Following my Miami adventure, I hopped on one of those magical flying machines and, a few happy hours later, during which time I finished composing an album I’ve been working on since 2019, I found myself in Texas, for the first time since we got locked out back in May ‘21.

I’d been invited to appear on Blaze TV’s new late-night TV show Normal World, with the esteemed Dave Landau and Quarter Black Garret. The Blaze Media compound is located in the site of a former Paramount Studios lot, where they filmed Robocop and Barney The Dinosaur, amongst other things, and it is an utter treasure trove of epic sets (including the original All In The Family set, still intact and beautiful), epic memorabilia, epic giant robots, and the most epic and byzantine ceiling rig I have borne witness to in years. The place is like fifteen Batcaves. I bumped into mister Pimp In A Blimp himself, Dr. Alex Stein, who’d invited me to that Tim Pool party in Miami a few days ago, and he showed me his set, which was very cool and the inside of a blimp, and a skit he’d just recorded, which was very funny and very sick and wrong. “Did I go too far?” He asked. “Probably,“ I said, “which is what you’re supposed to do, so good job.”

Normal World has an incredible support team to go along with the incredible talent, and I was very happy with how the exclusive Meaningwave live set I recorded for them turned out, and then the chat portion was a joy. Quarter Black Garret, as a man of culture, was a Meaningwave Enjoyer already, hence inviting me on the show, but it was all new to Dave Landau, who sat looking stunned throughout the performance, then told me he hadn’t had an experience like that, discovering something truly new in music, since he first heard Jay Dilla, and he’s from Detroit so that is high praise indeed. 

You can watch the whole thing right here, it’s great, the experience was a delight, and I’m looking forward to returning. 

Back to Mexico now. New single tonight! And I’m moving into my new studio tomorrow. It’s a beautiful day to be alive

LOVE TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!

Akira The Don
Don Studios Playa Del Carmen MKII, October 2023

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