise came from R42. We saw him before the concert, he stopped in front of us, saw the beautiful sign of Anniina and just decided to take her in picture here. I was right next to her so here I am with the group on all social media and I was seriously freaking out to see my face, it all happened so quickly, I was in shock and I think Anniina was even more!

I expected a few changes on the setlist, but they didn’t really change anything. Except some new improvised song in French by Chris, and ‘Trouble’. I had one great and close view of Chris when he was on the floor singing ‘Fix You’ so I had so much feelings about this. I didn’t even cry this night, maybe because I was just too happy to be surrounded by such crazy and happy fans so I was so happy with them.

They filmed our group of people a lot. During ‘The Scientist’, ‘Paradise’, ‘Viva La Vida’... I think the cameraman liked our group. The craziest thing was on ‘Up&Up’ when the cameraman just asked us to be even closer to each other and just sing to the camera. So just like this, a big group full of passionate people, hugging, jumping and singing together on ‘Up&Up’, pretty perfect picture right? If they put those moments on the DVD, my life would be complete.

We had one scary moment though, Chris stopped ‘A Sky Full of Stars’ nearly at the end of the song because he saw something in the crowd. We all stopped, we saw a stretcher and Chris just went on the B-stage, asking if everything was ok, seemed like a person fainted. More fear than harm though, they restarted the song so we basically had ‘A Sky Full of Stars’ twice, it was hard to keep the same level of energy but it was so amazing.

Overall it was as good as the first night, so it was also one of the best of this tour, thanks to the crowd around me, thanks to Anniina who gave me a great spot and the chance of being on the photo of R42 and to the band who gave its best as usual.

Night #3

I had one day off before that night so I had time to restore my energy and just rest (well not really because I became the personal guide of Anniina to visit Paris :3). This time, I had gate D, the steward was nice (first time a steward is nice so that’s something to say), I arrived at 9:30am and there was 10 people before me. I was aiming for the barrier of the B-Stage, I was waiting for Andreea to arrive at 2pm but didn’t know if I could keep a spot on the line for her. It was already very sunny and hot (35°) and fortunately, the people around me had the good idea to buy survival blankets to protect all the line from the sun. So we had little shelters, I even had time to sleep a little.

Andreea arrived at 2pm as I said, and she could go with me because the steward was kind. I was already feeling exhausted by the day because of the heat but this was the last night so I wanted to give my full energy even though it was hard. The gates opened on time, I grabbed my xyloband and... not my love button because they didn’t give any to anyone? I don’t know what happened, but then I was waiting for Andreea for like a minute and we tried to reach the barrier of the B-Stage.

We weren’t at the barrier but on the second row, which is good but a big guy was right in front of us (petition for not putting tall people at the barriers) and the lights of the B-Stage hide us the view of the main stage. But it was good, because we would have a pretty great view of their set on the B-Stage and we would have a chance to see them even closer when they would go to the C-Stage.

It was so hot inside, there was already a lot of people fainting or just feeling sick because of the heat. I couldn’t even stand too long because of that, it was just unbearable, probably one of the hardest waits on concerts in my life. You have to be really patient in those moments. The opening acts came and I was already tired to wait for 2 more hours. The band came almost on time and suddenly I realized that it was the very last time I see them this tour and had to enjoy each second of this concert (well i knew that before but it suddenly became real you know?).

A funny story is that an elephant guy and his wife came right next to us before the concert. The cameraman wanted to film them for the screens but I guess also for the DVD. So basically I danced and sang the whole night with an elephant next to me. That’s not something common to say. There was also a lot of latinas around me, that part of the crowd was good but the other... That was the negative point of the night.

Seriously I don’t understand them. How can you enjoy a concert when all you’re doing is just taking videos? Not even singing or dancing or jumping, just staying still? How can you? I was mad at them, angry because it could have been a perfect night without them, and they were at the barriers! I tried to stay calm but it was difficult, they were all like that even during the beginning of ‘Charlie Brown’, fortunately there was this thing where Chris stopped the song and asked everybody to put their phones down, at least they did that.

