There are only a handful of photos of my first band, probably my most meaningful and impactful music experience of my whole life. And of those photos, I am in none, because as the only one studying photography, I was the only one using a camera. But I still hold it close. That powerful time cannot be converted into anything. It is not a platform for a viable career. It was a seed for the life that I have been on. So now, I want to think about what the seeds I have planted over the last 4 years will grow into. As my first band did not lead to getting signed but instead led to a complex and broad career around music, what will grow next? And given what I have learned in life, how can I be more present and more aware of that journey? More purposeful?

https://open.substack.com/pub/soundoffractures/p/the-commodification-of-connection?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web 