2025 was truly transformational. Spent the entire year telling and living the stories I’ve always dreamed of! Beyond excited to see what 2026 has in store.
I’m so thankful for the wins, losses, love, lessons, friendships, and creative teams that found me this year.
If you are reading this I hope the universe brings you the kind of growth and evolution you need to be the person you dream of. Have a great 2026 everyone!
We love a good dad saying. What is your motivation for creating?
Learn more about @frames.per.darren and our sun printing on the podcast today! Full episode is out now!
Do your friends ever get annoyed with you when you try to motivate them? Then you’re in the right place!
Full interview with @frames.per.darren drops on Thursday at 8am!
We had @frames.per.darren in the classroom this week doing cyanotypes! This process involves using special paper that’s coded with light sensitive chemicals and UV light to make prints. Check out the full episode dropping on Thursday, December 4 to see what we printed!
🚨 NEW MUSIC ALERT 🚨 This Friday I’m releasing one of the most important songs I’ve ever written.
Join me and some friends the day before (11/20) at 1pm to watch the music video for “Say It” ft Jinari Kemet.
Can’t wait to share this with all of you.
#zupmusic #jinarikemet #musicvideo #clevelandmusic #substanceabuseawareness
PRICE the album by @sound.on.tape is out now!
For the album’s visual rollout, Long Division collaborated with our great friends at Ladybug AV and took over Black Valve’s soundstage to build a custom, fully analog-inspired, multi-screen installation.
We ran a wall of CRT TVs, each powered by custom video loops using Raspberry Pi’s and VCRs. Every screen was assigned a video feed using a color and number coded sticker system that helped us sync playback across the setup. The center stack was then operated in realtime, giving us the flexibility for reactive visuals as we conducted the performance.
This was a month-long build in the making!
From hardware planning, signal routing, sync testing, encoding, tape prep, and organizing a dense web of cables and playback devices. What looks like chaos from the outside was actually a carefully mapped and rehearsed system. Each screen, sticker, and frame had a purpose that played into the theme of the album as well as the project as a whole.
Huge thanks to the full crew who helped pull this off. From late-night and early morning troubleshooting to load-in and layout, this was a production that blended tech, design, and music into a single visual language and dare we say it was a knock out of the park!
Check it out in the link in our bio.
STATS:
13 screens
5 Raspberry Pis
3 VCRs
1 month of prep
Dozens of cables and a full-scale routing plan
Much love to the team:
Directed by: @frames.per.darren and @marcusalanward
Camera Team: @deepscapecine
AV Design + Playback Systems: @ladybug.av.club
Production Support: @evanprunty
Shot at: @blackvalve
#productiondesign #crtinstallation #raspberrypi #bts #musicvisuals #analogvideo #albumvisuals #setbuild #avdesign #experimentalfilm #longdivision #soundontape