I haven't forgotten about dis blog, but life's been keeping me on my toes. I'll have a full update for y'all this Saturday. Just know that I got some fresh stuff for y'all tomorrow. Until then, peace.
~Vadell~
Beats, Blogs, & Life: The official blogspot for blerd rapper Vadell Gabriel, and his podcast, The JoyRide.
Friday, 13 September 2019
Friday, 5 July 2019
June: In Review
What's good, y'all? June has been up and down for me , to say the very least. On one hand, I finally got to see Toronto, though there wasn't much room for recording or performing. On the other, stress kicked my ass for most of the month. I've recovered a bit since, so let's go over some of the highlights(?) that went down during June.
For starters, I stayed at Ryerson U during the Nation Community Radio Conference in Toronto with my CKDU co-worker Nivie. The people were great, but the accommodations... Not so much.
That would probably be bad enough if not for what happened a day or two after I made that initial video...
Oy... I can't really blame facilities at Ryerson, because they were really kind about everything and even apologized, but it still had me sketched out like crazy LOL.
Other than that and a couple of scheduling conflicts, the NCRC was great, the keynotes were amazing; my personal favourite being Dr. Mark Cooper explaining how Community/Campus radio played a large part in turning hip hop into a national phenomenon in Canada. I filmed various bits and pieces of it on my Instagram story, which you can view on my Insta page. And then, to cap the conference off, we ended it with awards, performers, and chocolate covered strawberries.
No, really.
After the conference was when the burnout starting hitting me hard. Not helping was personal and work issues flaring up (which I'm going to refrain from going into detail to avoid embarrassing those involved), and my continued struggle with Imposter Syndrome concerning my music and job. A lot of this cooled down after a week or two, but I knew I had to put some things on the backburner for the time being while I reorganized myself.
That thing ended up being the JoyRide, so that's going on a sabbatical for the next couple months or so. However, I did promise to make a new episode after I came back from the NCRC, and I wanted to keep my promise:
My last JoyRide episode (for now) featured Nova Scotian artist/webcomic creator Kiwi, and we mainly talked about her new webcomic "Summertime Girlfriends", and LGBGTQ+ inclusion in mainstream media. Kiwi was great to talk to, and is a great person in general. If you wanna peep the first part of their comic, check it out on Tapas Comics.
In addition to all the other stuff going on, I helped organize an all indigenous music show, for National Indigenous day in Canada (June 21). A lot of things went wrong at the last minute, but things went smoothly otherwise, and it was a great time. I'd post the audio of it, but I'm still working on splicing it all together.
And that pretty much wraps it up for what went down in June. Hopefully the rest of the summer is less of a roller coaster, haha. See you guys on the flipside!
~Vadell~
For starters, I stayed at Ryerson U during the Nation Community Radio Conference in Toronto with my CKDU co-worker Nivie. The people were great, but the accommodations... Not so much.
That would probably be bad enough if not for what happened a day or two after I made that initial video...
Oy... I can't really blame facilities at Ryerson, because they were really kind about everything and even apologized, but it still had me sketched out like crazy LOL.
Other than that and a couple of scheduling conflicts, the NCRC was great, the keynotes were amazing; my personal favourite being Dr. Mark Cooper explaining how Community/Campus radio played a large part in turning hip hop into a national phenomenon in Canada. I filmed various bits and pieces of it on my Instagram story, which you can view on my Insta page. And then, to cap the conference off, we ended it with awards, performers, and chocolate covered strawberries.
No, really.
After the conference was when the burnout starting hitting me hard. Not helping was personal and work issues flaring up (which I'm going to refrain from going into detail to avoid embarrassing those involved), and my continued struggle with Imposter Syndrome concerning my music and job. A lot of this cooled down after a week or two, but I knew I had to put some things on the backburner for the time being while I reorganized myself.
That thing ended up being the JoyRide, so that's going on a sabbatical for the next couple months or so. However, I did promise to make a new episode after I came back from the NCRC, and I wanted to keep my promise:
My last JoyRide episode (for now) featured Nova Scotian artist/webcomic creator Kiwi, and we mainly talked about her new webcomic "Summertime Girlfriends", and LGBGTQ+ inclusion in mainstream media. Kiwi was great to talk to, and is a great person in general. If you wanna peep the first part of their comic, check it out on Tapas Comics.
In addition to all the other stuff going on, I helped organize an all indigenous music show, for National Indigenous day in Canada (June 21). A lot of things went wrong at the last minute, but things went smoothly otherwise, and it was a great time. I'd post the audio of it, but I'm still working on splicing it all together.
And that pretty much wraps it up for what went down in June. Hopefully the rest of the summer is less of a roller coaster, haha. See you guys on the flipside!
~Vadell~
Friday, 10 May 2019
Update: "5 more minutes, mommy..."
Today hasn't exactly gotten off to a great start, especially since I'm still running on fumes at work due to not getting enough sleep last night. But I'm not gonna bore you with the details of my stress (yet). Let's focus on what's been new with me lately:
Me and my boys, Notable Electronic Sounds, just released a brand new track called "We Hate People" on Soundcloud. We got some other stuff in the works too, but for now, peep our latest track up above.
I also had the pleasure of chopping it up with fellow nerdcore emcee Super Smack on my podcast "The JoyRide," talking about his musical style, and visibility as an Asian hip hop artist. He's crazy good with his music, and an actor to boot. Get to his Bandcamp if you wanna be blown away by his skills.
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And that's about it from me. I'm probably gonna take a two hour paid nap at work (the benefits of being one of the bosses), and get some well deserved rest after the last two weeks of crunch time. See you all next time.
~Vadell~
Saturday, 20 April 2019
Hello, World!
Wassup, everyone! For those who don't know me, I go by Vadell Gabriel, a musician/radio personality from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. This blogspot is mainly for updates on my podcast "The JoyRide", and for posting reviews of albums by other nerdcore artists, though I'll post some of my music updates here from time to time as well.
If you're new here, and want to check my stuff out, I'm on Bandcamp and all streaming services as "Vadell Gabriel." You can also check out my podcast on Mixcloud.
See y'all around!
- Vadell
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