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RSCH: TOP SONGS THAT INSPIRE ME…TO CREATE!

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CREATIVITY MOTIVATORS - MUSIC FILES

The Music [Imported from iTunes]

The Motor Is Running — Tall Black Guy

*This song is one of the most impactful of those that I listen to. I’ve become a big fan of TALL BLACK GUY.

Black Is... (feat. DSTL, Sareem Poems & Rich Medina) [Instrumental] — Tall Black Guy & Ozay Moore

*Of course this song embodies so many messages without having to say too much. The beat, the rhythm and the words are obvious and clear yet subtle and smooth.

Unchained — FKJ

*And Unchained caught me the minute I heard it in its entirety. FKJ is a pretty artist whether he’s a Caucasian dude or not.

Black Superhero (feat. Killer Mike, BJ the Chicago Kid & Big K.R.I.T.) — Robert Glasper

*Of, this one will always impact me. It will always amaze me that some of us fail to understand what this song says…and yet, I was blown over to hear anyone put this out there…in this way…so effortlessly and so blunt.

Viberite (feat. KUMBAYA) — Tall Black Guy, Ozay Moore & Malaya

*Just how this song was compared and arranged is so smooth. I could create to this for the longest time.

Introspection (feat. Theo Croker) — Ashley Henry

*And of course as my interests have always been heavily steeped within Jazz and that cool intermingling or inclusion of Hip Hop.

What's Ur Name? (feat. IsWhatItIs) — Tall Black Guy & CHRIS X

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NOTES:

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This list was composed one night as I was in the midst of the creative process. Music has a way of guiding and informing me on the path of creative development…and I know…I’m not the only one. I hope this list adds at least one song to someones playlist.

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CONNECTED - PERSONAL NOTES OF LIAM IAN BLACK - © 2023 Liam Ian (LIAM IAN LLC)

FROM MY JOURNAL

I must—I MUST—shift the paradigms as to offer information that might or that will serve and beneficial, valuable and useful to moving the business and myself—as the business—forward. What does this mean? Well this means the inclusion and use of Ai to assist in developing content. As a Spiritual African American Man who has survived much to now be a Father and Husband and Business Owner, there are many subjects that I can comment on and inform people of. It all has to come from my core of being a Creative Soul (first) and then everything after. My Art and my Opinions on what is today and how it all relates. Then being a Black Man—a Man of Color, Ethnicity and Culture. Then an Entrepreneur…and Father…and Husband and everything else.

In developing NEW Creative Works, it ALL must cater to developing my brand. In developing NEW Creative Works, it must in some contribute to developing…PRODUCT. I believe I’ve allowed myself to fall back into confusion…but then…not.

“CONNECTED”

I’m giving some attention to the website—specifically to the blog page “CONNECTED”. I believe it might make sense to move a bit away from social media and focus on the platform that I have in front of me.

The Passion of Creating!

I’m nothing like nor too interested in consistently making TikTok’s and IG Posts. First of all, I don’t feel like I need to hear myself talk all the time nor do I need to be engaging platforms that demand a specific something out of me just to gain traction with or within algorithms that truly are a mystery to me. It just makes sense at this point to focus on my local community and REAL people around me. Perhaps is a natural result of things based upon where we are with tech in society now but it is what it is.

I need to further steep myself within the Passion of Creating. I’m not creating when, where and how I should. Also…I’ve attached monetary appreciation and worth on my works and so there’s the other problem.

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My message to anyone who might read this is that life will get confusing. Life will become hard. Your agendas and plans are subject to feel as if they’re under attack or that you just chose the wrong roads to go down…but stay encouraged. I encourage YOU to stay encouraged and focused. Stay your course…especially if you know your course is true and is from your heart. Seek help, guidance, support or just a listening ear to assist on getting back on track…but understand that falling off track is just normal.

It’s not that you fell off or that you lost your focus or even that you just needed to take a break that’s the problem. It’s just nature. It’s the natural oder of things. Stay consistent as best and possible and be persistent on accomplishing your tasks and goals…but also be patient with yourself. Be patient—have patience—with yourself within the process of your endeavors but be understanding of the nature of who you are, how you work and the environments that you exist within.

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CONNECTED - PERSONAL NOTES OF LIAM IAN BLACK - © 2023 Liam Ian (LIAM IAN LLC)