The New England based d_Cyphernauts embody everything I’m advocating here at Audible Hype: they’re dedicated, positive and intelligent—and they’re running an increasingly successful career entirely by themselves.  Even more impressive, they recognize the importance of building a community and put in endless hours to develop their local scene and help everyone around them progress.  Needless to say, I dig what they do.

So I was honored that d_Cyphernauts member Othello agreed to do this interview—a very detailed, practical and inspirational look at his daily routine, his past achievements and his plans for the future.  He’s politically outspoken, business-minded and holy shit does he ever work hard. In addition to running his own business and maintaining a prolific musical output, he’s also a full-time teacher.

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The music blog echo chamber was full of Big Announcements this week: all the heavy hitters in the biz got together in New York City for the Digital Music Forum East. Is there anything more exciting than a bunch of rich white guys repeating common sense like it’s amazing news? I guess not.

Now, I might be a cynic, but I’m too young to be jaded, and too laid to be grumpy.  A lot of really interesting insights got lost in the mix, and I want to focus on that material for this installation of Weekend Brainfood.  The dinosaurs are finally catching on, but the really valuable stuff came from the upstarts, tech-heads and outsiders. 

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