Taking over Canal St for a month with @synesium for @wallplaynetwork #OnCanal I helped curate 5 empty store fronts along with Alex (Founder of Synesium) for pop-up exhibitions using projectors, lasers, sculptures and more as well as composing the sounds for each space. With the help of some old friends like Mr. GIF and some even older equipment, we were able to pull it off with very little time and pretty much no budget but it looks better than we could imagine with a fortune. My solo exhibition #ZEROPOINT and the #Synesium collaborative exhibition #ChakraCrisis will be showing until Feb 28th. There will also be other amazing artists taking part in the show. Stop by and show some support. It’s really powerful what we’re doing on Canal St.
Tech Crunch: An Audiophiles Guide To Understanding Smart Speakers
I contributed to an article for Tech Crunch with Marshall Amp titled “An Audiophiles Guide To Understanding Smart Speakers” I touched base on some pretty cool tech specs and more. A good read for the audio heads for sure. Thanks Josh Mosh for asking me questions!
You can read it in full HERE https://tcrn.ch/2QM5H3U
Output Closing: A Statement
NYC is becoming one big hotel where everyone wants to look nice and have a quiet life on a concrete island. It's a city. It will never be quiet here. Get over it. People who actually make a living recording & selling music, designing vinyl artwork, playing instruments and touring the world are taking a hit as every nightclub in town closes. Lotta people here congratulating the closure but what are you doing for all the kids/adults who dance, DJ, sing & produce electronic music to escape the stress of the city. There are no inviting community centers for people of all colors in NYC at all. These places are where people go to express themselves. Not all the popular music today is good or inclusive but for the music that is, people need somewhere to go experience it. Not everything at Output was bad or shitty or exclusive. So everyone bashing the club closure and hasn't gone to a club in years or if you aren't a professional musician then enjoy your quiet life as it's a few decibals less basic. If you can afford to live in Williamsburg then you can afford earplugs or maybe to even invest in opening a space for people to express themselves using audio-visual techniques. For everyone who is looking for a place to experience great sound, good dancing and a place to not think about your overpriced rent for a few hrs then come to Magick City in Greenpoint. Cheers
TJC PHANTOM PROJECT
This Thursday night 7pm-11pm in SoHo we’re doing a live audio-visual performance of @thejoshcraig new project TJC TAPE at Devialet on 92 Greene St in SoHo. For a one of a kind experience come witness TJC’s latest project through the high fidelity Phantom speakers with vivid projection mapped visuals for a special evening featuring Q & A moderated by Kiana Fitzgerald.
RSVP
http://www.thejoshcraig.com/tjc-phantom-project
If you can’t make it however but still want to support, feel free to listen & download the music here https://thejoshcraig.bandcamp.com/album/tjc-tape
For more about Devialet
@devialet
https://www.devialet.com/en-us/
For more about TJC
@thejoshcraig
http://www.thejoshcraig.com/
For more about Kiana Fitzgerald
@KianaFitz
https://www.complex.com/author/kiana
What Motivates Me: Fashion Stories
Wrote about what motivates me with FashionStories.Nu last week. Give it a read and tell me what you think. Was honest and really on point with this one. Enjoy
Check it out here https://www.fashionstories.nu/from-the-community/josh-craig-what-motivates-me/
Haffmans and Neumeister: Upcoming Shoot
Doing an editorial photo shoot with Jácint Halász for Haffmans and Neumeister this Friday in Berlin. Excited to be connecting with an eye wear brand here and represent for my people back home in style.
I met up with the Flatbush Zombies & Kirk Knight at their show here at Astra a week ago and met Ryan of H&N backstage. After trying on the glasses, well everything else is history.
Shouts to Erick and the bros from Brooklyn for the introduction. Funny how it all works out in this life. Looking forward to the shoot and furthering a relationship with Haffmans and Neumeister. Stay tuned for the photos.
Who Am I? - A Moment
Who am I?
I am The Josh Craig.
Creator of all sorts.
My mission is to spread the positive vibration towards the direction of those in need of a wake up call to fill the void.
In this life you find yourself questioning the very things that give you a sense of satisfaction as if it isn’t truly guaranteed.
The reasons for the hesitations seem misplaced in heavens basement.
What have we become?
Ahh to hell with devious ones.
I speak what I speak than I sleep when I’m done.
Get back on my feet then I reach for the sun.
Stretch. Reflect. Stretch. Reflect. Stretch. Reflect.
The time has come.
For moments of atonement not to roam for fun.
I am who I am.
I’ll be who I be.
My purpose in this life is to lead those to be free.
TRAIN RIDES THRU SPACE 001
The 1st in a series of mixes to get you thru your train rides in whatever city or airport you may find yourself in. Something to listen to so you don't fall asleep and miss your stop. 17 minutes til you get where you're going. You made it this far. Don't miss your departure.
