The Nigerian-American creative, Dubem Okafor delves into a variety of mediums including music, visual art, and arts education with the Institute of Contemporary Arts Boston. In 2023, Dubem produced a fully staged theater production which manifested the thesis of his latest music album- cellsexual. Dubem aims to unite people through showcasing vulnerability, truth, and a good laugh.
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Inspiration:
Virgil Abloh
Tyler the Creator
Monica Hernandez
Rian Phin
Listening to:
Boston Music Scene
UK Grime and Jungle
Watching:
Racing Movies
Advice:
Ask yourself, what are you trying to say? Find the people you like, ask yourself why you like them. Find people that are saying the things that you are saying, and research it, and then start making stuff
Figure out what you want to say, gain frame of reference, and then make stuff. Allow it to not be good. It’s about getting out what you’re trying to say.
If you do it enough, then it’s going to become good
Prompts:
[THINK]
What is your Musical DNA?
[CREATE]
Make something that you have heard or seen before and then add something new or use a different tool to make it.