Christian talks about what is takes as a new artist to build an audience and the music industry and economy. Addtionally, responds to a video essay titled: "Chance The Rapper & The Modern Music Economy."

00:00 Introduction00:08 RE: Chance the Rapper & The Modern Music Economy00:51 Chance hasn't pioneered anything, but getting a grammy.02:05 Being independent means having as much power as possible03:47 Music for free is standard being indie.04:21 Direct 2 audience artists are pioneered.05:06 Remember Amanda Palmer?08:12 The future of music economy10:45 Hard tasks can reep big rewards12:58 Try as much as possible. Make your own lane.14:50 Pioneers are going to go direct.16:00 You are going to have to try for a while.18:05 The attention economy20:20 Outro

 

Christian talks about the process of creating an album/project and ambitions for the next project. 

 

00:00 Intro

01:25 Where my direction for the project happened?

03:02 I'm Still Here retrospective.

03:49 You have a month to make this project.

05:31 Why did I make the project?

07:49 Making music for solidarity's sake.

10:21 Made in 19 days.

13:09 Consumption = Creation.

13:50 Intention to make things.

17:13 Motivation was needed!!!

19:39 World building with the brand

22:54 Because of the internet.....

Christian talks about "The New Rich," a concept explored by Tim Ferris, in which new 'wealth' is defined by streams of income and the amount of mobility one has. Additionally, Christian talks about building a brand and a vision for a different kind of commercial brand.

00:00 Intro00:13 Shout out Amir, Ari, Elias!00:50 Branding and the New Rich (The 4-Hour Work Week).02:57 No rules in music (and most other things).03:52 Donald Glover is pushing what we think about (commercial) artists.04:53 Christian talks about their card with aspirations made 4 years before this published.06:14 Vanity and image (actively make work).07:26 Put yourself out there and see what works.12:10 Responsible creation.15:52 Brand philosophy (for the time being).18:50 Paranoia about music industry.19:24 Outro.

Christian talks about something.

Christian talks about creative business, the dangers of monetizing passion, Siri, the Cat, sharing your passion, community as a social media goal, making welcoming content, and envisioning the future peer to peer.

00:00 - Introductions.

00:20 - Creative Business.

01:07 - Dangers of monetizing passion.

02:16 - Siri, the Cat

08:55 - Sharing your passion.

12:06 - Community.

14:13 - Making welcome content.

14:52 - Peer to Peer content creation (aka envisioning the future)

Christian talks about the violence in The Punisher, the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera and dynamic range, interactivity in spaces, making a LOT of content, versatility, and burnout. And crytocurrencies.

Christian talks about they dj, being aggressed at work, a little bit of the controversy surrounding EA's choice of use microtransactions, Twitch streaming, balancing your passion versus work, and ethereum apps!

00:00 - Introduction

02:00 - Why I DJ and move weird on stage.

04:17 - Battlefront II & EA microtransaction controversy.

07:05 - Profit or loyalty?

09:10 - How to get rich streaming video games.

13:45 - Etherum apps!

16:17 - Designing my business model around video game design.

20:28 - Bad memory = Why I document?

Christian talks about the experience of hosting a grunge night, if Apple made a Netflix type subscription service, R-rated and dark superhero content, Awkward Black Girl on HBO, taking a little break from social media, and how to legitimize a platform.