nSLASHa

We won't listen anymore - We are searching for the cure.

[nslasha]

☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️ ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️ . Ever wonder what a “Solar Dystopia” might sound like? . The Solar Grid. A serialized graphic novel by @ganzeer . The Solar Grid Soundscape. A serialized album by @nslasha . . 1/1/2019. . #soundscape #nslasha #globalwarming #motiondesign #scifi #comicbook #environmental #catastrophe #independentartist #thesolargrid #blackandwhite #musicproduction #composer #climatechange #art #producer #90s #graphicnovel #soundtrack #analog #synth #music #score (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoZMoi4FQt9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1oi3ytivafdpb

[nslasha]

I don’t know what to call this guy, but I’ve been HELLA into this BnW sketch look for my renders lately... I wonder why??? ( @ganzeer )🤔🤣 . #losangeles #production #studio #art #journal #motiondesign #motiongraphics #cinema4D #c4d #everyday #sphere #orb #glow #render #rendering #learning #abstractart #bacteria #scifi #sketch #blackandwhite #alien #twitch #lifeform (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm58sO_FFUw/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1tnr91r1w22an

[nslasha]

Creating is about getting out of the way of yourself. If the Red Sea is a soggy pile of your fears, anxieties and insecurities, the trick is to part that sh*t. . And when I’m struggling to do that, this is the face I make😫. Don’t let ‘em fool you with smiley happy selfies n sh*t like that. There’s PLENTY OF AGONY in the process of manifesting an idea into reality. And that agony is 99% of the time just one half of your brain saying “excuse me, I was here first” to the other half, while you say to yourself “wow, it’s truly amazing what a goddamn fraud I am. I am so glad no ones here to see this right now.” 🤦🏻‍♂️🤣 . And that’s when it’s time go make coffee, kids! . #create #art #music #production #studio #composer #graphicnovel #comics #comicbook #thesolargrid #soundtrack #bnw #blackandwhitephotography #workinprogress #journal #recording #musicproduction (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BmtTRhRFbxZ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1lqra8a64qxkd

[nslasha]

Life + Death = things go boom. . Ok, ok I get it. You can see the view counts on my videos... when I’m being dumb, people watch more, when I post 3D stuff, they watch more, but when I post serious stuff - like social commentary or police violence stuff... it’s interesting to me how people tune out. . So I’m the name of catering to everyone’s interests (cause that’s what artists should do, right!? 😂) here’s a loop of some pretty colors and polys for that a$$... . #losangeles #production #studio #cinema4D #c4d #everyday #glow #rendering #learning #skull #mirror #shards #life #death #light #dark #explosion #lowpoly #spin (at Los Angeles, California)

[nslasha]

“More than 5400 people have been killed by US police since May 1, 2013, the day this list was created.” . Mike Brown Jr. was one of far too many. And that was four years ago... . Each one of these is the face of a person who’s death was enabled by the state, empowered by a culture of fear. This is a war enacted disproportionately and maliciously onto persons of African, Latino, and Asian descent, in order to maintain the status quo. . You might ask “but the status quo is the present, right? What we are working towards is the future, right?” . There’s no way to get to tomorrow by fighting to stay in the present, or worse - the past. . It’s hard to think of terms like “advanced civilization” when I see something like this. I hope you feel the same way. I hope this makes you sad. I hope that we can someday learn to embrace each other’s individual gifts and uniqueness, and build each other up, and someday be in a place where we don’t need police, we can love and protect and serve and defend each other. I hope the fear & terror they bring into communities and the lives they destroy will be a thing of the past. . To get to that place, we need something to change, to grow. If the police (and ICE/HSI ETC) are supporting the colonialist and divisive agenda that got us into this spiral of inhumanity in the first place, then how can we expect to move on with that support in place? . Don’t expect me to propose a solution here either... this is first about understanding the mechanisms in play, and many people who live and die under the whims of this system (you?) are still not fully aware of the depths and agony of this particular abyss... (at Ferguson, Missouri)

[nslasha]

What is wrong And what does it say That there are those among us That believe destruction of life Is the only way forward And that adding to this darkness Somehow propels us out of it? . 💔 . #niawilson #oakland #oaklandish #sayhername #resist #glitch #losangeles #artisresistance #bart #macarthur (at Los Angeles, California)

[nslasha]

