And she was perfect. It would not have been the same had we compromised earlier, or skipped any part of the process before. A friend from college I hadn't seen in years, she appeared in my feed on a day I felt we had stalled. Many collaborators came right when we needed them like Sophia Stoller, the choreographer behind all of the key body movements in the video. Concept had to be reworked and re-framed based on a few essential meetings (days). With a handpicked team of talent and crew devoting time, shoot days had to be pushed back to accommodate other jobs (months). By establishing quality as the main hustle, we had no choice but to make patience just as much a part of the plan as everything else. When putting together the video for the song " Relapse" I knew we'd be up against a lot of constraints - budget, resources, and time of course being a huge one.
Live patience. If persistence (aka hustle) is one side of the coin, then patience is the other.
What do you think?" But because I had a tribe of people I could trust, I was able to take that step.ģ. At first it took a lot of vulnerability to say, "Here's something I'm working through. After months of planting seed after seed and talking ideas through in LA with my friend and creative director Brett, it all came together on a flight home from Tokyo. If I wasn't vocal about my vision and my process with the people who were open to me, as you see it wouldn't exist. Be generous. With your ideas, with your truth, and with your expressions of gratitude. Putting myself out there attracted people of like-mind who were able to contribute to my cause, because without even trying I was adding to theirs.Ģ. Those same one-on-ones led to other opportunities to connect, from after-hours warehouse parties to mini-tours in other cities and states.Įverywhere I went, I made a point to be interested in others and be genuine with my artist story, my growth process, and my vision for Still Mind. More like three-hour coffee talks and agenda-free vibe sessions at my home studio. It went beyond just working on tracks or hopping on a lineup. Instead of feeding my insecurities, I focused on the creative scene I wanted to live in and paid attention to the people around me who were already there. Having let go of the team I had spent the last 3 years working with, it was both a sigh of relief and a point of pressure.
I was effectively on my own at the beginning of the year. When you don't have a place to fit in, it takes intention to build a community where you do. Build a tribe. When you know who you are and where you want to go, the people in your circle should reflect that.
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