STREAM https://go.meaningwave.com/THEMANANDTHEBIRDS
DOWNLOAD https://akirathedon.bandcamp.com/album/akira-the-don-ft-paul-harvey-the-man-and-the-birds
NFT https://opensea.io/akirathedon
Christmas is nearly upon us, and so too the annual event that is the Akira The Don Lofi Christmas album… with that a mere few weeks a way, first, a special treat in the shape of a remastered version of one of the most cherished moments from last year's Youtube-only vocal-infused version of LOFI CHRISTMAS IV (https://linktw.in/mkZMSB), in which we set Paul Harvey’s immortal story of The Man And The Birds to music… here given a lush remaster and some extra-Christmassy bonus piano and bells, THE MAN AND THE BIRDS is now available for you to enjoy as a stand alone single on your DSP of choice, and for you to download and own forever. Disfruta! (https://go.meaningwave.com/THEMANANDTHEBIRDS)
ELSEWHERE IN THE MEANINGVERSE
BIG NEWS!
Akira The Don Returns To Play Main Stage AT DECENTRALAND METAVERSE MUSIC FESTIVAL 2022!
After the epic glory and wonder that was last year's Decentraland Metaverse Music Festival, we’re returning for the '22 edition, which this WIRED article (https://wired.me/culture/decentraland-metaverse-music-festival-2022) tells us is "bigger and better", and I can confirm that to be a galactean UNDERSTATEMENT!
"The music festival grounds are big enough to get lost in and only just find your way home, like in real life," says Creative Director Sam Hamilton. "For a lot of people in the community, the stand out show was Akira the Don, who’s back this year performing on the main stage.”
Indeed, your friendly neighborhood Akira The Don will be headlining the main stage on Saturday night, and its just been confirmed that the immortal Björk will be making her metaverse debut on Sunday, so even if that were all that was occurring it would be the event of the year... AND THAT'S NOT EVEN ALL THAT'S OCCURRING!
Read more here (https://www.meaningwave.com/blogs/meaningwave/akira-the-don-returns-to-play-main-stage-at-decentraland-metaverse-music-festival-2022), register your attendance here (https://events.decentraland.org/event/?id=7148716b-ff25-4d5f-8267-55fed7ab15bc), and check the full schedule here (https://themetaversefestival.io/). CANNOT WAIT TO SEE YOU THERE!
MEANWHILE!
New video for GRACE ft. Alan Watts!
(https://linktw.in/3Qoyi7)
New videos on the Meaningwave Instrumentals channel daily!
(https://linktw.in/Pu8dDs)
New videos on the Meaningwave Shorts channel daily!
(https://linktw.in/4c1iXH)
LOVE TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!
AKIRA THE DON
Playa Del Carmen
November 2022
🌊
Timelapse of me drawing my new avatar
Tools: Procreate on iPad with Apple Pencil
Own the NFT at https://opensea.io/akirathedon !
BACK WITH ANOTHER BANGER FROM BERTON AND THE DON!
TELL THEM NOW!
With lyrics adapted from Berton Braley's poem of 100 years hence!
STREAM https://go.meaningwave.com/TELLTHEMNOW
Art by me!
Own the NFT! https://opensea.io/akirathedon
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Welcome to the quarter century mark. That sure went by fast. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas - THAt sure went by fast! And now here we are in the new calendar year.
My distributor informed me a few days before Christmas that they were shutting shop for a few weeks, so I’d not be able to get any new releases out until January 18th, which put a lil crimp in our NEW MUSIC EVERY FRIDAY schedule…And it occurred to me whilst under the barbell in the gym on New Years Eve, which is where all my best ideas occur to me, to make you a special mix for the New Year. So I did. And that mix is now live for you to enjoy.
GO!
(https://go.meaningwave.com/GOMIX)
Patrons and supporters on Patreon, Youtube, and now X can download the mix for free here.
(https://go.meaningwave.com/GOMIX)
MEANWHILE! I am taking the extra time I’ve been allotted to make what would have been this week's single extra beautiful. So it’s getting a gospel choir, which I always thought it deserved. And you’re gonna...
“I want you
To understand what it means
To lose your freedom…”
Ross Ulbricht (https://freeross.org/case-overview/) is currently serving two life sentences in a maximum security jail, where he’s been since 2013, for creating the world’s first online digital marketplace based around Bitcoin.
This is his story. Told in his own words, via phone-call from prison, transmuted into music.
Understand what it means - to lose your freedom.
Stream and download the album now on your platform of choice.
(https://go.meaningwave.com/FREEDOM)
Join us live for the visual premiere on Youtube here from 2ET
(https://linktw.in/bMjfSr)
I met Ross’ mother, Lyn, late last year, when I was in Miami to perform my Ayn Rand EP (https://go.meaningwave.com/ANTHEM) at the Atlas Society gala. The World renowned “Pimp On A Blimp” Alex Stein very sweetly invited me to a party being hosted by Tim Pool, where I had a lovely time and met a number of fascinating people, and late in the night I was introduced to Lyn. ...
“You can't pursue happiness
You could pursue a wild animal
You could pursue a ball
That's rolling downhill
You could pursue a car
You could pursue a dog
Because those are all real
But happiness you can't pursue
You could end up happy
But you can't pursue happiness
There are two things
You can pursue
That'll get you there…”
Make some noise for the grand return of Scott Adams () to the Meaningwave Universe! And with a song that couldn’t be more perfectly Meaningwave if it was synthesized in a lab by a team of 100 genius-level Meaningwave scholars 2000 years from now...
CHASING MEANING
(https://go.meaningwave.com/CHASINGMEANING)
…is out now!
I sent it to Scott last week, and he replied straight away, “I love it! But I am biased.” Which is fair. I love it too, and I hope you do too. Hey look! Here’s the music video!
(https://linktw.in/USRVHE)
Wonder where it’s gonna show up in next month’s MEANINGWAVE TOP 50, huh? SPEAKING OF THE TOP 50!
The MEANINGWAVE TOP 50 ...