With your head in the clouds, you’re useless on the ground. Why the fuck are we talking about #nationalhotdogday when everything humans have built for thousands of generations (good and bad) is slowly eroding at the edges? Weren’t we going to impeach someone for some unforgivable shit? Like 2 days ago??? Oh are you okay with it now? Are we in the “outright-terrible-lie-masked-as-an-apology” phase of humanity now? Remember #PuertoRico? Remember #Flint? How about #Vegas? Kids separated from their parents at the border? Palestine? Venezuela? What am I forgetting??? Do you see a pattern here? Ever feel like the news is just a bad TV show? That’s cause it is. #Consistency is key: We can’t all be in charge of fixing everything. #Focus on the thing you are #passionate about, and do your best work there. This is the #distraction #economy. Focus on what’s important to you. Wage war against the bullshit by staying the course and keeping distractions at a minimum. Don’t just buy what these fuckers are selling. Stop listening to this sad narrative and make a new one... If you want to impeach the motherfucker, then do that. If you want to put an end to police brutality, then do that. If you want to educate about racism and discrimination (in whatever lane is appropriate to you), then do that. And sure, if you want to keep being a fuckin pig and a troll, then go ahead and keep doing that. Keep outing yourself. But know that the future is coming for you, and it remembers just how merciful you haven’t been... #justice #impeachment #russia #treason #glitch #art #searchingforthecure #changethegame (at Los Angeles, California)

[nslasha]

When you’re a fan of an artist, and then you collaborate, and they really like what you’ve done. I’m humbled and super fucking honored to contribute to this book... . I think we’re actually going to start putting some of it out soon, so I better get back to work... . TheSolarGrid.net . #losangeles #composer #graphicnovel #comics #comicbook #thesolargrid #ganzeer #music #production #studio #journal #oakland #notes #recording #soundtrack #soundscape (at Los Angeles, California)

[nslasha]

#psa 👌🏼 It’s gonna be ok. Swear. One cannot properly fight off Fascist-Crusty-White-Dude-Bitchilism on an empty stomach. Or without coffee. (By the way I’m mixing TSG cues for presentation today 😬) #losangeles #composer #graphicnovel #comics #comicbook #thesolargrid #ganzeer #music #production #studio #journal #oakland #notes #recording #igtv #coffee #pourovercoffee (at Los Angeles, California)

[nslasha]

Making good progress, GREAT PROGRESS TBH over the last couple of sessions... I’m not one to tread the conventional path tho (can you say ‘soundtrack to a graphic novel’!?! 🤔😂) BUT you have to trust your instincts. . And I’m 50% just letting the notes flow through me, and 50% painstakingly orchestrating complex textures and vibes to guide you through this book... most of the time blindly, cause there really no precedent for this sort of thing... so half of the time it’s effortless, and the other half of the time I’m agonizing over things like timing and timbre and space... . But... the saga continues next month, and I want to have a clean slate when it drops so I can focus entirely on CH 4 and the proceeding chapters. . Shit is fun AF tho... I think you’re gonna love it.😬 (at Los Angeles, California)

[nslasha]

More 3D experiments... . This stuff is a TON OF FUN, however, GAWTDAMN if it doesn’t take forever to render... it will really test your patience, and this is likely my 10th attempt to spit this out, after playing with lighting and materials for over a week (it was rendering in the background when the power went out the other day - see my last video😵) . But it’s a great way to distract myself and learn with something NOT music related when I need a break... (at Los Angeles, California)

[nslasha]

That moment when you think “hey why not try a time lapse vid of a day in the studio?!?” . And the power goes out. . Remember to save often, kids! . 😲🤦🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️😂 (at Los Angeles, California)

[nslasha]

I’ve purposely taken maybe a month (or more?) off of S&M... (or, as you may call it... .✌🏼social media✌🏼😂) and it’s felt REALLY FUCKIN’ GOOD. I highly recommend it... . The soundtrack for ‘The Solar Grid’ is occupying all my time, but in a great way... I think I’ll have CH’s 1-3 finished riiiight around the time CH 4 comes out, so I’ll be caught up like the rest of you. . As an experiment, I’m writing this music linearly, as the chapters of the book come out. I do not know any more than the fans do as far as how the story ends, so as a composer I’m reacting to it in real time, as a reader would. Our hope is that this leads me in some interesting directions that knowing how the story all fits together might not, so it’s pretty exciting in that way that too few projects are. . There’s actually lots of weird parameters I’ve imposed on this project to keep me sharp and keep it fresh. Maybe I’ll be able to share some of that down the road for those who are interested. . We’re still not sure how it’s going to be released yet, making that up as we go as well. So no juicy release news yet, sorry... . I’m taking a very different approach to ‘S&M’ going forward, so that it’s hopefully not as painful for me 😂🤣😬, and maybe more interesting for you👌🏼 - Don’t worry I still plan on doing glitchy, highbrow, quasi socio-political art, cause FTP, RIGHT?!?! (at Los Angeles, California)

