Damien Lamar Robinson-Multi-Disciplinary Artist, Digital Creator, Author & Music Producer-S4-Ep4

In this episode host Tracy Rigdon sits down for a chat with good friend Damien Lamar, Multi-Disciplinary Artist, Digital Creator, Emerging Author & Music Producer. Tracy Rigdon: “So Damien, it has been a long minute since I’ve seen you. You appeared on the Contrast project back in Jacksonville in our studio in seasons one and two. And since then, you have taken a project that you talked about earlier on then during those days and you’ve stepped it up a notch. So how the heck have you been?” Damien Lamar: “I have been exquisite.” Damien Lamar: “…I’ve been doing a lot of soul searching, a lot of growth and self healing, a lot of reading and after leaving Florida and moving to New Hampshire, I kind of found myself here, which was good. And that helped me to really fast track this project.” “…So the book is of course, Time Travelers Digest and Anthology. And it is the print version of the magnum opus. So when I was on the contrast project before, I was talking about the new adventures of Professor Clock, which was really the fundamental basis of the project where it all started 12. years ago when I was dealing with grief and I wanted to create this music and this sound. And then when I moved to New Hampshire, my partner said, you know, you really should flesh the story out. Like where are your characters? Like tell me a little bit more about why you made the music. And I started journaling and the journaling led me to, as a matter of fact, a book by the name of The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. forces you to get up in the morning and you write your morning pages. And I was doing that in my room before I even hit the ground. And I got this bug where some days I couldn’t stop writing. And it just started coming and coming and coming and coming. And next thing you know, I’m like, oh my god, I have a novel over 500 pages!” “And it’s wild. So that’s how it all happened. And The music is of course the bed or the soundtrack to the overarching project.” “I Created the First Afrocentric Time Travel Magazine and Novel!” – Damien Readers will explore the possible effects of time travel on history, society, and the individual. The novel is a thrilling adventure that will captivate readers from start to finish and leave them wanting more with its diverse cast of characters, unexpected twists, and unpredictable finale. Damien Lamar – https://timetravelersdigest.com/magazine We later talked about the political climate in the state of Florida, specifically, the drag show bans. Tracy: “…one of the things that, uh, has been on pretty much every one of our podcasts and even my audio podcast where I don’t have video, uh, I talk about, uh, uh, a lot of the things that are going on in Florida besides arts and culture and all that, but. what’s currently happening with the Florida legislature and some of the bills being passed, it’s affecting arts and culture and it’s affecting people’s livelihoods. Not just the ban on the books and the whole battle, the whole battle with Disney World and all that that’s going on, but more recently as well, the ban on drag queens and specifically what flared that up was the drag story hours.” These bans would affect drag shows, pride parades, etc… Damien Lamar: “Yeah. So, yeah, I think that’s a good point.” ** Feel free to LIKE, SHARE AND COMMENT. If you are featured here and we don't have your link(s) posted, please let us know. Follow The Contrast Project online: ** http://www.thecontrastproject.tv/ ** https://www.facebook.com/TheContrastP... ** https://www.instagram.com/the_contras... ** https://twitter.com/ContrastProjTV** The Contrast Project Lounge Podcast is proudly created in part using the Riverside.fm platform. By using this link you are helping to support this show. Thank you so much: https://bit.ly/3BH3q2t