by Jon Wolff
A departure from the last 15 years of my music, “Wolffsburgh” takes a new direction. Many of the guitars are gone and loops and drum machines take their place.
Yet somehow, it still sounds familiar.
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Pennsylvania
I Ain’t No Bitch (The beginning of Timmy Dangerfield; also known as ABKTRAUMA)
I saw my first murder when I was only five years old. Such is life growing up in Camden, New Jersey. Although it was a very dangerous city to grow up in, It wasn’t all bad. Yes, it was tough times; but it helped define me. It helped prepare me for two tours in Iraq. But more importantly, it helped define my music. Yet, it would only take one basketball game to introduce my music to the world.
Finding a Balance between Self-Expression and Self-Isolation as a Musician
I was taught that to be a true musician, one has to make a choice between a social life and success. This is a concept that I have struggled with for the past two years before writing Sunset Club. I first became introduced to the idea of being a performer with classical music, mainly opera. To be a successful classical musician, one must spend all their free time practicing, learning, thinking, and breathing music. That isn’t the life for everyone.
Mental Health, Or Lack Thereof
I was crazy before. At least my former psychiatrists believed I was. And so did I, to be honest. But now I write to you, a changed man- who’s creativity is now thriving when it once could barely breathe.
How I Created My Music Using an iPhone App
by DERUSZ
“It all started with a tap to download and some written lyrics, and next thing I know, I was doing something that no one (at least I think) has ever done before.”
