With 2017 ending on a great run 2018 started without hesitation. Most events are scheduled between tax time and thanksgiving as this is most profitable and has the best probability of turnouts. Summer can be competitive for dates and other companies may have competition for holiday weekends.
The level the Entertainment Industry will go to has no end. Just working as a beer back in 2001 at Electric Cowboy in Lawton I witnessed how sheriff Stradley would have ABLE commission under his thumb and harass the owners over max capacity or send under aged attendees in to get fines on the owner since he himself had interest in the Scooter's venue on the other side of town and eventually Electric Cowboy was closed because the Sheriff's department would send over the rats or boys on probation and require them to create fights with attempts to create a bad reputation then control post on the Facebook groups.
The level of gaslighting on the social media platforms is unreal. As it turns out the Sherif's department is the gatekeepers of the entertainment industry. They control the fire department and able commission that has the ability to end businesses that compete with their agenda.
Jan 5, 2018, ==== event Monxx Tulsa idl ==== @subsonix
Jan 6, 2018, ==== event Say my name 89th street okc ==== @subsonix
Jan 9, 2018, ==== event K.L.O. Black Box wall only Colorado ==== @vibetribe
Great trip to a historical venue, setup only
Feb 2, 2018, ==== event Atliens Tulsa idl ==== @subsonix
Feb 9, 2018, == event Upchurch farmers market okc == @rare diamond events
Feb 14, 2018, with Liz on Valentine's Day
Feb 16, 2018, ==== event Hydraulix the venue okc ==== @bass stampede
Mar 13, 2018, ==== event Drezo idl Tulsa ==== @subsonix/disco Donnie
Mar 16, 2018, ==== event SoDown the venue okc ==== @bass stampede
Mar 18, 2018, projector night with pooh at Lizs
It's always great to experience your child's first of anything... The projector was a very memorable night as a parent
Apr 3, 2018, ==== event 3yr anniversary Subsonix the venue ====@subsonix
Apr 6, 2018, ==== event Nitti Gritti ACM UCO okc ====@subsonix
Free event by the University
Apr 11, 2018, pooh bear had pottie by herself. I'm not one to share family events online but I have to show for purpose of this Blog I am engaged with family activity, and I cannot comment on every event this would just distract from my intentions of the blog... Again, I am only listing these events to prove my credibility within the industry and hopefully show that what I claim is in fact true as things will soon change.
Apr 14, 2018, ==== event Afk / Sudden death okc farmers market ====@subsonix
Apr 20, 2018, thru Apr 22, 2018
==== event Backwoods Mt Arkansas ==== @subsonix/vibetribe
Again, this was a huge event that I was only responsible for a satellite stage however Subsonix later became connected to Wakkan Records and Hosted Another Festival in the same location.
It seems with last year's performance I was now getting allot more out of state gigs that were hopefully going to turn into larger Events.
Apr 25, 2018, ==== event Slushii x2 farmers okc ==== @subsonix
May 5, 2018, ==== event Painted Forest okc lost lakes ==== @subsonix/happy/disco Donnie
May 11, 2018, ==== event The Gathering idl Tulsa ==== @Vibetribe / Josh Beeson aka Yeshwah
May 22, 2018, ==== event Adventure Club okc farmers ==== @subsonix /disco Donnie
May 26, 2018, ==== event Wake the Nation idl Tulsa ==== @vibetribe
My favorite group of entertainers.
May 27, 2018, ==== event Music in the Park -- Medicine Park ==== @vibetribe
On May 28th I posted that I was looking for a roommate again as Me and Liz were again not seeing eye to eye with things, and I now was able to move freely since I have full custody of my daughter. I had purchased a car from Nathan Poindexter and was ready to get my life back in order.
May 31, 2018, ==== event Caspa Eprom Cains Tulsa ===== @Vibetribe
Can't say much about this besides he has a ton of tunes and has been a leader in the EDM scene for years. If there is anyone that doesn't recognize his name in the Dubstep music, then they don't know Dubstep. Definitely a Vet in the game.
On 05/29/2018 Laurie l Holmes filed forcible detainer with judge Zwaan that was entered 06/12/2018. At the time I had no idea that this had happened. I think mostly it was over Liz not being able to attend the California event coming up that required Flying but I wasn't totally sure.
Jun 1, 2018, ==== event okc farmers Market ==== @subsonix/vibetribe
Jun 2, thru Jun 3, 2018, ==== event Untz Festival in Cali ==== @vibetribe
This event required me to leave immediately after the previous night's event before takedown and would require setting up immediately upon arrival. This would be the largest event I was a part of even though it was a satellite stage. Some equipment was left in OKC, and my computers and controllers would need to fly with my person.
