The 52 Weeks Project - Week 1

I’ve been starving for a challenge. I’ve toured internationally and nationally, done major political rallies and the World Economic Forum, and worked with nonprofits large and small. I’ve done one-person shows, produced them, directed them for others, sold out one-of-a-kind attractions to bring new ears into the beauty of this art form in a city that actively undermines its artists.

And for the longest time I’ve felt unfulfilled.

The truth is: this project is more than just me trying to point at myself and say how cool, or expressive, or this-or-that I am. It’s a challenge. This is 52 weeks of video production, audio production, stage production, lighting production, performing, and creating brand new content.

And I’m doing it all by myself. Every week at 10am, I’m testing my limits as a creator and building a Youtube channel from scratch - and not just accepting a “good enough”, but working my way up to creating the best content on Youtube. As someone with Major Depression, I know there are going to be times where I just want to quit, but I’m going to prove to myself that not only can I do this, but I can exceed and grow beyond even what I’m imagining this project is going to be, right now.

This whole project is an educational journey in the backend of spoken word, and while my life will be chaotic during this next year - with touring, a pandemic, and undoubtedly other things - I am intent on not just doing “good enough” work. I am intent upon having a year of work at the end of this, and being proud of every piece I produced.

So join in. Come along.

This is one year. 52 weeks of owning myself.