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💡Lighting Designer, Programmer, Director
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6 months turned into 60 seconds 💛 what a rideeee woah

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Family, Friends, and Fun‼️🙌🏼
#happy

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Stay Ahead Of The Weather was a two year project that has long lived in the IYKYK category of a very specific era of a burgeoning 4th wave emo scene which I was fortunate enough to be involved in.

Myself and Nick Wakim (of CSTVT) had met in 2009 and immediately formed an airtight creative bond. There was a period between the ending of Twelve Towns and the making of Proper which was some of the most purely magic and natural music making I’d ever experienced. SAOTW fell right in the middle of that. Too aggressive to be IIOI and something we’d imagined curating into a full, standalone band with separate goals and aspirations.

I recruited my friend Matt Jordan who I worked together with at Threadless. I really loved his vibe. Still do. And we immediately gelled personally and creatively. Rounding out the project was our good friend Bobby Markos from Native. Pretty sure he tracked all of his bass parts in 2 takes. A consummate professional. The band represented a perfect microcosm of Chicago house shows of that era. It was really special.

Shortly after the 7” came out Bobby left the band to focus on Native and then entered the obvious choice for bass guitar: Owen Mallon from Noumenon. The final SAOTW form had been achieved.

From there we somehow managed to play a couple handfuls of shows before the project fully fizzled out in the name of us pursuing our primary bands, moving away or getting locked into full time careers.

SAOTW represented the end of adult adolescence. I look back on that band incredibly fondly. A period of time before we all knew exactly what we had and just before the stresses of the “music business” really took hold (2012?). It was innocent and fun and glorious. The tour we had done with CSTVT - our only tour - Was probably the most fun I had ever had on the road. Fantasy tour.

After 15 years, these out of print recorded songs have been collected onto a single LP, remixed and remastered, pressed as test pressings in limited numbers with hand-screen printed jackets. An overdue send off to this blip in the scope of our lives. Presented in IYKYK fashion the way it was meant to be.

Thanks for buying all of the copies. ❤️

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I am officially so old I will no longer be disclosing my age on social media

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Finding Family On The Road Part 2!!
Lifetime of Memories Made!!
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#usa🇺🇸 #canada🇨🇦

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Day 5 concert is tomorrow and i haven’t heard anything but i am still trying. I was given the idea that i should finish @alexwarren and @kouvr hoodies and give them theirs and then i can finish the other 2 after getting them signed that way I’m not rushing and I’m not staying up all night tonight.
@iamtehillah @beanemusic
I keep wishing and hoping that it will happen because it would be so amazing to show my favorite artists something i have designed and spent so much time on

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@alexwarren officially knows he’s our wingman 🪽🫶

#alexwarren #feverdream #dating #philly #concert

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Yall update #4 and im starting to doubt i will be able to get these to alex and kouvr and get the others signed🥺 please make this happen @alexwarren and @kouvr we need to get them their hoodies we have spent so much time on them pls tag them
@iamtehillah @beanemusic

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I GOT THE TICKETSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AGHHHHHHHHHHH OMGOMGOMGOMG YAYYYYYYYYYYYYY anyways pls tag @alexwarren and @kouvr. I have actually wished so many times that i can meet alex and kouvr and get to his team so we can get these hoodies to them because we have spent so much time on them and because alex is actually my comfort artist(as well as freya) but he has saved my life and it would be a dream to meet him and give him his hoodie
@iamtehillah @beanemusic

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Guys please tag @alexwarren and @kouvr so we can get to them or their team so we can give them their hoodies and get the others signed
@iamtehillah @beanemusic
@bigfrogselden

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If your Annie or Mya keep scrolling this is a surprise. Okay this video is long but i am really hoping I can get to @alexwarren and @kouvr and the team for his tour so i can get them their hoodies and get the other 3 signed. I am also trying to save up for tix which isn’t going well but i know i will get them i just have to believe. Please tag them and get this to their team
@iamtehillah @beanemusic

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Finding Family on the Road (Atlanta) 🧡

What do you mean the artist I’ve supported for the past two years is now playing arenas? 🥹 Running my tour account has allowed me to witness this journey in a way I never imagined, and I’ll forever be grateful for every opportunity and memory it’s brought me.

Atlanta was everything. The laughter, the tears, the dancing, the chaos, and the moments that remind you why live music is so special. A huge thank you to Alex and his team for surprising Ciara with a last-minute VIP upgrade—it made an unforgettable night even more special.

And yes… Alex noticed us after we fully committed to dressing up like him. Safe to say the months of planning paid off. 😂

Also, one of my favorite moments was watching Rebecca finally meet Nick after dreaming about it for so long. I have a feeling those signs are going to end up framed somewhere. 🥹

This tour has given me friendships, unforgettable experiences, and memories I’ll carry with me forever. My heart is so full, and I still can’t believe I get to watch this journey unfold.

Alex, thank you for another night I’ll never forget. My heart is so full, and I can’t wait to look back on these memories for years to come. 🫶🏻

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