I love it!!!!!!!👍👍👍👍🤞🤞🤞🤞❤️😇😇😍

The feel is incredible. Beautifully played, beautiful sound, a beautiful experience.

Like When We Were Kids

was sad one night and made this
obviously by pinkpantheress & Crystal Waters <3

apologize

Resurgence is a tune that was made when I stripped away the noise that prevented me from creating. My hope is that this story and the music moves you to do the same when those moments arise.

Jazz has been an integral, foundational part of the music that I create. Growing up, that's all that would be played around the house: jazz and gospel. Albeit, my pops would play a lot of "smooth" jazz in the house.

As I got older, I began to discover the earlier jazz legends like Oscar Peterson, Ahmad Jamal, Bobby Hutcherson, Coltrane, Bill Evans, Miles, and so many more.

I remember sitting in my studio one morning in January 2022 hitting a wall with creating music. I had no ideas and my motivation was waning.

fter my morning journaling & prayer, I opened Ableton, pressed record, and played whatever came out at the moment on the piano. It was liberating, to say the least.

I didn’t focus on structure.

I let go of tempo.

I didn’t worry about “sounding good”.

I just wanted to play.

I removed any expectations of creating something that I thought would be "good". Whenever I obsess about how "good" something sounds or is perceived in comparison to the previous thing I've heard or seen, it’s no longer fun. The creativity and joy is gone.

I began to recenter myself around the earlier days of when I first started making beats in middle school and staying up all night just figuring stuff out and creating things.

Resurgence is me finding my way back to my music by stripping away everything and recentering myself around my foundation; the joy of creating music.

My hope is that if/when those moments hit you, let go of that expectation to “sound good”, and make what’s true to you.

Lastly, thank you to my brother Shaughn Cooper for capturing this moment for the artwork.

Resurgence

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"Adjustments" is releasing at a very crucial time in my career where I'm evaluating every area of my life and making shifts - from the way I view myself and my journey, to being more present and mentally available in the life around me. It's healing work at its essence. Before these moments, I was doubtful, lacked confidence, and even insecure about my music. Now, I'm affirmed - daily - that this is where I'm supposed to be and the doubt has turned into patience. This song is liberation.

Adjustments

Adjustments - Mad Keys

Birds, Bees, The Clouds & The Trees

Overhead

Mad Keys - Saturn In Return

It seems like all the versions of this song are shitty quality; so I decided to re-make it using the original sample from the Michal Urbaniak song "A Day in the Park".

It gave me some wonderful insight into Madlib's sampling techniques and composition flow. Also, I didn't just take the sample and chop it up. I wanted to be as true to the mix as possible. That involved using a vintage compressor plugin for the warmth, EQ tweaking for that aged effect, some crackle and machine hiss, as well as erosion on the highs. I'm pretty happy how it turned out.

Madlib - What A Day (unreleased)

Echoes of Thought

Still Mind, Steady Hands

Wood Brass & Steel - My Darling Baby

Heaven Sent And Ecstasy - Bless You With My Love

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Resurgence

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