Things of Xavier

This project was one of the more eye opening ones that we've had so far. It gave me clarity of the position  I am in, not only as an artist but as a person. It made me reflect on my values and why I put so much hard work into the music I create. It made me laugh at myself because I live a life where I truly try my best to just stay to myself, which at times can be a good or bad thing, but I still end up making projects that force me to share my thoughts to whoever decides to listen. The irony behind it all is hilarious to me and I think a lot of artists can relate to that feeling. It's also helped me realize that even before this class I have been working on my skills within new media. Things like creating a poster or recording and editing music videos, all these things that take a lot of skill to hone and understand. Obviously I'm not the greatest at some of the stuff I do, but at least I have been giving myself the opportunity to experience these uncomfortable and challen...

Soundcloud I was excited for this project because I have been currently working on a new song and this gave me the motivation to finish it. The song, as of now, is named "Out of Time" and it is with my friend Aliana. I really liked the idea of "the ear favors no particular "point of view"" in the Mchluhans reading because I truly believe in this take. I love songs that pan and bounce around all over the place and I try to do that myself in my own music. In "out of time" I added effects like reverb, saturation, and delay to put my vocals in a unique space and I feel like it turned out pretty decent. I hope yall enjoy.   

     This assignment has been one of my favorite assignments throughout my time in any level of school. It started off kind of funky because I wasn't able to reserve a normal camera because they were all checked out and I really didn't want to use my phone. So instead I used the camera of a handheld video-recorder that also had the ability to snap photos. I really felt that alone connected with the idea of amateurism in "the medium is the massage". The quote that specifically connected was when Mcluhan wrote, "The amateur can afford to lose", this quote gave me the confidence to create the best looking photos I could with what I had. I knew I wasn't able to get super crisp quality, so instead I focused on being more experimental with the photos I took. In some instances I even pretended I was in the perspective of a bug with a stigmatism.       This project honestly has made me want to keep taking photos in the nature. I find it really peaceful and fun...