OLLO Blog Archive


  • Blog 51 | The Dam

    With time back under my control and logistics in line for the foreseeable future, I’m …


  • Blog 45 | Systems

    Systems. I like systems. Even in music, ever since marimba, it was the systematic approach …


  • Blog 42 | Irony

    When you tell your story, you’re characterizing your self. Where do you draw the line …


  • Blog 41 | Spectrum
    09.14.2017

    The status quo is to feign happiness. But feigning it cheapens it’s meaning and value. …


  • Blog 38 | Survive
    09.11.2017

    A child doesn’t learn to walk for nine months, doesn’t learn to speak for 18, …


  • Blog 37 | A Tragedy
    09.08.2017

    I saw a video the other day that was unsettling. It was a comparison between …


  • Blog 36 | Reify
    09.07.2017

    I learned an interesting term recently. Reification: making something real, bringing something into being, or …


  • Blog 30 | Drowned
    08.23.2017

    I so quickly take for granted all of the pieces in place that allow me …


  • Blog 27 | Ship in the Sky
    08.19.2017

    Moving forward through the wayward currents of the future calls for the simultaneous execution of …


  • Blog 24 | Diamonds
    08.17.2017

    A creator’s work is to form, out of their spirit and experience, a diamond. But …


  • Blog 22 | Wave
    08.15.2017

    To be a leader of culture and creation is to be a droplet on the …


  • Blog 21 | We Forget
    08.14.2017

    It’s beautiful to see each of us settling into our paths. People beginning careers, people …


  • Blog 20 | Have To
    08.13.2017

    Every creator is at the precipice of a frontier, and the infinite variables that make …


  • Blog 19 | Icarian
    08.12.2017

    There is such a massive gap between the acceptance of the arts and the shunning …


  • Blog 18 | Back Home
    08.11.2017

    I feel wonderful being home and in this space of creation. I am hashing out …


  • Blog 17 | Jaded
    08.10.2017

    There’s a stereotype that cynicism is a mark of intelligence. That jadedness is correlated with …


  • Blog 16 | Threshold
    08.08.2017

    When you workout the first time, your body goes into to shock. Your threshold to …


  • Blog 15 | Out at Sea
    08.06.2017

    The journey of stepping out and going for these elusive ideals of success, fame, fortune, …


  • Blog 13 | Roots
    08.04.2017

    We are our roots to an extent. To know the nature of our origin can …


  • Blog 12 | No Risks
    08.02.2017

    Not so many thoughts as there are feelings. I am addicted to the feeling of …


  • Blog 11 | Tempered
    08.01.2017

    There is a dichotomy in creation, especially in self-creation. To be constantly challenging yourself, and …


  • Blog 9 | Immersed
    07.29.2017

    Finally able to listen to my album for the first time. Finally being able to …


  • Blog 8 | Carry On
    07.28.2017

    Through internal discord, second-guessing, fear, carry on. Move. Create. The purpose of all of this …


  • Blog 7 | Forged
    07.27.2017

    The more fury and pressure stacks up inside of me, the more suffering and pain …


  • Blog 6 | I See It
    07.23.2017

    I see it all, The path for business is beginning to appear into my consciousness, …


  • Blog 5 | Plant
    07.21.2017

    Some judgment is Healthy From our peers. Some. Hand rails on the ascent. An artist …


  • Blog 3 | Real Shit
    07.19.2017

    If you’re trying to influence pop culture, who do you spend your time trying to …


  • Blog 2 | Fear
    07.18.2017

    It feels good to finish something. I’m setting up my life to experience this every …