But the biggest highlight of this concert was the moment when they came down and went to the C-Stage. During ‘Adventure of a Lifetime’, the stewards prepared the line, and the big space to the C-Stage. Me and Andreea were already prepared, we were just in front of the stewards. When ‘Amazing Grace’ was played, Jonny came first, we touched his shoulder and Andreea was already fainting. Then Will, Guy and Chris but they were rushing. When they came back on the main stage before ‘Hypnotised’, we tried again. Will and Guy were still rushing, Jonny... DID AN HANDSHAKE TO US! Yes he did! And to both of us, like a real gentleman, suddenly we were both the craziest fans of the crowd and everybody looked at us awkwardly. Jonny already did an handshake to me last year so that’s awesome that he did it again, the sweetest member like Chris said.

I had one goal on this concert too, to make a special phone call to my friend Nikol, she’s a big fan of Jonny so I wanted to make her a gift and call her during ‘Don’t Panic’, all worked perfectly well and then... CHRIS PLAYED ‘HYPNOTISED’, I was like “I HAVE TO CALL HER AGAIN”. So basically I was the only one with my phone up with the call, I saw nobody turning the app on, just listening and enjoying this acoustic version.

And that was it. The concert was amazing as usual, I cried like never before on ‘Fix You’, it was simply magnificent, the lights just in front of me, the crowd singing and the fireworks, I couldn’t hold back my tears, I was saying goodbye to my favourite song. Same for ‘Up&Up’, it was hard to see all these fireworks and xylobands and say goodbye to my favourite band for at least 2 years. A last feeling with tears all over my face, my hands to the sky, trying to reach the fireworks, a last feeling to remember for years.

Overall, I truly enjoyed these 13 concerts this tour, it wasn’t always perfect, like Chris said: “going through weather issues, ticket prices, traffic, security and all that stuff” but at the end of the day, it was just us and Coldplay and you forget everything that went wrong. One big family gathered, it was one hell of a journey, I’m happy I was able to do that, I don’t know if I will able to do that again. I met a lot of great people, I saw a lot of beautiful cities, could touch at least one of them (Jonny, you’re the best), Chris noticed me and my sign, I met Pilar Zeta, I cried maybe more than 20 times, I had so much fun on these crazy night, just enjoyed the moment every time. Those were the best times of my life, thank you Coldplay, thank you for everything.

And thank you to everybody who read my review of last year, watched my video and read this one too, it was indeed an adventure of a lifetime.

#review #coldplay #personal #hello i'm back

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docscastlemedia · 8 years

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Doc’s Castle Media had the opportunity to leave our regularly scheduled program to experience something we’re very familiar with outside of our comfort zone last weekend. Doc attended a hip-hop showcase in New York City, and there’s so much to be mentioned about why my experience out of town is worthy of being shared with Baltimore city hip-hop heads.

The Inauguration Concert was hosted my Rockview Entertainment, an independent entertainment group in NYC that specializes in the branding of New York City music artists. Taina and Jus Write are two New York artist of the brand’s roster that came to the showcase that evening. A majority of the Rockview Entertainment events feature local talent from all over NYC. But some artists travel from farther distances to perform. As a part of the entourage for Baltimore recording artist Jae Duckett, I came to work my talent covering the event by taking photos and experiencing the essence of the show. We came with a total of 9 people. All of us bearing cameras and media equipment in support Jae. We did this to show the people of the big apple how we roll. We go hard for Baltimore. But do we really?

I wasn’t the only media present at the Inauguration Concert. There were three internet radio shows present; Lyve Lyfe Radio, WVMR, and Baltimore’s own Strong Way Radio. But what took the icing on the cake was Shani Kulture from Hot 97 dropping by in full support of the showcase, as well.

Shani Kulture of Hot 97

Shani Kulture delivered a message of positivity that was well needed. He encouraged each and every artist’s’ passion for what they do. Coming from someone currently working in mainstream media with large notoriety, encouragement felt like it had come spewing from the fountain of youth. There’s no doubt admiration was projected at it’s finest from prospective talent in the audience that night.

The evening was full of energy and driven individuals. Simply off the atmosphere alone, you’d feel good about what you’re apart of, which is why I needed to write about this particular showcase for Doc’s Castle Media.

Where are these type of shows in Baltimore that have this energy?

