I’ve been hearing Fat Trel’s name being mentioned from my DMV peeps for a while, but never really gave his music a chance. My big bro Sway had him on his radio show last week and my curiosity was piqued enough to check out his new mixtape. The jury is still out. Check out the stream of his latest project “Gleesh”. Let me know what you think. – LOM
“The Art World” is a ubiquitous phase, though is means different things to different people. This free panel discussion will explore various art communities, scenes and worlds that coexist.
With Panelists:
Heather Darcy Bhandari – Director of Artist Relations, Mixed Greens
Larry Ossei-Mensah – Cultural Critic, Independent Curator and Co-Founder of the MEDIUM Group
This event is organized by Higher Yourself, who is dedicated to providing tools and resources to emerging and mid-career artists. Check out HigherYourself.com to see the full panel series, running through April.
This month’s issue of Fast Company has a handful of really great articles about Creativity and how it relates to running a dynamic business. My favorites were with the CEO AirBnB Brian Chesky and his desire to reposition the company as a hospitality firm. Another great article features Ed Catmull, head of Pixar, who talks about the importance of a creating a “brain trust” of advisers who he utilizes to ensure that every film they make is of the highest quality. Both are definitely worth checking out. I know I learned a lot. – LOM
I’m often asked what books am I currently reading due to my ferocious reading habit. I figured with the Spring finally arriving it might be time to put together a running list of books for people to check out. Here are a couple of books that I’m reading this month that I think are definitely worth taking a look at. Let me know what you think if and when you get to read any of these titles. -LOM
Here is the first single from Coldplay’s new album Ghost Stories coming out in May. I really dig this cut. -LOM
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