“you learn who you are, every experience, good or bad. the words are the seeds, the seeds become the actions. the actions shape the growth. welcome to life.”

in the music “business” today, a place where i just so happen to find myself as of late, life is happening.

here i am, on the heels of peaceofmind’s first 3-consecutive night production put together by your boi pakman. i find myself testing the waters and swimming close to shore, looking to the deeper blue ocean bobbing in front of me, already feeling the mass of sharks circling, and i have to keep swimming out.

so much work. honestly, this is not an easy gig you guys. you deal with divas and egos, wary owners and shady behaviors, behind-the-back dealings, accusations, and tear-downs. fans don’t show, people let you down, emotions run high. it’s the nature of it, yea, most definitely. but patience and perseverance are the virtues i cling to to stay afloat..they, and hope.

that the new relationships we’ve planted will take root! that they will lead to growth! as fellow souls reveal and bullshit egos solely-fo’-the-money hungers are concealed.

which brings me to the hypocrites. hot damn they make me sick. in a figurative sense that is, but check it, it’s still all good. what goes around comes around. and those hypocrites?? mos’ def’ they know, one day they will reap what they sow. so no worries then. all is just as it should be 🙂

our first night, thursday mar. 25 turned into a soft opening final sound prep featuring mad dope fresh producer/emcee SAHAK from the North Shore and Seattle, reppin’ it rite for REAL hip hop! spittin’ his life thru the mic! full-on open and exposed! isn’t it amazing how kindred souls meant to connect do so?! for real, Sahak and the peaceofmind crew have been on a connecting course for ages. that’s the truth. and as for the rest of the night? it played out just right as dj u and myself got the club sounds geared and performance stage prepped for friday night, our mad cryp show blow out!

featuring FOR THE PEOPLE and FIRENATION, friday march 26 went OFF! mad dope rock set by F.T.P. opened the night, evolved into a hot fi-ah fuse as FIRENATION emcees Kai and (whoops, forgot homey’s name! sorry sandy beach crew!) took to the mics with a roots/reggae flavor with what was a smooth yet punchy duet style! to top it all off, called to the mic, emcee PAKMAN of PEACEOFMIND joined the jam, completing the collab mesh with a raw hip hop progressive soul style flow! LIVE FREESTYLES FROM ALL! an epic night. unfortunately shut down early though due to management requests (boo!). but palatable as saturday night loomed on the horizon..

come saturday march 27 and i’m on edge! and quite frankly, can i say this?! mm hmm yes, yes i can. here goes, as i said before, quite frankly, i was not giving a fuck! hahaha yup yup, and all cos of having been treated like a huge disappointment by the owners the night prior. but really, what else can be expected?! treat someone like dirt and they’ll treat you like dirt back. but shoots. that’s no good. allowing the negativity to be free-roaming is never healing, and one soon finds out that when the light seems dimmest, that’s when the universe works it’s most mysterious energies. heavenly blessings come when least expected and in ways never fathomed.

this night the magic arrived in the form of 3 older koreans taking to the dance floor as SAHAK broke it down for all in attendance proper! wow, would you believe it, that turned it all upside down for me and the entire place instant! a slap-in-the-face reminder of why we do what we do. for the love of bringing the peoples together. f* the money! that is NOT why we do this. we do this to bring people TOGETHER, regardless of musical preferences, ethnic backgrounds, age, class, and all other differentiations that tend to divide us. but not anymore, not when music is involved. and please understand it clear, this music is for ALL! cos we all be connected thru music. and this is the truth. beautiful.

sets by The Everyday Heroes (roots/reggae/rock) and Sketchy (punk) rounded out the nights musical line-up.

and now here i am, after it all, writing it all down for posterity’s sake. feeling a little burnt-out on the promoter, producer, events coordinator tip, but most definitely stoked on the experiences! knowing and promising myself (and all you!) that next time will be even bigger, better, and louder! (that’s right! we got a noise complaint from blocks away friday night for our MAX’D OUT and CUSTOM-built sound system! put together and operated by yours truly pakman and dj u! woot woot!)

wow. what an experience to look back and reflect upon. i think to myself, “as growth continues and our evolution transpires, what’s coming next??…” haha, who knows?! all i know is that for now i’ve got to write and get to recording! time to get done the new graphic story pakman/dj wunda album! “perspectives of a do-gooder” pom-heads, get ready…

’til next time, peace love and aloha all!

– sam the pakman & the peaceofmind crew