Not to knock Baltimore too much, there are plenty of notable showcases and shows that receive a good amount of support from locals; like TheMixx Festival hosted by DTLR and The 2nd Anniversary of Baltimore Beat Club hosted by The Lineup Room. We even have shows like Baltimore Crown Awards that celebrate the successes of artists striving to share their passions in the city. But there are many shows that are “ghost,” without even a handful of spectators insight. Baltimore lacks the artist at the shows showing brotherly genuine support. I always ask why is it this way?

If Baltimore could take just a pinch of energy felt that night at the Inauguration Concert, I’d know it’d be another proud moment and a step forward towards the #NewBaltimore that we idolize in 2014 when there was buzz in the atmosphere of a new generation of artists changing how we celebrate indie artists in Baltimore. If we gained the energy felt during the Rockview Ent. show, we might actually have a chance to climb out of the barrels this city seems to be too familiar with.

If I were to suggest some things that happened in New York that Baltimore artists should invest in doing, there wouldn’t be much I’d need to share. Simply to show up and show out for your friends is all that’s needed to be done.

Each artist in the building that night came with an entourage of supportive friends. Similar to attending a high energy sporting event, all friends cheered on their artist like no other. The night started off with each group of friends showing love solely for who they came for. But by the end of the night, the love shown spread into a huge circle of love. Everyone became one, with the help of the evening’s special guest Shani Kulture encouraging everyone to support all of their peers. He reminded the audience that performing in front of strangers isn’t easy. These artists had the courage to entertain the room. Shani basically told us to show our respect and listen to them.

Maybe artists in Baltimore don’t understand that concept of support at all. We ask our friends to come to our shows and end up partying with strangers. Every time we get to a point when we feel like we’re crawling away from the barrel of constant hate, we get pulled back in by those who are the closest to us. Trying to gain support in Baltimore is a never ending battle familiar to anyone who wants to pursue a dream.

“We are better off moving to another state to get ahead,” says a majority of dreamers spotted in the Baltimore arts scene. They say it as if other cities, like Atlanta, GA, and Los Angeles, are the chosen “mecca” lands, getaway places for serenity and peace, for their passions and talents.

This is not so if we’d just support everyone where we are.

Otherwise, my surroundings in NYC made me hopeful to see a concert like the Inauguration Concert replicated in my hometown. There were enough Baltimore natives there to experience the night’s vibes. Hopefully, those people can spread its essence somehow, or maybe I could be reaching.

Check out more from the night in the gallery below.

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Why do you think Baltimore artist struggle to gain support from their peers? Leave your thoughts in the comments below. Did you catch the visuals for Boutzie’s Intoxico? Watch the music video for Intoxico feature Flu_x and Jimmy Apoet on Doc’s Castle Media.

Rockview Entertainment Presents the Inauguration Concert in Queens, NY (What Indie Support Should Look Like) Doc's Castle Media had the opportunity to leave our regularly scheduled program to experience something we’re very familiar with outside of our comfort zone last weekend.

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nldradio · 6 years

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Great indie record labels don’t appear overnight. Time is needed to cultivate industry relationships. Passion from the team is necessary to develop and guide the label throughout its setbacks and successes. And tenacity must be ingrained in the leader for the label’s success to maintain longevity and sustainability in an eve changing, technologically advancing, music industry.

It’s founder, Corey “COBaby” Coleman, has been in the game since the early 1990s as the first road manager for Cash Money, bearing witness to their growth from an underground label, to the original sketch of Cash Money’s logo, to their first major deal with Universal. Since then, COBaby found that he had a real passion, and the skills for managing new talent. With his industry connections in New Orleans, Detroit and Houston, COBaby achieved local success with the DoughBoys in Detroit and Piece of Mind Productions in Texas. Gaining momentum in his drive to connect his influential industry contacts with his tenacity for a successful legacy, COBaby set his sight and ambition towards the bigger picture, owning a label of his own.

Phreedom Records transformed from an idea 20 years in the making, into reality in 2010. COBaby had recently relocated back to New Orleans and found that his daughter, Deshantrel had been rapping under the name Flo’Rescent, recording and rhyming at home, uploading her raw videos onto YouTube. COBaby recognized that she has a flow and originality that wasn’t a part of the current music scene. Dad and daughter met for lunch at Deanie’s Restaurant in the French Quarter and walked out as manager and first artist of Phreedom Records.

