Call Me Zeenox, From Hospital Rooms to Outer Space - Discovering Beauty Ep. 13

In Episode 13 of Discovering Beauty, Orbit Deen and Mista Cookie Jar tell the story behind “Zeenox,” a deeply personal song inspired by Orbit’s childhood experiences with disability, long hospital stays, surgeries, and the imagination that helped him make sense of it all.As a young child, Orbit rarely saw anyone who looked or moved like him. So he created another explanation: he wasn’t from here. His real name was Zeenox, an alien who had fallen from outer space, crashed to Earth, injured himself in the fall—and might just have a few secret alien powers.Years later, that childhood mythology became the inspiration for a song.Orbit and Cookie talk about transforming memories of isolation into something joyful, danceable and ultimately about friendship, creativity and connection. They also share how artist Iwalani Music joined the project, bringing another voice and perspective to Zeenox’s world.What began as a childhood story eventually became a song—and also a short film, expanding Zeenox into a larger creative world that Orbit and Cookie hope to continue exploring.It’s a conversation about using imagination to survive difficult moments, finding connection when you feel different, and turning the stories we create about ourselves into art.Because sometimes feeling like you’re from another planet is the beginning of discovering exactly who you are.Call Me Zeenox.And this is only the beginning of his story.Next week, we continue the story with Iwalani Music herself. We’ll talk with Iwalani about her connection to Call Me Zeenox, what she brought to the song, and her own creative journey. It’s a fitting conversation to bring everything full circle as we conclude Season 1 of Discovering Beauty.#DiscoveringBeauty #CallMeZeenox #Disability #Creativity #MistaCookieJar This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit orbitdeen.substack.com