BLANKNIGHT F.A.Q.
by Marlon Joseph Tesoro Battad
No, I'm not rich, my name is not a "Batman" "Bruce Wayne" thing, it's an indigenous Southeast Asian last name. There are two "T's" instead of one in "Battad" because it's the French spelling, as opposed to "Batad." The French had a significant presence in Southeast Asia, thus my first name, as did the Spanish, thus one of middle names "Tesoro"! My Asian ancestry is also why I "look so young"! Oh, and it's also why I'm so big. The "tiny Asian" myth is just that: a myth, which isn't to say there aren't tiny Asians.
"The girl voice" on most of the recordings where there's a "girl voice" is my voice transformed on an audio editing software. There are guest "girls" sometimes on the recordings. Unfortunately, it is kinda inconvenient and impossible to credit these people EVERY SINGLE TIME the song is posted. These performers are in the meta credits and on bandcamp, however. I'm also able to sing very high, so sometimes that's mistaken for "a girl."
I'm on the autistic spectrum which might explain for many why I have so many talents. Note that not everybody with autism seem to have "abilities." I kinda wanna include this in the explanation as to how I can do this stuff without much funding, but honestly poor people figure out how to do stuff without money constantly.
I'm not "mainstream famous" because that scene requires money. Some people might remember that awards are kinda to "honour" people in those industries instead of really focusing on the work being awarded, right? Imagine a buncha stuff behind the scenes going into choosing who to give a Grammy to, etc. Some of that depends on connections and money, which isn't to say talent isn't required. You might've heard of me because for decades I toured the United States and Canada extensively as part of various underground networks, like "DIY" and "punk" scenes, which often shun celebrity for good reasons!
I do not use Artificial Intelligence to do any of my work. I do use computers, and sometimes I use aesthetics that remind people of AI.
I'm not in any intelligence agencies, law enforcement, or military. I got what looks like "military training" from various experiences. It would take some time to list them.
I'm not constantly wearing a mask or make-up: these are simply my facial features. I do have mixed ancestry, as do most people from The Philippines. It is an archipelago and has always been an important stop for travelers and traders from many locations, including Europe. Note, many Europeans do have obscure Filipino ancestry as well. Asians have always visited Europe and the Americas, and Filipinos are noted sailors. This is why me and some white people might resemble one another.
Yes, I have had penetrative sex in the past with multiple women. Yes, it was consensual. Heck, sometimes they got me drunk! Yes, I would go to court with these claims. No, I'm not trying to sue those women or anything.
I was able to go to a private boarding school and then college on scholarship. I skipped a grade of high school and still do not have a diploma or GED, even though I have an Associate and Bachelor's Degree from college lol! You can look up "Simon's Rock College" to find out more about that program that allowed students to get a college degree without a high school one.
I have been in long-term romantic relationships in the past but I am currently single, have never been married, and have no kids that I know of. There seem to be many scammers as well as mentally ill people who claim to have dated me or have my kids. Most are lying. The genes that cause blonde hair are recessive, meaning if one parent has the genes that cause black hair, they will "override" the blonde genes. My hair is black, so none of those blonde kids could possibly be mine.
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lol it's true, I've tried bleaching my hair in the past as an experiment. I think I did it in college, and at some point while I was living in Pittsburgh, Pa.
I have lived in Montalban Rizal, Singapore, Stamford CT, Milford CT, Pomfret CT, Great Barrington MA, Hudson NY, Pittsburgh PA, New York City, Chatham NY, Sheffield MA, Providence RI, Boston MA, Northern CA (I don't remember the town names lol), etc. I stayed in the Southwest for weeks at a time back in 2010, in Albuquerque NM, Las Vegas NV, etc, and visited many places including Southern CA, but I wasn't really living in those places, kinda. I had an extended stay in TX around that time too. As a kid, maybe around the age of 10, people might've seen me and my family vising the Southeast as well. I believe we visited and stayed with other Filipinos in Tennessee, Virgina, and other Southern states, but I don't remember the details!
The instruments I play that're included in the recordings include violin, guitar, bass, piano, synthesizer, vocals, ukulele, drums, and I do know how to play trumpet and trombone but I play no wind instruments on the recordings. On specific tracks I use tape loops and circuit bending as well, but I don't use these techniques often.
The software I use for my work include Garageband, Audacity, Microsoft Paint, GIMP, DaVinci Resolve, Ableton Live, Reaper Media, flstudio, Microsoft Clipchamp, Microsoft Word, Hitfilm Express, and a few obscure free online tools that I don't remember all the names of lol. Just look up "mp3 to wav converter" or "mp4 compressor" or something to see examples of what I mean; I do use those free tools a lot. I believe those services survive through the ads you see on their sites and I don't believe it's a big deal that I'm not constantly crediting them.
From what I can tell, the unique "dialect" of Tagalog I speak includes slang or shares words with other Filipino dialects such as Ilocano, Ifugao, Bicolano, etc, as well as other languages like Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, Spanish, Mexican Spanish, and of course English lol. Montalban, Rizal, is near Manila, and is sometimes referred to as Rodriguez, Rizal.
lol yes, I seem to naturally have extra testosterone as well as extra estrogen. This seems to be common in my specific family line, and there are Ifugao myths of "ancestor heroes" who exhibited traits such as I do. There seems to be just one of "me" at a time, however. My father and younger brother do not act the same as I do, for example, and are physically smaller and more resemble East Asians such as Chinese and Japanese people. We do share ancestry with those kinds of Asians, specifically Chinese people, so sometimes "a Chinese guy" does just pop out of my family lol.
hold on, to be continued, brb, brb...
There might be many ways the creators of "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" might've heard about me lol. If you look closely, my name, "Marlon Joseph Tesoro Battad" kinda shortens to "Jotoro" if you just look at my middle names Joseph and Tesoro. There are no other people with these two middle names, which might be why they chose to use that name to specify a character that KINDA resembles how I SOMETIMES act! I've heard some outrageous rumours, like that the show is a CIA psyop to attack other people, and that there's inside jokes there that I wouldn't get. I mean, I notice SOME of the references in hindsight, but no, as I was watching the show I didn't associate with the character or the stories. Honestly I was just watching it because it seemed culturally relevant and I wanted to know what my acquaintances at the time were talking about. I had nothing to do at the time/was waiting for options for more permanent housing, so I binged it and, honestly, found especially the later episodes kinda boring! I don't remember most of the plot of the prison season, for example, and I couldn't make it to the end of the mobster one set in Europe lol! I did appreciate some of the creativity, though. My favourite season was probably the second one that starts in New York City! Yes, Jotoro's mom definitely kinda acts like how my mom acts sometimes. I've heard the show "Sakamoto Desu Ka" might've been inspired by rumours about me as well, including stories about how weird and "clingy" my mom acted towards me in the past. That one weird mom who stalks Sakamoto is apparently a reference to that. I thought as I was watching it that that was just a reference to that kind of Asian mom! I think it works that way, honestly! Where does that behaviour come from? Our Japanese cultural ancestry? It's interesting. No, I'm not offended by the fact that the mom in Sakamoto is romantically stalking him (on the series, it is somebody else's mom.) I mean... it's not those kinds of moms' intentions to act that way, but yeah, if you're trying to criticize that kinda behaviour that's how you'd make fun of it! When you're an adult it is very weird behaviour!
gonna stop here JUST because of the length of the post. thanks for reading!