COBaby came home from the meeting already on his grind. He asked his wife, Amy, to be partner to his dream and build Phreedom Records LLC from the ground up. When asked about her decision to build a record label, she said, "In the beginning, you're excited to start a label. Your focus is to get your artist in the studio and make a banging track...the reality is it's a lot of paperwork...and learning about what drives the business behind the music is a daily initiative."

November 16, 2011, Phreedom Records LLC came into existence and from the jump, Flo’Rescent opened for Dee-1, Lil Chuckee, and Travis Porter. Performing locally and gaining attention from DJs like Wild Wayne of Q93, collaborating with legends like Skip of UTP. Her success and COBaby's professionalism drew the attention of other talent that led to the signing of three more artists; Ruk22, Hollygrove Tigga and Mic Price.

A lack of female rap groups influenced the decision to combine the strengths and talent of Flo’Rescent and Ruk22, creating the female powerhouse, Double Trouble. Their hits “Stackn Paper” and “Hustler’s Ambition” opened shows for Mia X, LEVEL, N.O.4, Ghetto Twiinz and Mystikal. Success was on the horizon.

But every backstory has their share of successes, as well as trials and tribulations. Phreedom wasn’t spared.

Since 2015, Phreedom Records has been revitalized through new talent and influential business partnerships, beginning with the signing of Lucki Lew. Lucki Lew delivers a mix of musical influences from club rap to bounce and jig, fusing inventive lyrics in his songs “My Lil Yeah Remix feat. Tweeday” and “HotSpot Remix feat. Level” delivered through energetic live performances. He currently has a roster of success in opening for Juvenile, Mannie Fresh, Jacquees, Freeway, LEVEL, Kevin Gates, 5th Ward Weebie, K Styles and Colonel Loud.

In 2017, COBaby added two additional artists to our phamily; Aaron “Butta Bezzy” Anderson, a creative hook master, who expresses himself through a raw and gritty voice, layered with lyrics heavy on sex, twisted with is comedic take on hood life and relationships.

His latest tracks, “All My Life” and “All On You” are fire club bangers.

Travlon “Murderman” Johnson, a gifted storyteller who delivers unapologetic rhymes blended with an effortless style of delivery. On his latest project, Murderman has collaborated with legends such as Jay Da Menace of Kangol Slim on fire tracks such as “I’m Gone” and “Fuckin Right.” His debut album titled “No Contradiction” is concurrently being developed through genius producers such as KC Tha Producer, Nave Monjo, Kangol Slim and Jay Da Menace to solidify the success of his next release.

Our team has opened individually or collectively for the artists listed above, with 2016-2017 building in momentum as our team continued to make successful moves, opening for Scarface, LEVEL, ZRo at The Ayva Center in Houston, Jacquees at the House of Blues in New Orleans, and recognition of an artistic win of first place at the National Entertainment Expo 2016 in Savannah, GA. Invaluable industry and phan attention was gained at SXSW 2017 in Austin, TX. Including a happenstance, reacquaintance with Mr. Mitchell, President of Urban Network Digital.

And this indie label can’t stop riding the wave...

2018 has brought many changes to our label that generated new life and longevity to our team. We signed 2 major acts to the label, Ghaazi Ali and Tha Team, and from the jump the love from phans has been tremendous.

Ghaazi Ali is a native New Orleanian with a love of music spanning all the way back to his days at Jean Gordon Elementary where he learned to play the snare drum. He has a humble spirit and drive for success that not only impressed CO’Baby but brought a meaningful message to his attention. Ghaazi expressed his feeling of being “stuck at the bottom…and not having anybody really stop and listen to what kind of talent comes from here is a constant struggle.”

CO’Baby listened. A couple tracks were exchanged between artist and record label owner that led to the eventual signing of Ghaazi Ali to Phreedom Records LLC.

Since then, Ghaazi Ali is no longer “unknown.” He has opened for artists such as; Trina, Just Queen Brittany, Webbie, ShortyWorld, Whop Bezzy, Yung Bleu and Jim Jones. He was also given a chance to perform at a community event for Smother’s Academy, an all-boys school in Metairie, LA, where a small concert that included artists from around the city like ShortyWorld, demonstrated their craft and created a positive vibe and message for the young men.

