Ok, wow !! Quick lil’ weekend update, so let’s dig in — the first three songs are nearly ready for upload; there’s just a few effects left to add, maybe a bit of mastering — then blamo, we’re uploading!
I’m super excited (can you tell?), and I think I found a name for them too, I’ll be calling them triplets, and the series will just be Culture Clap Monthly.
Here’s an arguably silly cover image I made for July’s release called Daddy Raps …
Though I dig it … there’s something there and it works with the music.
Daddy Raps tracklist:
No Tengo (ft. Melancoloco & Mr Boombap)
Brillante (ft. Mr Boombap, Mr Alian & Skrapp)
Better Than (It Never Was)
So what’s the plan ?
The plan is to plop these tunes on to streaming services, as well as providing videos on YouTube. Combining with forthcoming videos of me playing covers, the idea is to drum up as many YouTube Subscribers as possible (have you subscribed yet ?!?) Then I need to find this month’s beats. It’s quite a bit, but I think we can get into it …
The music for the group album has been laid out; now it is for others to add their parts and adjust as necessary.
I re-recorded a part for the When Animals Attack album, while I’ve also finalized my parts for the song with Melanco. I still need to write a final verse for bRoken! Though I just came to that conclusion. While the final, group track still needs to be recorded. Though we do now have the beat!
Detour > Twitch
This, Twitch, is the next step for everything, tbh.
Coding + Freestyling
But the coding is the most important, as this keeps me working on getting the technical components out into the public. Next up is learning Docker, and getting all of the projects into their respective containers, and uploaded to Github.
Then I need to learn testing, while finally I’ll dig into rebuilding the web properties.
I’ve been blessed with the chance to live a four-day work week for the foreseeable future; ergo, I’ll have my weekends accessible to recharge and renew myself each week !! My last Saturday class brought up a topic that provide the necessary conversation segue into informing them about my no-more-Saturday-classes.
This is the new schedule. Yes, there is one lingering class on Fridays, though it’s with a student that I’ve had for quite sometime. So long as I have internet service, I’m able to make the class. And if not … she actually forgot to cancel last Friday’s class :/ I’m not worried, and neither is she … thankful to have such relationships with my students/clients.
While the idea is to maintain a Twitch schedule that is sustainable. Five days per week, but twice a week though are just check-ins. The three center days are workdays, build apps, build programs, and do it all online.
Back to Notion
OMG, I’ve returned to that best of an organizational tool; and I think I’ve had another idea. I’m actually going to build each of our domain’s primary web-sites into Notion pages. It’s just easier.
Notion has FINALLY built an API by which developers can tap into our own data, to plug and play as needed. Meaning, I can build an app to maintain certain aspects of my blog with INCREDIBLE ease from my phone. Idea being to first send to my personal database, then onward to the Notion platform for publication. When I don’t have service no worries, and I can get necessary data updates in smaller packets if necessary.I’m
I’m definitely still changing things up, but you can get a sense for the direction. Additionally, all of this has already been templated out. It’s not just about filling in the blanks, refining and consistently maintaining. Hence the eventual creation of an app.
On another tech-note, I’ve started using Brave browser, and am looking to move as far from Google as I can, starting with which browsers I use. One of the few drawbacks is the number of email domains I’m able to manage through DreamFreely and ScreamFreely (400 collectively). I signed each domain up when the Google for Domains program was first offered, and only require the basics. The idea will be to pare down the number of addresses actually used for each domain, and move forward accordingly.
Lastly, on a business note, I’ve finally started publishing content around the fundraising, etc … here’s one of the first takes on the idea, The N-Step Plan to Breaking VC. I’ve got the pitch deck ready as well; which I might either publish as a Substack post as well … likely as a blog post instead, actually now that I think about it :/
Latin American GeoPolitical updates
I don’t really have any at this juncture. I’ve been so focused on music, etc … Duque isn’t doing himself many favors these days. Neither are those around him … we’ll see what happens.
Personal Updates
Honestly, I recently bought a pound of marijuana.
I’m not trying to abuse it. It was within my budget, I just paid rent, and have saved from my last paycheck the same amount I used to earn nearly 1 year ago.
I’ve got a solid set of projects ahead of me. I’ve got a supportive group of people around me. And I’ve got the resources necessary to accomplish it all.
A few things, I do need to be more diligent about my hygiene and medical safety. More masks, more hand sanitizer, less human contact :/
I’m gonna send this off and call it solid. I am expecting there to still be a few more changes with this platform over the next six months FYI (moving back to Mailchimp). This platform recently booted someone off of here for promoting something they couldn’t get a piece of … while I’ve already mentioned my discontent with their editorial choices, as a company.
We’ll discuss this more, as the conversation of creator-economy, and creators, is growing; and so pertinent to these words I’m writing at this very moment !
That said, thank you for reading; until next time, safe travels, light and laughter.
c.