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there is no perfect

there is no finish line. there is no done. i hate when people say “when did u feel like you made it?” i think that’s bad semantics. the concept of “making it” implies a finish line. that’s a bad goal when…

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the only opponent is me

i would classify myself as a competitive person. i think at times this has been to my detriment, but ultimately it has served me pretty well. i want to improve and do better. as i’ve gotten older though, i’ve learned it’s a lot more valuable to…

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i love creating, i hate posting

i hesitate to write this post because i don’t fully have the thoughts worked out yet, but i want to write it to work through it. there’s this strange disconnect that i feel lately…

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defying expectations

what’s the artists’ job? to defy expectations i think. hacky art is predictable, the good shit feels like “this isn’t quite what i expected.” it’s always good to remember when working on your shit that you gotta subvert the expectations rather than…

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create your own momentum

ah yes, let’s wait to get signed and then the label will tell us what to do? maybe this logic works in a movie, but unfortunately…

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vancouver, thank you

Saturday was the final show of my A BLUR tour in my hometown of Vancouver. It was at the Commodore, and it sold out 5 months in advance. I always told myself if that ever happened, having a big show sell out in advance, that I’d…

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final push

we are entering the final week of my A BLUR tour…

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anatomy of a music video

my new song dancing in a dream with rêve is officially out. i wanted to talk a bit about the music video, how we made it, how i took a bigger directorial roll, and why it was so…

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dancing in a dream

my new song with Rêve is out this friday. we wrote it together in LA, and filmed a video in Whistler. this song has been extremely creatively fulfilling as i’ve taken a…

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dear felix

the key to any of this shit is becoming a fucking finisher. no one cares about the thing you’re “working on.” we all have a “great song” inside us, if ONLY we sat down and sketched it out, it would all come together so easily, right? everyone has…

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very high in colorado

a bit of progress this past weekend as i finally take the plunge and play some unreleased songs i’ve been terrified to play. i was unsure if i was emotionally ready to deal with how much work may still need to be done on them. against all odds, they…

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a magazine cover and a sold out show

the nature of this industry is a rollercoaster, predictability is not really a thing. sometimes there’s months of nothing happening and then a day or two where everything happens. this was one of those weekends where…

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the frustrating nature of overproducing

been working on this fucking song now for maybe… 4 years? maybe more? it seems crazy. am i crazy? deep down i know something is in there that needs to come out. the themes are important to me. they feel…

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slowly chipping away

this morning i went for a run in the rain, which i quite enjoy. it’s a bit harder to get started, but more rewarding as you finish. i’ve been running with no real agenda lately, but keeping my weekly mileage around 25-30km. it’s a nice pocket where i…

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why do i like this?

when was the last time you listened to something, and truly thought “why do i like this?” not just… hey I like this… but really why. active listening, active thought. i think it’s a muscle we have to keep strong. i try to do this when i…

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