On June 4th we drove back and arrived back in Oklahoma on my birthday. This Monster of a lady Laurie Holmes came to the house and evicted me on my birthday.
I was very upset to say the least and I even spit in her face over the disrespect she displayed by her actions to file while I was gone on work and what I was doing for her family. This is when me and my daughter was fortunate enough to move in with Nathan and his wife Lindsey.
Let it be known that even though I was attending these events I do not drink alcohol, nor do I partake in the ongoings at the parties. This is a Career not just a Hobbie and I'm not just moving boxes, I have responsibilities and would venture to say I have the most stressful position because if something doesn't work there is no one to ask nor blame. I am the technical specialist working under the stage manager himself.
Jun 8, 2018, ==== event Blunts n Bombs idl Tulsa ==== @subsonix
These guys kill the genre and drastic tempo changes are a pleasure to busk.
Jun 9, 2018, ==== event Burner Tulsa ==== @Vibetribe
Outdoor event at a Biker Compound
Jun 22, 2018, ==== event Demun Jones okc farmers market ==== @rare diamond events
This was a pleasure and a great break from the EDM scene
Jun 26, 2018, ==== event Music in the park Medicine Park ==== @vibetribe
This is a small tourist location near Mount Scott located outside Ft. Sill Army base. They just started to kick off the summer with some needed lights and helped to begin their Music Affiliation of the park.
Jul 2, 2018, ==== event Elpaso Texas waterpark ==== @vibetribe
This had the largest turnout to date and featured the Hennessey Sound which were always on their game. They Made each event an audible Pleasure to listen to and their sound is unique.
Jul 4, 2018, ==== event liberty & lasers subsonix ==== @vibetribe stage 2
I was only booked for satellite stage as Waylon opted for Lasers from Hunter Owen from Okc. who had more units of better quality. Basically, we provided entertainment for day use area to include the water slide and cable tows at the complex.
Jul 13, 2018, ==== event Lets Float trip on Tahlequah River with a few friends from the club. This was my attempt to recruit active outgoing people to join the promotion team of my music endeavor. I had been doing 2 floats a year growing up as a child from Muskogee and enjoyed the solitude and sun the river has to offer.
Jul 14, 2018, ==== event Posh grand opening Brix ====@vibetribe / Ronn Plae
Ronn had helped Brix to Create a grand opening event for what use to be called Red Jelly nightclub, His father was the owner of Wolverton furniture here in Lawton Oklahoma.
Supposedly he has connections to Florida Music producers.
Jul 22, 2018, ==== event Clozee idl Tulsa ==== @ Subculture / Vibetribe
This artist is so good all I can say is that I fell in love when I heard it and just meeting her is like a spiritual event.
You must hear her music to appreciate how much of an influence she is in the industry. Here is a link ...
Aug 17, 2018, ==== event The Gathering Tulsa idl ==== @Vibetribe
This was a beautiful event full of sound and a welcomed switch from the Dubstep and Headbanging robots.
With a collection of Artist from Colorado to Houston it had a great turnout with sponsors Intergalactic circus with are always a pleasure to watch perform with flow and art.
On September 1, I had tried to enroll my daughter in Elgin Public schools and on Sep. 5th I was detained on a warrant for Spitting at Laurie Holmes back in June. Fortunately, I was released on Sep 8th just hours before my planned event and walked the 15 or so blocks to do the event. I hosted these Lawton events myself as Homegrown Events or B52Productions and were my Rap music based with live performances. The EDM music was the primary interest of Vibetribe and Ron Plae in Lawton and I was not trying to do the same thing.
Brix was the only venue having a stage and alcohol. Little did I know I was now a target because of the sheriff's department having interest in their own bars like THE ZOO and there were no clubs that played rap music except the G spot that soon burnt down mysteriously. To put it nicely, Lawton seems very racist, and I have lived there since 2000.
Sep 8, 2018, ==== The Afterparty at Brix ==== @b52 productions / Homegrown Events
Trying to catch the after action of McMann Auditorium that host events early but lack alcohol and dance floor.
Sep 14, 2018, ==== event Twisted Fridays Brix ==== @b52 productions
Because things slow down after summer, I decided to pick up my own company with Great artist in Oklahoma just focusing on Rap music as not to compete with my employers. Nobody Likes Snakes in the Industry but it is filled with backstabbing liars.
