Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Darren Brown. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Hi Darren, thanks for joining us today. What’s been the most meaningful project you’ve worked on?
The most meaningful is the current project I am working on: The Problem in My Head. It’s a personal project culminating a lot of my own experiences, and weaving them into a visual album
As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?
I am an artist/creator. And I say it like that because there are some projects I’m in-front of camera, and others I’m not, and simply throwing ideas out.
In-front of camera finds me in my acting or musician(rapper) bag, showcasing that side of myself. Behind the camera has me Directing something I probably wrote or working on my own book. I can’t say I love to read, but I do love to write, so I’m usually doing that.
Music alias-KS the Wolf
What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?
I had to unlearn the assumption that all of your closest friends will always be your biggest fans.
I had an internship years back with a tough-but-fair boss. One of the first things he said to me, as I broke down my “solo journey to the top,” he cut me off with a quick, “nobody is going to give a fuck about your sob story.” The words froze me, but they also stung with a certain clarity that I hadn’t understood before. I used to press my crew for not supporting each and every thing I did. My bad.
Any resources you can share with us that might be helpful to other creatives?
I wish I knew that gatekeepers weren’t the only avenues to success. I wish I understood that sometimes the best talent is someone on the same platform as you, equally as hungry, and just like you, they are an unknown talent. I’ve learned to look next to me, instead of above me. The resources are always closer than one realizes.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: @ksthewolf
- Twitter: @ksthewolf
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/kiddsaturday
- Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kidd_saturday
- Other: Linktree; https://linktr.ee/ksthewolf
Image Credits
Angel Ramos
Arnulfo Mendoza