Episodes
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Takedowns
Takedowns talks about the recent Distrokid music removals and the questions we aren't asking in the wake of em.
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Lottery Ticket
Every thing is a gamble.
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Dinner
The journey is the destination. Inspired by Brenda Hashtag & Virgil Abloh (Happy Birthday!).
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The Music Has To Be Good
Step 1: The Music
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Black Dave Energy Co.
Power the top and watch the energy flow through.
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Haters
Do they make us stronger?
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Glory Days
Gotta let em go
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Splits
7" splits should have been the successor to mixtapes
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You Just Had To Be There
Being a part of culture as it's happening is more important than we realize when we're in it
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Pick Your Battles
On patience, not fighting
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Ascension
c/o Forrestt Mortifee's Ascension Service at FWB Fest
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Cultural Objects
...about how the things that directly drive culture are rarely the things that drive revenue
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Second Time
On second attempts, powered by corrupt files causing me to wipe my computer
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Friends Are Not Fans
"Friends Are Not Fans" lays out the different roles of friends and fans on your journey as a creative person in the world. Head to blackdavemk2.com to see my version of a solution.
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No Regrets
If you do your best you'll live with no regrets.
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Art For Art's Sake
A reminder that art and commerce are separate processes.
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Am I Too Transparent
Examining transparency and sharing your journey on social media
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Greatness Is A Team Sport
Can only be so great alone
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You Stopped Pirating
Your taste sucks because you stopped pirating things
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Art + Impact + Money
"Art + Impact + Money" touches on the proper order to think about these when focusing on accomplishing your goal of doing all three
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Nothing Is Real
“Nothing Is Real” is a look at marketing in this era via Trim, Curry Barker, Charli Cohen, and Geese. Also featured, my (broken) Audi I bought selling NFTs in 2022.
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Greatness Porn
NEW YARDS 🌳 "Greatness Porn" talks about my encounters with, experiences of, and thoughts on greatness as a creative person.
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The Floor Has Risen
On artistic greatness in the era of AI.
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Music As Manga
Another "imagine" episode
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There's A Difference
...on success in art, greatness, & insecurities.
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Music Festivals
Imagine film festivals...but for music.
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Structure
"Structure" talks about how important organization and directing is when working with others, in this case the legendary audiovisual collective Worst Generation.
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Rituals
Do it again and again and again and again and...
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Get Lucky
On the underrpresented LUCK stat
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The Post Virgil Era
We can't replicate Virgil because Virgil is the only one who can Virgil. Doing the thing that only you can do is king (or queen).
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Sell It Again
"Sell It Again" is about creative voice is the thing for multidiscipline creators, not the medium they're working in...and how tiring having to resell your voice each time you switch medium can be
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Radio & TV
The worldbuilding episode https://worstgeneration.dfos.com https://worstgen.xyz
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Opinion Slop
We shoulda been using the word slop a LONG time ago
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Stop It. Get Some Help.
...no, really.
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The Thing As A Thing Must End
I'm a fan of the end of things
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I Just Wanna Complain
I've been at it for a long time and sometimes it doesn't feel recognized. Gotta shake that off tho.
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Never Lose
All the homies having existential crises
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Troubled Times
Things have been evolving in NFTs and crypto and it doesn't feel good.
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Simple Complexity
The complex journey requires simple steps.
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Individuality Recession
Having taste matters more than having good taste.
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Release
Breathe in. Release. Season 4. Happy 2026.
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No Resolutions
Check in with yourself more than once a year
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Feedback
On the importance of feedback on your ideas and creations
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2025!
A lil recap
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Value is an Agreement
On cost, price, value & the future for creators
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Archive
"Archive" talks about archiving as storytelling. Individual works connect to the larger story and sometimes seeing it all at once creates fresh perspective.
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The Final Boss
Distribution is the final boss of ideas
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Homies
Everyone needs these kinds of homies. 1155: https://manifold.xyz/@blackdave/id/4114766064 20: https://zora.co/coin/base:0x78de0d4a559915257245d1eb95e1907bb79a0a78
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Monetize the Group Chat
On monetizing the group chat and retreating to The Dark Forest NFT: https://manifold.xyz/@blackdave/id/4114069744 Coin: https://zora.co/coin/base:0xe1e626b18a6e0c183d535e96da23ce82adb3aa68
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The Race
The Race of life, not THAT race!
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