[nslasha]

Meanwhile... The truly offending party in question, Cambridge Analytica, is no where to be found... and though while the PEOPLE are the ones who’s data and privacy has been mishandled, why is CONGRESS the ones asking the questions? . While I deleted my personal FB page years ago, and I’m NOT A FAN, I’d actually like to applaud Zuck, cause I’d have thrown all those glasses of water and flung all kinds of poo in each of these MF’ers faces had I have been in his position, and I’d be all kinds of locked up by now... . “But Paul... what about that whole Net Neutrality situation!?! I thought this was about foreign intervention in our democracy!?!? Wasn’t it the US Government that wants ISPs to be able to sell ads and push their own content and agendas while filtering what we can and cannot access, all based off our personal browsing history, whether we want them to or not!?!?” . I’ll let you do the math on this one. . . . . . . . #congress #facebook #privacy #glitch #art #facts #cambridgeanalytica #surveilance #capitalism #netneutrality #washingtondc #senators #lies #facts #election2016 #manipulation #missmewiththebullshit (at Washington, District of Columbia)

[nslasha]

#Repost @pearcemerritt with @get_repost ・・・ SXSW late night 6th St crowd bushwhacking. Love to all the bands/friends who created golden memories with me: @thefellswoop @klezmusic @deadcountrygentlemen @themagnettes @tracerepeat @mawdmusic @rockitgamingrec @jhoardmusic @velvet_starlings @kaitlynkyra 📸: @alexaraevisconti . I’ve had a rough couple of days... so to see someone reppin’ @nslasha way out in TEXAS was just what I needed this morning... this right here really made my damn day!!! . Thx to @pearcemerritt and @tracerepeat for the love & kind words🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 . #sxsw #austin #austintx #represent #tshirt #nslasha #live #music #producer #losangeles #artist (at SXSW)

[nslasha]

🗣...BEEN TELLING YOU... . (SOUND ON 🎧 🔊 and turn that shit UP) . “The stars collapsing The children chanting What have you done with our tomorrow? We won’t listen Any more We are searching For the cure” . I wrote and sang this song from the perspective of the youth. At one time, I planned to make a video for it with all kinds of happy kids skippin’ through the grass while angry old white politicians look on in fear and resentment from their deathbeds.🤣🤷🏻‍♂️ I even dreamt of getting the children of these adults slain by police violence to be the ones to sing the hook in honor and in tribute... 💔 . When I ask “What have you done with our tomorrow?” I’m asking that as the voice of a child to their elders, as they’re waking and seeing they are inheriting a world of poisoned water supplies, streets stalked by angry white men with guns, and often a badge, crippled social systems and the scars of colonialism. It’s not what they want but it’s what they’re getting... I’ve been just as pissed about is since I was their age... I’m manifesting they have whatever we lacked and can make it happen this round... All you old chumps that are doing everything you can to hold on and to get in these kids way are just prolonging the inevitable: they can’t stand your behavior, they don’t want to live in your world, and the earth can’t sustain it. . #marchforourlives #searchingforthecure #losangeles #glitch #art #protest #music #nslasha #thecure (Had to post again cause I caught hell for not having the audio the first time 🙏🏼) (at March for Our Lives Los Angeles)

[nslasha]

...BEEN TELLING YOU... . I wrote and sang this song from the perspective of the youth. At one time, I planned to make a video for it with all kinds of happy kids skippin’ through the grass while angry old white politicians look on in fear and resentment from their deathbeds. 🤣🤷🏻‍♂️ I even dreamt of getting the children of these adults slain by police violence to be the ones to sing the hook in honor and in tribute... 💔 . When I ask “What have you done with our tomorrow?” I’m asking that as the voice of a child to their elders, as they’re waking and seeing they are inheriting a world of poisoned water supplies, streets stalked by angry white men with guns, and often a badge, crippled social systems and the scars of colonialism. It’s not what they want but it’s what they’re getting... I’ve been just as pissed about is since I was their age... I’m manifesting they have whatever we lacked and can make it happen this round... All you old chumps that are doing everything you can to hold on and to get in these kids way are just prolonging the inevitable: they can’t stand your behavior, they don’t want to live in your world, and the earth can’t sustain it. . #marchforourlives #searchingforthecure #losangeles #glitch #art #protest #music #nslasha #thecure (at March for Our Lives Los Angeles)