Month: September 2020

Laurel Berman: Black Halo

Fashion lovers are hardwired to go for the classic pieces and find the hidden jewels that the eye may not catch. Like anything else, some people are born with a passion for fashion. Laurel Berman, creator of Black Halo, has that innate fashion gene. Berman’s personal love affair with clothing has led her to an extremely successful career in the fashion industry. Like most success stories, her rise to the top was not an easy one. It took years of hard work and dedication to make it seem as though it happened simply overnight. 

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Amaire Johnson: Keyboards Open Doors

Chester, Pennsylvania is a small city, with a population of a little over 30,000 people. It has a pretty rich history of basketball, starting with hall of fame University of Wisconsin men’s basketball coach, Bo Ryan. Several current and former NBA players also call the location home, including Jameer Nelson, Tyreke Evans, and Derrick Jones Jr. of the Miami Heat to name a few. There’s also been some dope hip-hop contributors who hail from the area, like Roc Nation’s Jahlil Beats and one of Big Sean’s favorite keyboardist/producer, Amaire Johnson.

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Mick Gordon: Bringing Hell to Headphones

“Argent Energy” is the title of one of the tracks of id Software’s 2016 video game “Doom.” The name references the plot of the game, where the antagonists open the gates of Hell in hopes of harnessing its energy to solve a crisis on Earth. The result, as one might expect, is an outbreak of demons intent on causing chaos and violence. The energy of Hell had been released, but in a way far too powerful to control. The soundtrack for “Doom” is widely celebrated as perfectly encapsulating this feeling, exactly as its composer Mick Gordon had intended.

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