Jproof
@jsharpminor.bsky.social
Just giving this a try…
•Musician & Songwriter/Producer
•Recording Academy member
•Grammy nominated
•Educator@ UCLA & Los Angeles College of Music
•Musician & Songwriter/Producer
•Recording Academy member
•Grammy nominated
•Educator@ UCLA & Los Angeles College of Music
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“I think sometimes genre is a code word to keep us in our place as artists, and I just want to encourage people to do what they’re passionate about” - Beyoncé after winning Best Country Album for “Cowboy Carter”
February 3, 2025 at 2:18 AM
“I think sometimes genre is a code word to keep us in our place as artists, and I just want to encourage people to do what they’re passionate about” - Beyoncé after winning Best Country Album for “Cowboy Carter”
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Doechiii is so talented it’s crazy
February 3, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Doechiii is so talented it’s crazy
In the building, all of the best new artist performances were absolutely 🔥🔥🔥🔥
February 3, 2025 at 2:55 AM
In the building, all of the best new artist performances were absolutely 🔥🔥🔥🔥
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Gonna send this thread to my uncle Stu (who wrote the theme) and he’s gonna be like “who? They’re in the blue sky?” 😂 This whole thread warmed my heart though. He’s a helluva composer and still kickin.
January 13, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Gonna send this thread to my uncle Stu (who wrote the theme) and he’s gonna be like “who? They’re in the blue sky?” 😂 This whole thread warmed my heart though. He’s a helluva composer and still kickin.
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Every time I hear the Night Rider theme, I think of them, in the studio, in the ‘80’s, doing coke and saying “this should be a little faster” seven or eight times.
January 13, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Every time I hear the Night Rider theme, I think of them, in the studio, in the ‘80’s, doing coke and saying “this should be a little faster” seven or eight times.
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"I really don't think life is about the I-could-have-beens. Life is only about the I-tried-to-do. I don't mind the failure, but I can't imagine that I'd forgive myself if I didn't try."
"I hope I die warmed by the life that I tried to live."
#NikkiGiovanniQuotes
#BlackSky 🪮✊🏾
#BookSky 📚
#PoetSky
"I hope I die warmed by the life that I tried to live."
#NikkiGiovanniQuotes
#BlackSky 🪮✊🏾
#BookSky 📚
#PoetSky
December 10, 2024 at 4:50 AM
"I really don't think life is about the I-could-have-beens. Life is only about the I-tried-to-do. I don't mind the failure, but I can't imagine that I'd forgive myself if I didn't try."
"I hope I die warmed by the life that I tried to live."
#NikkiGiovanniQuotes
#BlackSky 🪮✊🏾
#BookSky 📚
#PoetSky
"I hope I die warmed by the life that I tried to live."
#NikkiGiovanniQuotes
#BlackSky 🪮✊🏾
#BookSky 📚
#PoetSky
lol gotcha! Thanks, I’ll drop you a line.
You had me up until the part about "hit songwriting", which is definitely not my specialty! But drop me an email, we can discuss. gmcdonald at furia.
December 9, 2024 at 11:55 PM
lol gotcha! Thanks, I’ll drop you a line.
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getting obsessed with a song → playing it over and over → getting burned out on it → forgetting about it entirely → finding it again after a long fallow period → getting obsessed with it all over again
December 9, 2024 at 7:32 PM
getting obsessed with a song → playing it over and over → getting burned out on it → forgetting about it entirely → finding it again after a long fallow period → getting obsessed with it all over again
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If you like your human culture ground into low-intention AI mush, good news: you're going to get a lot of that.
If you're interested in how data and algorithms might work for curiosity and joy, instead, you might like my book.
www.furia.com/log/487
If you're interested in how data and algorithms might work for curiosity and joy, instead, you might like my book.
www.furia.com/log/487
December 7, 2024 at 2:26 AM
If you like your human culture ground into low-intention AI mush, good news: you're going to get a lot of that.
If you're interested in how data and algorithms might work for curiosity and joy, instead, you might like my book.
www.furia.com/log/487
If you're interested in how data and algorithms might work for curiosity and joy, instead, you might like my book.
www.furia.com/log/487
Glenn, I really appreciate your work and I recently got your book. I’m not sure of your speaking schedule, but I would love to have you conference in to my UCLA Hit songwriting class.
If your desire to read interviews with me has regenerated sufficiently since the last one, there's a new one up now at WNYU's online magazine, STATIC:
staticmag.org/larry-gu/gle...
staticmag.org/larry-gu/gle...
Glenn McDonald "You Have Not Yet Heard Your Favorite Song": Interview
Glenn McDonald is an interesting guy. He spent the last decade as Spotify’s “Data Alchemist” to shape how music is curated and recommended. I first learned about McDonald through his website “Every No...
staticmag.org
December 9, 2024 at 11:15 PM
Glenn, I really appreciate your work and I recently got your book. I’m not sure of your speaking schedule, but I would love to have you conference in to my UCLA Hit songwriting class.