All Genres. Vinyl + CDJ. Recorded Live in Brooklyn New York at TJHC HQ 2018.
Enjoy
https://www.mixcloud.com/thejoshcraig/train-rides-thru-space-001/
Mallorca, Spain
Left the US for the 1st time and it has been a beautiful thing. Being treated as rooted tree in a sacred forest without interference from colonized minds has been allowing me to breath deep and process this forward progress. It isn't the flair or glamour that pushes me. It is simply knowing that I have finally stopped swimming upstream and found balance with the currents allowing me to flow with the water in unison through the rivers of life.
I will be returning to Playa De Palma in 3 weeks to film a documentary about my life over the course of 4 days with Director Guillermo Broglia. I'm extremely looking forward this moment and will keep you all updated as these dots connect. Thanks for reading. Stay up
Photo by Guillermo Broglia
Whole Lotta Love
Headed back to Halcyon today for #WholeLottaLove my in-store residency at Brooklyns hub for music since 1999. All vinyl and cassettes today. Let's do it for all the right reasons. As always, no cover. Just good times
ps -- If you've never been there before, just head to the club output. It's attached to the club. Can't miss it. See ya soon
TJCTAKEOVER @MAGICK CITY
Join @thejoshcraig at Magick City in Greenpoint Brooklyn as he returns to one of the best sounding rooms in NYC for his resident TJCTAKEOVER party. Expect positive energy, a live performance and records all night ranging from funk to deep house to world music + more. In collaboration with Topstone Vaporizers, this will be a great option for anyone on a Saturday night going into the early hrs of Sunday morning. TIX-- adv $8/door $10 https://www.residentadvisor.net/events/1154226
POSITIVE VIBRATION @ KINFOLK w/ Stonie Blue & THE JOSH CRAIG
It's going down 2mor night at Kinfolk. New collaborative function between myself and Stonie Blue. Doors are at 10PM. $10 cover. Get there early. Expect maximum energy. Game on
FreakOut @ Kinfolk 90
Tonight back in Brooklyn for #FreakOut at Kinfolk [90]
San Francisco: July 28th - The Hightened Series
Presented by Michael Magallanes,
named in America's Top 10 Cannabis Chefs:
The Hightened Series
July 28th, 2018
Secret Location: San Francisco
Humboldt County’s own NASHA Extracts
will be exquisitely pairing terpene rich full melt hash
using artisanal made Topstone vaporizers
with elegantly crafted, multi-course cuisine from Opulent Chef
and vinyl musical stylings by The Josh Craig
Come meet the farmer, the hash maker, the musician and the chef to experience the most forward thinking, unexplored, crop to kitchen concept
This is a private, invitation-only event with a suggested donation of $150.00
Please email chefmikk@opulentchef.com to RSVP
Location will be in San Francisco and disclosed upon RSVP
Learn more about Chef Michael and what to expect at this event on our blog.
Haven't Been Leaving Studio Much
Im deep in the flow with all these creations and sound studies. Creativity is running thru me abundantly. Can't block it. Just letting it unfold. Another story told. I hope you overstand.
#TJCTAKEOVER
1 Year Anniversary "Welcome Back" #TJCTAKEOVER at @magickcity in #Greenpoint This Saturday Night 10PM Featuring Music by @thejoshcraig + Very Special Guest From Berlin (@ninjatune @ghostly @technicolourrecs) ! We Have OliverLKG On Sound Reactive @unitytechnologies Powered Visuals ! Non-Alcoholic @mombucha Beverages As Well As Coyote Mezcal From Mexico & @momandicepops To Keep Us Cool. Food, Samosas From Jackson Heights. Analogue Sound System by @klipschaudio ! Open Dab-Bar by @topstone.projects ! This Is An Extended Edition Til 6AM. Come Celebrate A Year Of Me Giving #Brooklyn All My Heart & Taking Chances Along The Way. We Dance All Night. This Ones For My Mom #THEJOSHCRAIG #AfricanAcidIsTheFuture #NYC
WAKE AND BAKE SHOW w/ TOPSTONE PROJECTS ON DASH RADIO | LA
Dash Radio Presents The Wake And Bake Show with Special Guest The Josh Craig of Topstone Projects Hosted by Andrew Pitsicalis
Thursday June 14th 4:20PM Pacific Time | 7:20 Eastern Time
Tune-In @ https://dashradio.com/
https://www.purplehazedashradio.com/
THE HAPPY HOUR @ KINFOLK 90
Today 5PM @kinfolkevents Presents #TheHappyHour at @kinfolklife [90] w/ 4hrs of Mezcal & Music by @thejoshcraig in #Williamsburg | New Records. New Originals. New Powers. See U Soon #THEJOSHCRAIG #KINFOLKLIFE #BROOKLYN