Success is imminent as Ghaazi Ali recently dropped his first single, “Facts” and recently released his second single, “For Me," off his debut album “Now or Never.” The official video release for “Facts,” produced by Son_Production, dropped October 16, 2018 with his follow-up smash single "For Me," also produced by Son_Production, official video released December 4, 2018. Both songs have been released under The Orchard/Sony Red distribution umbrella with the release of "Facts" and "For Me" soon to take place in Korea beginning December 12, 2018.

Tha Team (K.g, G.o and Mastamynd) have a vocal mixture of talent just oozing with lyrical style and ability. Their originality as a team is enhanced by their ability to stand alone as a force of one, or as a team forging their own path, primed for greatness with hard-line bass tracks, combined with clever and masterly laid out verses, produced by KC Da Producer; one of the most sought-after and skillful engineers’ in New Orleans.

Their entrance to the music industry is as dynamic as their singles "Wave" “In My Zone” and “Benz” is to their growing fan base. Within 6 months of signing to Phreedom Records LLC, "Wave" was released on November 23, 2018 under The Orchard/Sony Red distribution umbrella, with an impressive follow-up release scheduled in Korea on December 26, 2018. The views and likes on their video "Wave;" produced in Detroit by videographer Christian Nelson, continues to climb, amplifying the idea that a new "Wave" is about to impact the current music scene.

In 2019 COBaby solidified a new business relationship with an artist he had been following for a minute, Tony Merc. A self-proclaimed “animal” to the mic, Tony Merc already came with significant accomplishments under his belt. He opened for artists like The Game, Bone Thugs N Harmony, and Nutt the Kid at high-profile venues around New Orleans such as The House of Blues, Club Lyve, The Howling Wolf, The Republic, and The Metropolitan with songs “Off Safety” and “I’m The Man.” Tony Merc’s videos for “Off Safety” and “I’m The Man” add fire visual depth to what he brings to the table that will make phans and haters sit up and take notice.

The combination of these three powerhouse acts have set Phreedom Records on the cusp of stardom, but we aren’t there yet.

The internet is continuing to dominate the breaking of new artist into mainstream artists, making new marketing and promotional relationships a must. Including our solid phamily of artists, our current professional partnerships include:

Corey “COBaby” Coleman; CEO and Founder of Phreedom Records LLC

Amy “Mrs C” Coleman; COO and Co-Owner of Phreedom Records LLC, responsible for efficient and effective daily operations.

BM White; Vice President

Arlene HeatMag Culpepper; VP/Asst Editor in Chief at Heat Magazine, PR/Publicist at MIKODreamz, and PR and Reporter at The Examiner.

Ike Numberz of VirDiko; a global online music promotions company with a reach in over 150 countries and a professional list of thousands of DJs worldwide. He’s the Mid-South Region Sales Director for www.VirDiko.com and the Programming Director of www.VirDikoGlobalRadio.com.

Lajoan Williams; CEO of Dream Management; a consultant firm for new talent and businesses, offering cutting edge and relevant approaches to business and marketing challenges, focusing on alternate market and multi-platform distribution.

DJ RO of WQUE 93.3; He’s the ear to the streets in the South. He played a key role in changing WQUE 93.3 to an urban station, creating and maintaining the only live mix show “Club 93” for the past 22 years.

Hustle God Booking; Sess 4-5 in New Orleans,

Promoter; Lady Shack in Atlanta, GA

Producers; Jay Da Menace of Black Menace, KC Tha Producer and Nave Monjo

Corey Banks; Founder of $on Productions, videographer and 2015 Hip Hop NOLA Award nominee, 2016 Hip Hop NOLA Award winner.

Devarian Menyweather; videographer from the Westbank of New Orleans.

Matthew Brown; Founder of Feonix Digital and website developer.

Donte Campbell “Tay Cam”; new artist and Cover Art Designer, Visual Graphics Engineer.

New industry partnerships will arise and increase our expansion into mainstream markets. These opened doors, combined with the dedication, passion and tenacity, that our phamily is filled with, will continue to propel Phreedom Records to worldwide success.

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