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If your desire to read interviews with me has regenerated sufficiently since the last one, there's a new one up now at WNYU's online magazine, STATIC:
staticmag.org/larry-gu/gle...
staticmag.org/larry-gu/gle...
Glenn McDonald "You Have Not Yet Heard Your Favorite Song": Interview
Glenn McDonald is an interesting guy. He spent the last decade as Spotify’s “Data Alchemist” to shape how music is curated and recommended. I first learned about McDonald through his website “Every No...
staticmag.org
December 9, 2024 at 8:31 PM
If your desire to read interviews with me has regenerated sufficiently since the last one, there's a new one up now at WNYU's online magazine, STATIC:
staticmag.org/larry-gu/gle...
staticmag.org/larry-gu/gle...
I did a million things today. Played some sax for the Dick Clark/Ryan Seacrest New Years show on ABC. I even taught three, 3-hour studio classes. Tired doesn’t even capture how I feel rn
December 3, 2024 at 2:25 AM
I did a million things today. Played some sax for the Dick Clark/Ryan Seacrest New Years show on ABC. I even taught three, 3-hour studio classes. Tired doesn’t even capture how I feel rn
Yeah! I forgot about that one.
Yeap!! Tank x maybe I deserve is another one
Sometimes I think about how good the music is for songs like this and how they almost make us forget how crazy the lyrics really are lol. Another song I think about is Whitney “Saving All My Love For You.” Probably one of the most adulterous slow tempo hits ever.
December 1, 2024 at 4:29 AM
Yeah! I forgot about that one.
Sometimes I think about how good the music is for songs like this and how they almost make us forget how crazy the lyrics really are lol. Another song I think about is Whitney “Saving All My Love For You.” Probably one of the most adulterous slow tempo hits ever.
He wanted to take that lady from her man so bad 😭
December 1, 2024 at 3:54 AM
Sometimes I think about how good the music is for songs like this and how they almost make us forget how crazy the lyrics really are lol. Another song I think about is Whitney “Saving All My Love For You.” Probably one of the most adulterous slow tempo hits ever.
Put the Andalusian cadence back on top…Monteverdi would be proud. That scene from Ray is even funnier now when you say it this way.
Can you imagine how crazy the streets got when Ray Charles dropped “Hit the Road, Jack.”
December 1, 2024 at 3:50 AM
Put the Andalusian cadence back on top…Monteverdi would be proud. That scene from Ray is even funnier now when you say it this way.
I remember the first time I heard your music. Resonated immediately with me. This was just my reminder to dig back thru the discography so I can have a few Ben Folds Five references for my UCLA songwriting class at the top of the year.
Time to start following some accounts. Id like to begin the pre-boarding process, starting with music therapists and music teachers. Send up a ‘hi’ and I’ll start building this little site up. I’ll move on to veterinarians and veterans next.
December 1, 2024 at 3:46 AM
I remember the first time I heard your music. Resonated immediately with me. This was just my reminder to dig back thru the discography so I can have a few Ben Folds Five references for my UCLA songwriting class at the top of the year.
It goes so hard 😤
Imagine being the first person to hear the Knight Rider theme. I would've run through a wall at the studio.
December 1, 2024 at 3:40 AM
It goes so hard 😤
I was so late pulling the trigger on this rerelease but imma reach out and see what I can get. I can’t believe it’s been 10 years since working on this album. Cole was amazing to work with and I remember being low key nervous af being in the stu with him. He’s definitely one of the real ones.
J. Cole releases two new vinyls for the 10th anniversary of 2014 Forest Hills Drive, featuring alternate covers and four never-before-heard songs from that era. 💿🔥
December 1, 2024 at 3:38 AM
I was so late pulling the trigger on this rerelease but imma reach out and see what I can get. I can’t believe it’s been 10 years since working on this album. Cole was amazing to work with and I remember being low key nervous af being in the stu with him. He’s definitely one of the real ones.
One of things we have for sure…a great book is in the convo too.
November 29, 2024 at 1:50 AM
One of things we have for sure…a great book is in the convo too.
I can pinpoint the moment I realized that for better or worse, music was going to be a guiding force in my life. The 11 year old me would be proud. I’m definitely proud of that little boy.
November 25, 2024 at 1:15 AM
I can pinpoint the moment I realized that for better or worse, music was going to be a guiding force in my life. The 11 year old me would be proud. I’m definitely proud of that little boy.
Pick a selfie from your gallery and turn it black & white 🖤🤍🩶#blacksky
November 25, 2024 at 1:06 AM
Pick a selfie from your gallery and turn it black & white 🖤🤍🩶#blacksky
It’s really a dope place to visit. Hope you enjoy it. I went this year too and I’m going back next year for the World Track & Field Championships.
November 23, 2024 at 8:17 PM
It’s really a dope place to visit. Hope you enjoy it. I went this year too and I’m going back next year for the World Track & Field Championships.