Project: DANGEROUS with JG

R&B used to make people feel. It used to make you wanna fall in love. Beginning of August, I linked up with JG yet again to try to revive this style of R&B -- forget the girls, forget the club, forget the money and forget cheating. DANGEROUS was the outcome & we've been getting nothin' but love, straight up. Thank you all.

Quake

Lately, I've been in and out of existence creating shit.  Pressure makes diamonds.  Its been a rough 4 months and I'm not gonna hide it.  But music is what lifted me from a hard time & this was the outcome and is the beginning of a beautiful project.  I wrote, like I used to years ago.

Could you stand normality?
What I meant to say was I miss you.
I mean, we strive so hard to keep shit normal;
Go day by the day to do what makes us feel sane
We go by grooves, swings and hangs of things
Nine to fives or five to nines
With him, with her, with them
from the crib to the bar to the studio
But you breathe and let it sink in.
We avoid what makes our life a mess
But these days the mess is what I miss.
I gravitate to what's true to my heart
The passion, chaos I left all that in the dark
But today what I don't have is my bliss.

I try to live my life good and well
But you dance your way back in
Maybe my conscience ain't clear but dreams.
They never lied to me.
And the last words ever said was we couldn't
But I'm trippin like maybe, just maybe...
You should've hurt as much as I did when u said that.
Fuck we were a tragedy but a pretty one at that.
Today. Everything is perfect. Everything is normal.
Everything is as it should.
But I still be prayin' on an earthquake, love.

And from this came a song, made and recorded entirely on GarageBand, called Quake.

Painting: Silverback 12x12

Tune-In

Please keep your eyes peeled for a newer line of work. 2012 will be promising!

Event: Needle to the Groove

Its been a while, but this is the next and upcoming event:

NEEDLE TO THE GROOVE.

I am blessed to be a part of this twice-a-month art/music event.

Immerse yourself in this open gallery, these sick grooves,

as well as LIVE ART.

The works of Shorty Greene, Lok, rKim and myself will be showcased.

Looking forward to seeing you all.

Event: Jammin' at 31 Rax

Unfortunately, I don't have very many pictures of this Jam Sesh.

Was a good night - great night! What a crazy talented, not to mention,

diverse line-up. Rappers, poets, musicians, comedians, lol.

A very welcoming crowd, & I'm always happy to paint for Ms. 31 Rax, Steph Madrinan.

And Ingrid, might I say you did a swell job at helping organize the event.

Dope job everyone.

Dance: Nemenzo Annual Holiday Show

In addition to music making, graphic designing, & painting - above all else,

I enjoy exerting my energy into Tahitian dance.

Almost 3-4 times a week am I at the studio soaking more than choreo.

And lets keep it real, if its one thing that humbles me the hell out at an overwhelming state of mind, it's this. I'm very blessed to learn what I have, nonetheless to learn with my Ori Tahiti group, Nemenzo. Every year, Nemenzo hosts an Annual Holiday Show -

I commend all my friends for pulling it off despite the mayhem behind the curtain,

we indisputably pull through for each other no matter the circumstance.

(Shout out to the Ori Tahito group - you girls really put on an amazing performance despite our shortcomings. Hats off to you, yo!)

Meherio (Mermaid dance) with Anthony Peets!

Ori Tahito Group, opening otea!

Favorite drummer & soon to be drummer

Mauruuru Roa to those who came out to support & to the blessing in my life, Nemenzo.

Event: Beta Phi's Starlight Show

Beta Phi, you girls put an incredible and inspiring event together.

The Starlight Show was chill - great food, talented and inspirational performers,

and a fantastic cause (Books for Love).

Special shout out to Natasha Galvante of the Beta Phi sisters, SF State;

Thank you for including myself and my work in this dope event.

Live painting for the raffle!

Happy this piece went to someone who appreciated it

The lucky dude who won my live painting raffle piece!

Au Revoir!

Mini Shoot

Chukka style.

Painting: Lady Brown

Lady Brown, 18x24

One of my first pieces. (Watermarked)

Painting: "Primate"

Photo Cred: Jay Song of Unscripted

Primate, 16x20

Another ape story.

Painting: "Untitled"

18x40

Painting: "Grape"

16x20

Painting: "Apesody in Blue"

16x20

No special significance with my thing for painting apes. I love the thrill and challenge of variation. Here's by far one of my absolute favorite of my ape pieces, a 16x20 hanging on the walls of 31 Rax!

Beyond this World/Tzech Maun

The Seven Sisters up close (exposure: 3 minutes)

The Orion Nebula (exposure: 4 minutes)

On my spare time, I enjoy taking photos of stuff outside of this world. Plenty of people think its relatively boring to learn about astronomy, but since I was young, I marveled at the beauty of whats beyond our sky. Having undergone spiritual experiences, along with vivid dreams, this stuff, to me, is as good as nature.