![]() Back again with another short post to share what's new. About a week ago, I had the pleasure to be a guest alongside Artist Nate Key on Episode Nine (~54 minutes long) of Open Convo, a podcast hosted by a mutual friend, Elviria Valdaz and edited and produced by her partner, Sidney. Nate and I have been working on a number of art projects with more on the way, so it was a great time to reconnect with Sidney and Elviria and be on the show to talk about our work and upcoming events. Check it out on her site (notes below provide a quick timeline of our conversation) or SoundCloud page! 00:00 - Podcast Welcome & Gratitude from Host, Elviria, "EV" Valdaz 00:50 - Intro of Nate "The Flow" Key & Cynelsa "C y" Broderick 01:47 - EV kicks off open convo with prompt and C y starts off in response 07:11 - Flow joins the convo and tells us more about himself and his artistry 10:31 - Were either of us involved in the recent post-Charlottesville rallies/riots (with a tangent on astrological characteristics)? 19:45 - How does the current state of society inspire us as black artists? 23:04 - What are we trying to communicate with our art? With the state of our country, what do you feel as an individual with your talent that you have to do [or contribute] to create the change [we need]? 29:28 - What does "being creative" mean to you? 30:34 - EV explains that she asked the question about being creative because she feels that sometimes "people create solely to gain instant validation" and shares her experience related to starting a podcast. As an artist/musician, how to you keep the faith or keep it moving and pushing if/when nobody is nobody is watching? 39:24 - Flow responds to the "throwaway culture" our generation currently faces and sees in our youth; and talks about how the speed in which music gets made nowadays changes its quality. 41:17 - EV asks Flow as a musical artist, what his artistry looks like? What does he convey (visual art versus music)? HE BLESSES THE MIC WITH AN A CAPELLA SNIPPET OF HIS MUSIC IN RESPONSE! 42:45 - 'God is so real...' 47:15 - Closing remarks; social media plugging and sharing of upcoming events 53:47 - Thanks for listening; farewell from Sidney The upcoming events mentioned in this podcast are listed below, as well as the ["Pineapple Express"] t-shirts we launched in connection to the continuation of an expanded Letters, Locks & Lyrics show. To find more information about getting your very own shirt in support of our art, visit: https://teespring.com/thepineappleexpress and click the "I still want one" button. Thanks for checking out this post and stay tuned for more to come! ![]() THIRD FRIDAY POP-UP ART SHOW --Golden Belt Studios, Building 3, Suite 123 807 East Main Street Durham, NC 27701 6-9PM Sept. 15, 2017 | FREE OFF THE WALL --IMURJ 300 South McDowell Street Raleigh, NC 27601 7-10PM (Doors will open at 6:30 PM) Sept. 23, 2017| | $10; tickets on Eventbrite
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