Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Rock Solomon. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Rock, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. We’d love to hear about a project that you’ve worked on that’s meant a lot to you.
I had idea in 2009 that begged the question; What if there was another way to motivate creatives to collaborate on each others projects without the interests of traditional commerce always dominating the outcome or being a barrier to entry?
I had talked about the idea for years, but it was always dismissed by people who didn’t really understand it. But at the start of the pandemic i found myself in a once in a lifetime situation where I could finally try to figure it out. I had just signed the lease on a 100 year old church that had been converted into a circus school because of the high arches in the ceilings. It was a beautiful venue space with over 7500 square feet to play in and over 500 square feet of stained glass windows. I had wanted something like it my whole life, and i finally got access only a few months before the pandemic shut down every venue in the world. … I quickly realized that it also meant that there was nowhere else to go, and so I reopened it with a $15 month subscription service. It became the go-to secret underground location for creatives in Atlanta. I spent 4 years there helping people realize their creative visions and after awhile I began to devise a recipe for a system of how they might help each other… eventually I found the answer to the question I had asked 15 years earlier. I named it the Co-Creator Incubator.
Rock, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?
I create opportunities for creatives to incubate their ideas, build their confidence and establish their own personal economy. I grew up extremely poor but with massive ambition. As a result I was forced to find alternate ways to solve problems without money. Over time I got extremely good at it. Turns out, you don’t need that much money at all. What you need are relationships. For every problem, there is a person with a solution. Instead of looking for the solution, I started looking for the person. Now I solve problems by finding the right people, and connecting them together.
Is there mission driving your creative journey?
Yes. I think that the world economy is slanted and corrupt. I tell people to quit looking for a boss, and start looking for clients. It’s the same thing, but you cut out the middle man. Build your own economy.
For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?
The experience of imagining something that does not exist in the real world, and then bringing it in to reality is an amazing feeling. I finally understand why ‘deity’ is a synonym for ‘creator’.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.Mixdeity.com
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- Other: RockSolomon.com TakeoverTuesday.com CreativeDrinkingClub.com AtlantaCreator.com Retrospectacular.com
Image Credits
Romi Burianova www.RomiBurian.com