Things of Xavier

I found McLuhans idea of the railway and how it altered the outlooks and patterns of social Interdependence really interesting. I focused heavily on the idea of the "man's desire to withdraw from society, symbolized by the city, to a rural setting where he could recover his animal self". To portray that theme, I recorded the outdoors. Along side my clips of the bodies of water and the surrounding trees, I also recorded the railway. I felt like there was an irony behind it all because when McLuhan said, "the technology of the railway created the myth of a green pasture world of innocence ", I immediately thought of Appleton. Behind Lawrence, there are beautiful trails that give the people of Appleton a place to feel like they can be their "natural self". With that being said, they also have the ability to be surrounded by  abandoned train tracks and river locks that are no more in use, but at a time were once used for societal growth. I also wanted to p

  What's up world, class, or whoever else is reading this, I am Xavier Yon. As an artist I would say my vision is to create music that spreads a message of understanding patience with the world and ourselves. I struggle a lot with the idea that I have to be at a certain level, specifically within the music industry to have a body of work that is respected. It takes a toll on me a lot of times because it takes away my ability to enjoy the things that I have done and to appreciate the work that I have put in through the many years of creating music. It sucks when you work so hard on something that you put a lot of time and effort into and then feeling like you didn't accomplish your goal due to the lack of acknowledgment from the world. Everyday I struggle with this type of feeling, but when I create my songs I want to do the opposite. I try my best to leave messages in my songs that surround the idea of taking care of yourself and realizing that even the smallest of things that