A pieced together freestyle followed by a writing session over a beat I made in 10 minutes.

GLIDE

˚GLIDE ≈ PROD. SENA˚

She Still is the third installment of the SHE series, which began in 2018.  This project is a compounded reflection on very important relationships and aspirational relationships with women in my life. SHE is not a particular person, but a force that moves me to contemplate the depth of my convictions about intimacy and relationships. SHE is a personal anthology transported across a series of emotive beats composed by myself with guest production from West$ide Vo and Sami Fong. This is also a reflection and personal-projection/note-to-self on being a better man in Christ. As I grow as a human being, I must be able to improve not just how I treat myself, but others, especially if I want to call them folks that are near and dear to my heart.   

This is She Still.   

Official release date: February 29, 2024  

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Cover art by Nadia Weeks   

1. Pragmatic - Shooting Star (Prod. SENA HERO)  
Produced: Victor-Alan Weeks  
Written: Victor-Alan Weeks   

2. Pragmatic - Lead (Prod. West$ide Vo)  
Produced: David A. Price  
Written: Victor-Alan Weeks   

3. Pragmatic - She Still (Prod. SENA HERO)  
Produced: Victor-Alan Weeks  
Written: Victor-Alan Weeks   

4. Pragmatic - Fatigued (Prod. SENA HERO)  
Produced: Victor-Alan Weeks  
Written: Victor-Alan Weeks   

5. Pragmatic - Signs (feat. Sami Fong)  
Produced: Victor-Alan Weeks, Sami Fong  
Written: Victor-Alan Weeks  
Composition Notes: Victor-Alan (Lead Vocals, Electric Bass, Drum Kit), Sami Fong (Background Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Piano)   

Record Label: Trilla G ENT  
Published by: Trilla Global Publishing Company  
Recorded in Atlanta, GA; Savannah, GA, Sacramento, CA
Mixed & Mastered in Trilla G Studios - Atlanta, GA; Blue Door Studio - Auburn, CA 

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Thank you for supporting the project and the creatives that put their time into seeing my vision come to life!   

Best, 
Pragmatic/VAW   

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Signs (feat. Sami Fong)

Fatigued (prod. SENA HERO)

She Still (prod. SENA HERO)

Lead (prod. West$ide Vo)

Shooting Star (prod. SENA HERO)

“Everywhere I go I’m branching out
I’m never looking stumped
If you didn’t recognize me by now, well..“

For every action, there’s an equal and opposite reaction. We also believe in compound interest over this way, so that means for every ounce of doubt sent my way, ten ounces of success has to follow! I don’t make the rules! Nah, but forreal this song goes out to any and everyone that has experienced a feeling of disavowal, rejection, or hope lost in you. It does hurt when we don’t receive the affirmations we would like in our journey of self actualization. It does hurt when preconceptions already exist about you in a place you’ve never set foot before. It hurts to see people you care about not receive more of the encouragement they deserve, and to then become complacent with mediocrity. I’m fortunate to have had people in my life that saw a fire in me and decided to fuel it. I’m fortunate that people were in the position to, and wholeheartedly made sacrifices for me to be where I am today. I’m fortunate, blessed, and privileged to even experience the opposition I have face, I do face, and will continue to face. Why you ask? Simply put: I go through it so I can speak to it. Don’t count yourself out even when others do. As long as you keep count (and keep moving forward) the numbers will add up in your favor, and number don’t lie.

Victor-Alan Weeks: Guitar, Writer, Lyricist, Mixing, Mastering

We Can Move Mountains

Doubted From The Jump

“Had a dream, woke up then I trusted my vision
You can do the same thing, when you wake up get to the mission
You got a key, just turn the ignition“

There’s no questioning greatness, it just is. When you unlock that lid and believe with your heart, mind, and soul that you can make something, do something, be something, it has to manifest. Your spiritual food will produce thoughts, which will produce actions, which will produce results. Having that ability is a superpower and when you align your focus and energy then use that superpower to better yourself, your community, and all those whom you meet, there’s no other outcome but to ascend and fulfill the greatness. And even if you don’t get it done you would have certainly lit enough torches to keep the work going.

Georgia brought it home (no west side atl) with this collab! It’s cool because we were both really excited and fascinated with the work one another was doing, and pretty astonished frankly that there hasn’t been more of this type of collaboration! Our session was so much fun and full of cheerful energy and I’m glad we were able to make a milestone song in music history with this one! Also, thank you for being cool with me sitting with the recording engineers for you and David’s session, that was fresh.

Georgia Burashko: Vocalist
Victor-Alan Weeks: Writer, Lyricist, Mixing, Mastering

It Is What It Is (feat. Georgia Burashko)

"If you really want it then it’s up to you.
Sacrifice. Pay the price. Do what you gotta.”

Look. You have everything you need to succeed inside you, and what you don’t know you’ll learn along the way. It’s vital to recognize your excellence, your beauty, your ability, your strengths. You are more than enough to overcome your obstacles and remember to be unfazed in the face of opposition.

Another soundscape specialist here! When I heard the music Geoff made and saw the creative process behind it, I gained a newfound appreciation and respect for the multiplicities of musicking. I’m thankful you were open to working with me and elevating the foundation I already established. With the guitar soundscape and additional riffs, the energy was fortified and multiplied to really give the song that energetic, motivational, and hardcore feel it takes to push through that challenge, whatever it is.

Geoff Gersh: Guitar, Soundscape
Victor-Alan Weeks: Guitar, Writer, Lyricist, Mixing, Mastering

WHAT IT DO (feat. Geoff Gersh)

“You putting in trust
	You trusting the seed you put in the dirt
	You putting in work”

We’re on the way. You’re on the way, just don’t quit and even the journey you take to your destination will be rewarding. It gets tough pursuing something for so long and feeling as if you’re not gaining any ground, however I guarantee that if you give 110% into what you’re doing when you do it, you’ll be preparing yourself for the moment tectonic plates do shift and place you where you need to be. And as you continue to work at your investment, you’ll learn so much about it and yourself.

Nelleke is such a warm spirited and compassionate person. While we didn’t record together at Banff, each time we got to sit down for breakfast, or go for a hike, or just run into each other around campus we exchanged sincere smiles and remained present in our interactions. I’m ever thankful that you decided to send me vocals to really make this song exactly what it needed to be <3

Nelleke Kuipers: Vocalist
Victor-Alan Weeks: Writer, Lyricist, Mixing, Mastering

En Route (feat. Nelleke Kuipers)

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