Saul Williams, steps away
Saul Williams and most of humanity are within 6 degrees of each other. This matrix combines the small-world principle behind this seemingly magical fact with inter-artist recommendations-in-series in order to make all artists potential curators and discoverable within a handful (or two) of steps from everywhere on the planet. It works like this:
I RECOMMEND people (do you?)Saul Williams & degrees of proximity
Why again is Saul Williams mere steps away from other artists in here, and by extension, most everybody on the planet?
WHO CURATES "I RECOMMEND" ABOVE?
- Vertex/Edges Out by: The Matrix via ↴
Artist & Where
- Name: Saul Williams
- City/Place: Los Angeles
- Country: United States
Life & Work
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Bio:
Saul Williams has been breaking ground since his debut album, Amethyst Rock Star, was released in 2001 and executive produced by Rick Rubin.
After gaining global fame for his poetry and writings at the turn of the century, Williams has performed in over 30 countries and read in over 300 universities, with invitations that have spanned from the White House, the Sydney Opera House, Lincoln Center, The Louvre, The Getty Center, Queen Elizabeth Hall, to countless, villages, townships, community centers, and prisons across the world.
The Newburgh, New York native gained a BA from Morehouse and an MFA from Tisch, and has gone on to record with Nine Inch Nails and Allen Ginsburg, as well as countless film and television appearances.
Most recently, Williams’ released his latest music works entitled, Encrypted & Vulnerable (July 2019), which acts as the score to his forth-coming directorial debut musical, Neptune Frost.
Contact Information
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Management/Booking:
Management
daveg@piratesblend.com
Media & Markets
- ▶ Buy My Music (downloads/CDs/DVDs): http://www.hellomerch.com/collections/pirates-blend
- ▶ Buy My Merch: http://www.hellomerch.com/collections/pirates-blend
- ▶ Twitter: SaulWilliams
- ▶ Instagram: saulwilliams
- ▶ Website: http://saulwilliams.com
- ▶ YouTube Channel: http://youtube.com/saulwilliams
- ▶ Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/album/74B8v2Ky42FrEYg2qJpBrQ
- ▶ Spotify 2: http://open.spotify.com/album/40Hyq2XWHHXJ07Ofap0gIe
- ▶ Spotify 3: http://open.spotify.com/album/0HigHw0DYFeiBDsNW70VQc
- ▶ Spotify 4: http://open.spotify.com/album/5FdDMp7425H7byWJfb2zVP
- ▶ Spotify 5: http://open.spotify.com/album/6eESQgjfbkww7IOO5GMaoK
Clips (more may be added)
ABOUT THE MATRIX
This matrix is dedicated to creative artists and non-algorithmic discovery.
It was described (to some degree) and can be accessed via this article in British journal The Guardian (which named our radio of matrixed artists as one of ten best in the world):
www.theguardian.com/travel/2020/apr/17/10-best-music-radio-station-around-world
While the Brazilian musicians I work with now you may not know, I formerly worked (chasing unpaid royalties!) on behalf of Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Led Zeppelin, Jim Hall, Mongo Santamaria, Gilberto Gil, Astrud Gilberto, Wah Wah Watson (Melvin Ragin), Philip Glass, The Cadillacs (Earl Carroll), The Flamingos (Zeke and Jake Carey), and others, including Oscar-winning world-class great-guy Robb Royer. I was interviewed by David Dye for broadcast on U.S. National Public Radio several years ago ... about the Brazilians:
- Randy "Pardal/Sparrow" Roberts
All is more connected than we know.
w/ David Dye for U.S. National Public Radio
The matrix was inspired in (the kabbalah-inspired fiction of) Borges' El Aleph, that in the pillar in Cairo's Mosque of Amr, where the universe in its entirety throughout all time is perceivable as an infinite hum from deep within the stone...
Our logo, per the "spirit" above, is a cortador de cana, a cane cutter. It was designed by Walter Mariano, professor of design at the Federal University of Bahia to reflect the origins of the music the shop specialized in. The Brazilian "aleph" doesn't hum... it dances and sings.
