I’ve come to understand my music career as something that ran parallel, or even counter, to other work that I’ve produced. I’ve done this for so long that I’ve begun to feel alienated from that part of myself, but that part is hugely formative and fundamental.
I’ve written and produced music – for myself and for others – for longer than I’ve done anything else. I’ve spent a considerable chunk of my life in studios channeling, studying (everything Ty made, Wiley, The Hitmen production team, The Foreign Exchange, Phoenix etc) developing – trying to get better at the one thing that makes me feel most like myself.
Given that context, the fact I don’t acknowledge or reference its influence on all of my work is something I want to put right.
I’m starting to appreciate that it isn’t a contained, historical period of my life. It sits on a continuum of all the things I’ve produced, from
@caricomweb , “A New Formation…” The Island – if you engaged with The Island you’ll have noticed how grounded in sound design that entire project was – and even work I’ve done for
@nike ,
@arsenal et al. My approach to all of these things – including the collaboration and experimentation they call for – is grounded in the same diligence that good music production [automatically] asks of you.
My first draft of this post led with the validation music has brought me (songs I’ve written and produced have been placed on
@Spotify ’s Alternative Hip Hop playlist, been playlisted by
@bbcradio1 , spun on
@bbc1xtra and appeared on a lot of random, regional
@bbc stations too. I’ve also gotten playlist support from
@xlrecordings ‘XL Play’ playlist,
@young_ ,
@colorsxstudios ‘Releases’ playlist, and
@dazed . In 2020,
@netflix synced another song for
@topboynetflix ’s third series. I still receive mechanical royalties for that song – alongside PRS performance payments for radio useage of other songs – today) but sharing this is about repairing the through-line I severed, and ultimately uniting all of the different elements of myself.
The above press shot is by
@danikm , the fourth was taken in
@storymfg ’s Hackney Dye House by Monwar Hussein. EP cover by
@stuartruel . ‘Fall’ single cover by
@joyyamusangie 
![I’ve come to understand my music career as something that ran parallel, or even counter, to other work that I’ve produced. I’ve done this for so long that I’ve begun to feel alienated from that part of myself, but that part is hugely formative and fundamental.I’ve written and produced music – for myself and for others – for longer than I’ve done anything else. I’ve spent a considerable chunk of my life in studios channeling, studying (everything Ty made, Wiley, The Hitmen production team, The Foreign Exchange, Phoenix etc) developing – trying to get better at the one thing that makes me feel most like myself.Given that context, the fact I don’t acknowledge or reference its influence on all of my work is something I want to put right.I’m starting to appreciate that it isn’t a contained, historical period of my life. It sits on a continuum of all the things I’ve produced, from @caricomweb, “A New Formation…” The Island – if you engaged with The Island you’ll have noticed how grounded in sound design that entire project was – and even work I’ve done for @nike, @arsenal et al. My approach to all of these things – including the collaboration and experimentation they call for – is grounded in the same diligence that good music production [automatically] asks of you.My first draft of this post led with the validation music has brought me (songs I’ve written and produced have been placed on @Spotify’s Alternative Hip Hop playlist, been playlisted by @bbcradio1, spun on @bbc1xtra and appeared on a lot of random, regional @bbc stations too. I’ve also gotten playlist support from @xlrecordings ‘XL Play’ playlist, @young_, @colorsxstudios ‘Releases’ playlist, and @dazed. In 2020, @netflix synced another song for @topboynetflix’s third series. I still receive mechanical royalties for that song – alongside PRS performance payments for radio useage of other songs – today) but sharing this is about repairing the through-line I severed, and ultimately uniting all of the different elements of myself.The above press shot is by @danikm, the fourth was taken in @storymfg’s Hackney Dye House by Monwar Hussein. EP cover by @stuartruel. ‘Fall’ single cover by @joyyamusangie](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6768512415694355696531_0_fa2ef9eb4694e0f7f8358fee9dfa839f.jpg?o=aHR0cHM6Ly9zY29udGVudC1pYWQ2LTEuY2RuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbS92L3Q1MS44Mjc4Ny0xNS82NTExODc2NzRfMTc5NTI2MTUwMTgxMDU5NzRfMjk4MDY1Mzc5MjUyMjY1ODQ5M19uLmpwZz9zdHA9ZHN0LWpwZ19lMzVfczY0MHg2NDBfc2gyLjA4X3R0NiZfbmNfaHQ9c2NvbnRlbnQtaWFkNi0xLmNkbmluc3RhZ3JhbS5jb20mX25jX2NhdD0xMDImX25jX29jPVE2Y1oyZ0ZNUWYzb0tQRHFZV3BmZmJ6MGRmR2tsZllCVVVKT28wVEpqQkZ3T1BWMGJ6VkttZkNrc0pjX0hNNXVIMndUSFQ2bEFSM04yUFRLNnBQcnhJT3JUYi0xJl9uY19vaGM9U0dQTG1VRHFBajBRN2tOdndIWGxYME0mX25jX2dpZD1rQkhMTUYxX1ltNmtCdFo2eFpHTGR3JmVkbT1BUFU4OUZBQkFBQUEmY2NiPTctNSZvaD0wMF9BZjVPU0RmQ09MTFRkZ3pUdkRMaHZsU3BCLWlEQnJqYjUtc0s1OElkem0yMXFRJm9lPTZBMTAyMkI0Jl9uY19zaWQ9YmMwYzJj&h=fe48abebcb157bccde1036f2fd9afe3c)
