Lately I’ve been playing around a lot with the Pocket Operator PO-33. It’s a fantastic pocket-sized sampler and step-sequencer, which means you can make fun little beats out of almost anything. Which has become one of my favorite things to do.
My new habit is to take it to lunch with me and sample the surroundings, and then turn that into a little looped beat. My most recent lunchtime beat-making adventure was at In-n-Out.
After lunch, I took it to a nearby park, and made some drum sounds by banging on things. I found a metal pole that has some great resonance, like an old bell, so I sampled that. It became the basis for another lunchtime beat.
Then I made some new art inspired by Mayan and Aztec culture as part of my series Lightbearer.
I have always been fascinated by Mayan and Aztec art. There's such an interesting otherworldly feel to the stuff. A while ago I started a project called Lightbearer, which was inspired by the art of those cultures. The idea is that there are keepers of the Light. Guardians who protect it from the Beasts. The Beasts want nothing more than to steal the Light.
This week, I made a bunch of new images for this series, inspired by Mayan and Aztec art. Check them out in my shop.
