love & creation

PURPLE*PANDA Track Facts: Lookin Good ft. L9:23rd

Producer: Louis La Rouche

Why This Title?: made sense

Concept: life sucked, now it’s awesome.

Favorite Line: Where My Cape babeh? Bring Me my cape babeh!

Random Facts: orginally featured Social Club but they started working on Misfits, so i audibled to L9 and didn’t change my verse cuz i liked it. haha

PURPLE*PANDA Track Facts: Cam Mysterio

Producer: James Blake

Why This Title?: Her name is Camille and i knew very little about her. She calls herself KING, and Rey Mysterio (WWE) means King of Mysteries. 

Concept: Hey Boo

Favorite Line: Showing someone emotion is a risk. a disadvantage well i guess i’m risking having the advantage cuz it’s you i can’t resist.

Random Facts: i got put in the friend zone. 

PURPLE*PANDA Track Facts: Laminin

Producer: (Acapella) 

Why This Title: google it

Concept: Colossians 1:16 

Favorite Line: “the past is past and God i know every feeling i’ve ever felt for her, You feel that way for me.”

Random Facts: i wrote this song in my head while washing dishes at work. | based off a Louie Giglio sermon i saw on youtube| The Sample in the beginning is “A Case Of You” by James Blake

SPZRKT 2012. The Beginning

August 26th, 2011: then known as Xay Crosby was eliminated in the first round of American Idol auditions in Houston, Tx.

This rejection reignited the fire to write again. The fire to write set a fire to record again. In December 2011, basic recording equipment was bought, Xay Crosby was buried and Spazzy Rocket was reborn.

On January 1st, 2012, Spazzy Rocket released his first song as a solo artist, ‘Morning’. After many positive responses (and finally somewhat learning how to use cubase 4), Spazz continued recording, abbreviated his name to SPZRKT, and began to work on his debut project, ‘While We’re Young’. Why was i talking in the 3rd person? CUZ ITS AWESOME. 

While We’re Young was recorded in my apartment bedroom, in a corner. i had to the talent to record but not to engineer, so the mixes were horrible. with very little extra money, i could only afford to have 2 songs mixed by an engineer. but i didnt let that excuse stop me. i had to put out music, and if i was good enough, someone would be willing to help me in the future. 

June 6th, 2012, While We’re Young is released. new fans, waaaay more followers, and the attention of producers and artists in a position to help me. A feature on Black Knight’s debut album, becoming a Social Club Misfit Gang Wolfpack member, the connection with D-Flow, all because i took a chance on a badly mixed mixtape. i trusted God. 

Here we are in December and the second project, PURPLE*PANDA, releases on Christmas. much higher expectations, and the attention of even more industry names that could help. will this be viewed as a sophmore slump, or a catapult into a discussion of great music with other great artists?

either way, what a difference a year makes.