Sep 21, 2018, ==== event Twisted Fridays Brix ==== @b52 productions
I try to very each event with a variety of sound each artist has a pitch they like to use, by using different Artist with different sounds it keeps the Listener Engaged thus making your event more memorable. No lack of Talent in Lawton just people holding each other back by not working together.
Sep 22, 2018, ==== event Jon B. at Indian complex Lawton ==== @myxx
I then started working with Knowle Elliot with Myxx productions out of OKC who owned lights, Sound, Video, and trussing.
At this time, he was a great guy with experience compared to Subsonix or Vibe Tribe who were learning as they went. This was my first LD gig with Knowle and allowed for a more open light operation than 140BPM
Sep 28, 2018, ==== event Twisted Fridays Brix ==== @b52 productions
I was now getting the support i was looking for at a venue that was just getting noticed. The club Brix was now having a solid crowd and getting mid-week customers. People were loving the stage performances and ample dancefloor without the cowboy music that every other venue has in town.
Special thanks to Jimmy Carswell "Dj Hybrid" for his performances and holding down the format. Working with new artist can be challenging.
I had known Jimmy for some time as he operated his own DJ business and was included in the events at Platinum and VFW.
Oct 5, 2018, = event Glo Odyssey 2018 =
@vibetribe/lockheart/morrow/
lost boys
What can I say Nick did a great job promoting this event, basically a block party with outside visual experiences to include Flow performances and Fire Dancing which requires additional permits.
Oct 12, 2018, ==== event Avid Hotel Grand Opening Okc ==== @Myxx
I can't take credit for how perfect this was as we only contracted video wall, but these corporate events allowed for breaks unlike concerts.
Oct 13, 2018, ==== event Blackout Party Brix Lawton ==== @b52 productions
Nathan had just recently purchased the large UV lights so capitalized on this to try and attract some pre-Halloween action.
Lawton has zero Artistic culture except Arts for All but is lacking any genuine music.
I tried to book Face Painters but was unsuccessful.
Oct 16, 2018, ==== event Langston University ==== @ Myxx
This was a great setup that had enough equipment to properly light the entertainers. I now had to learn another Industry standard Grand Ma software.
Oct 17, 2018, ==== event Langston University gym ==== @ Myxx
Working with Paul Wood was great and allowed me some insight to Video Production and their equipment was always lighter and smaller than mine... maybe I was in the wrong field LOL.
Oct 18, 2018, ==== event Langston University home coming Genuine MO3 ==== @ Myxx
This was a welcomed event getting to work again with Rap Artist and allowing me to get face time with Radio DJs was great.
Like I said the more people you know the farther you go.
Oct 23, 2018, ==== event Congress Womans Luncheon at okc Farmers market ==== @Dusty Phillips
This was the first time I had worked for Dusty Phillips although I had seen him around, I was unsure of his position within the industry. He was the sound Engineer for Farmers Market who I believe was also the
custodian. He tried to mic a bleacher full of performers with a single measurement microphone which I knew to only have a 15-degree range and relied on the room acoustics; this is when I knew his skills were lacking.
He might have been the box manager for ticket sales with subsonix but I'm unsure about his affiliation except he and Waylon Clark had gone to high school together. Later I found out there was some animosity between the two as Dusty wanted his own production company "Just Dusty" and could have been in a previous venture with Elite Productions, but I have not investigated. This man was soft spoken, tall thin man who physical appearance matched his name DUSTY.
I was always taking on jobs offered, and this was a sound gig basically just setup. I assume this was his opportunity to get some face time or one on one because he really didn't need my assistance. I just pictured it as a venue filling me in on key personnel and multi positions in case I was required to fill his spot.
This would be my first time accessing the now famous storage area at Farmers Market. I say now famous because I had discovered this was Dusty's Office space that included a desk in a secure room that had a door that led to the Elevator hallway. This door had been replaced with paneling that was painted white. I had noticed the paneling from the other side but paid no attention but once seeing the other side it was apparent this was the kickdown portion of the Sting operations. Dusty was the camera installer and would setup the sale of contraband during these events. There are large curtains that draw close to prevent elevator usage and allow Entertainers a secluded path into and out of the venue. The facts are when the curtain is closed the security cameras are blocked and the exchange of illegal substance can be done just outside the elevator, the stash spot is in the holes within the bricks usually behind the roll of trash bags. The thing most people don't see is that these artists grab the items and then the plywood comes down just 10 feet in front of them as the sheriff's department are standing right there. Then they are caught with their hand in the cookie jar so to speak. They are quickly rushed into the secret office and their contracts are renegotiated.
