I am finally writing to you from the other side. Last week, I graduated from Parsons The New School for Design with a Master’s in Design & Technology. As I begin to decompress the last two years of hard work and neglecting other areas of my life (including this blog), I find myself standing at […]
We’ve been treated to a very easy fall thus far (not counting the brief but intense Halloween weekend blizzard), filled with warm days and sunlight that illuminates the beautiful colors before the leaves fall and leave behind bare branches that only look good in a blanket of snow. I’ve been completely wrapped up in a wide […]
Vintage Romance by 18 Carat Affair Today, I’m pleased to post up Vintage Romance, the Moodgadget debut of 18 Carat Affair, a record that has had me mesmerized since the first play. 18 Carat Affair (18K) is the image enterprise of Kansas City-based artist/musician Denys Parker. His music explores a range of genres through lenses […]
Today, we focus our energies on stopping time, on capturing moments, plucking context and emotion from out of thin air. With these hypnotic, textured, highly-emotive soundscapes, we can frame states of being like mental photographs. Have you ever found yourself in a situation you realized was sweet in some way and that you wanted to […]
Uh oh, you had better watch out, because I’m about to throw FIVE dank tunes your way, instead of the usual four. The flavor of the day is Nu Disco/Indie Dance, a genre I think some of us are surprised to see still afloat. With its initial rocket to prominence a few years back thanks […]
Now that I have a few moments to catch my breath and give some love to the ole Blog n’ Chain, I’ve gathered a ton of tracks to share with you this week. I’m starting things off with some beats that cover a wide range of emotions and contexts, and for your sake and mine, […]
As the winter freeze sets in (at least on our side of the hemisphere), we sometimes need tunes to heat up or cool down our minds, bodies, and souls. One of the few things I really enjoy about winter is the special effect that certain tunes can have on me as I’m walking in the […]
Well, it’s been over a year since I first posted the Are You Happy? design on Typcut and here on Blog.H34. Since then, the design has been linked, tweeted, tumbled, blogged, requested, commented on, and discussed by people all over the world. However, until now, only about 100 people had the pleasure of hanging a […]
As of this past Sunday, I am now residing in NYC while I work toward my MFA in Design & Technology at Parsons, part of The New School. I am attending an introductory program referred to quite accurately as, “Boot Camp.” This has to be the most rigorous pace I’ve ever worked, but the benefits […]
One of the things I enjoy most about the design work I’ve been doing in the music industry over the past couple years is seeing people I’ve been fortunate enough to meet, work with, and even befriend, as they release their music to the delight of listeners. The fanfare and positive regard you can see […]
