An arrangement of  a Robert Glasper melody "Freedom Come" from the track Letter To The Free 
by Common 
Dedicated to my great uncle Richard Falcòn, chicano activist
Featuring,
Rico Jones - Tenor Saxophone
Rasmus Sorensøn - Piano 
Luther Allison Jr. - Drums
Gabe Rupe - Bass

Freedom Come

Music & lyrics by Miranda Joan 

Produced by Julian “J3P0” Pollack

Mixed by John Young

Mastering Engineer: Hector Vega & Dale Becker at Becker Mastering

Album art by Alexandra Martin

Ruined

Inspired by my short story, THE RED DOOR, which is about a young woman who works at a climate capture facility. Our protagonist, Theo, sometimes climbs to the top of the facility structure(s) to see the landscape below, which I sought to evoke through this track.

THE RED DOOR: as if faded from the suns rays

Breathe

Good quality headphones or speakers recommended for listening.

I completed this piece in the fifth semester of my DMA at the Frost School of Music. The school year began in August, a month that saw three high-profile mass shootings in two states that I have called home: one in El Paso, TX, another in Dayton, OH less than a day later, and the third in Midland-Odessa, TX. In total, 40 lives were taken.

Concurrent to these shootings, the Democratic presidential hopefuls were in the middle of campaigning to secure the party’s nomination to run for the office of president. One of the candidates was Robert “Beto” O’Rourke, a former Texas congressman from El Paso. O’Rourke made several comments on the shootings and about improving gun control laws in the following weeks, including at the September 12, 2019 Democratic debate. At the debate, after being asked about his proposal in which he suggested a mandatory buy-back program for military-style weapons, he now famously said, “Hell, yes, we’re going to take your AR-15…” referring to the kind of gun used in the Midland-Odessa shooting.  O’Rourke’s quote resonated with me and I felt moved to write a reflection on these events. This piece deals with the complex emotions (loss, loneliness, anger, etc.) surrounding the seemingly stagnant gun debate in the United States, so I made O'Rourke's statement the core aspect to my piece "Take."

Take (fixed media)

Transformation across realities, predestination boundless of time, and self-discovery of the most vivid nature. The Seventh Throne explores the depths of the psyche through a horroresque and otherworldly chain of events.

Read the short story on my website. A new chapter every week!
https://www.dylancjones.com/the-seventh-throne

The Seventh Throne

Ixh'reya, Angel of Blood

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Tremors in the Black Sky

Veronica Leahy, voice, spoken word, & saxophone 
Luke Walker, percussion & self-made instruments

THE RED DOOR: as if faded from the suns rays

Michael R Dudley Jr