This is Entrapment and Human Trafficking but basically how the sheriff's department is linked to the music industry and is able to become the gate keeper by forced labor in leu of legal charges. It took me a while to put the pieces together, but I have found so much more because these individuals are narcissistic and like to show off what they do like bragging because they know they have the power behind them, and nothing will happen to them. I will expand more on Dusty Phillips Involvement in the coming chapters.
Oct 25, 2018, ==== event Foam party at Cameron University ==== @vibetribe
I cancelled my Oct 27th event in Lawton at BRIX for a Chicago Event with Nathan that required drive time. This was another opportunity to work with Hennessey Sound Design. They were a Sound Production company that made their own custom enclosure that were capable of Low Frequencies that were otherwise unobtainable in the industry and true pioneers in the music scene.
Oct 26, 2018, ==== event Chicago racetrack with Hennessey Sound ==== @vibetribe
we also did a warehouse event across from the stadium just not sure of the date.
Nov 1, 2018, ==== event OKC Farmers Market shot fired inside venue ==== @Dusty Phillips
not sure who was shot but it was a Rap Party that I was contracted for by Dusty.
Looking back, I think this might be when he was shot in the foot.
Nov 2, 2018, studio pic at Liz's house
Just a little peak at the lighting / video/ music /DJ setup looks like.
Things are always evolving, and things need to be portable sometimes.
Rememer to always invest in yourself.
Nov 3, 2018, ==== event Wedding at Dance Hall ==== @myxx
This wedding was Very nice and the fact that the entertainment brought their own Array sound system that resulted in 2-line array P.A. systems showed that the newlyweds were in the entertainment industry somehow.
I might even go to say M.O.B ties.
Nov 9, 2018, ==== event House Party at Brix Lawton ==== @b52productions
I'm always trying to come up with a new theme and have my business model complete with names for each Month already in advance, I design my own Flyers, but the material may be someone else's original work, The thing with the Underground is learning to Sample or breathe life into something that's already there, but my photoshop skills are on par.
Nov 10, 2018, ==== event Super Bowl Tailgate ==== @myxx
Great little party just intime for some football, I believe these were Oil drilling employees, and they knew how to grill.
I Rember them setting up the tent as it was freezing that morning.
just a little sound and video babysitting event. Corporate gigs are where it's at!!
Nov 17, 2018, FB threats by teenager Ricky Uchiha... So, Liz's son Ayden Holmes is a teenager that only listens to his Nanny because she carries the wallet, and I took the mattress and rolled him out of bed because he would not get up and help his mom. Needless to say, his little teenager buddies thought they found hair on their nuts and started talking trash on FB. Looking back his father could be a local policeman but I'm not sure and can only speculate. I did not approve of their spray painting the Slide and park near the house they are a bad influence.
Nov 23, 2018, ==== Video Rental Texas hotel ==== @ myxx
Nov 25, 2018, ==== event Thanksgiving Day Ball Lawton Brix ==== @supreme team
Just Provided Sound/ mixing /mic
Nov 28, 2018, ==== event Digital Market Okc Farmers ==== @Dusty Phillips
This is when He started hosting events during the week and contracted me for lighting and lasers.
His Pay was sub-par, but a gig was a gig, and I was unsure how connected he was to the venue owner.
Nov 30 thru Dec 3rd, 2018, ==== event Black Box Colorado ==== @vibetribe
This was the second event for Black Box, and we brought the video wall and lights to the event I was sure this show would sell out with the equipment we brought, and we were supporting Gaddy.
Dec 1, 2018, guess my kid don't act the same when I'm gone? just a post I made as Liz was complaining about my oldest daughter, but she is an absolute angel.
Dec 7, 2018, I began setting up projectors at brix for future events and this would be a great addition for live artist.
Dec 8, 2018, Posted on FB done with Liz 1st time - I caught Liz stealing money out my pocket on camera at brix while working on projectors.
Dec 20, 2018, Posted on FB Tina get Pres said I was in jail /get car/ I was moving
On dec 21, 2018 I went to Walters County jail for failure to pay past due fine and
my vehicle purchased from Nathan was impounded while parked in front of her house.
This caused me to cancel the scheduled event that night.
Dec 21, 2018, event Xmas party Lawton Brix @b52productions
I had my daughter picked up by her grandmother since I was done with Liz and had not planned to reunite.
Plans were made to move her to Texas with my siter until I was released from Walters.
The best way to summarize the year was with 51 events, 2 festivals, and 2 universities spanning 4 states.
This was a joy and it seemed that the only way to go was up; by working with multiple companies, I was able to stay busy all year, but little did I know I was about to become a Targeted Individual.
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