Q & A ::: Questions & Alcohol
Alright guys. SO many of you send me messages, emails, DMs, etc asking me questions about myself- which is like, awesome. I love it. BUT, it’s so hard for me to sit down and answer all of you personally even though I want to! To solve this problem, and to have a bit of fun with it, I’ve come up with a solution…
1. Send your questions for me to my lady love, Sarah Mincher (she runs an awesome girltastic glittery blog Sorry, Darlin and she’s quite possibly one of the funniest girls I’ve ever had the pleasure of laying my ears on.) Her email is SorryDarlin@gmail.com and she is eagerly awaiting the hilarity in her inbox. If you don’t want to ask questions about ME per se, ask me anything! Current events, what I think of your new haircut, the best pickup lines for girls, etc etc. :)
2. Sarah will then sift through your questions and pick out what she thinks are the best ones- they’ll be a secret to me (shh!).
3. Next week, Sarah is going to sit down with me on camera, and she’ll ask me YOUR questions written on her handy dandy flashcards.
HOWEVER- this will be after I consume 4 strong vodka-laced cocktails- maybe more if I’m feeling extra frisky.
4. We will post the video on YouTube shortly after… and I pinky promise we will keep all the good parts. <3
GO! Email SorryDarlin@gmail.com with the subject “Question for NNXT” by Monday, May 28!
My eyes in the Love Superhero video… unbelievable.
Jewish Rappers and Work Ethic
Confession time: My summer single is not finished, delaying the submission to an ad agency who is already really interested in placing it after hearing the demo. If I told you the small amount of work that needs to be done to finish it, you’d laugh.
When I was at SXSW, I met a Jewish hip-hop artist by the name of Kosha Dillz.
The very first thing I noticed about him (after his strikingly good looks) was his work ethic. The second he got to the showcase, more than an hour before his set, he was on his phone texting his friends to come see him, following up with previous shows, making sure future shows were lined up, etc. I was impressed. His life seemed like a tornado, and he created the wind. He saw a parking lot full of cars and called a friend to put flyer the area. All I saw was an parking lot- he saw it as an opportunity. I thought about what I saw that night for a long time and realized- he deserves every piece of success he has. He landed a placement in a Budweiser Super Bowl Commercial. He’s been on Yo Gabba Gabba. He recorded a song with RZA last year (yeah… OMG). Did that stuff just happen because he was nonchalant about his career? No. All of those successes happened because he works his ass off.
For a long time, I had an unrealistic notion that if I were passionate about something, any effort to achieve said goal of that passion would come naturally. It would be easy. While this is relatively true, all careers based on creativity require constant effort. I am by nature a very undisciplined person, allowing distractions to take over, avoiding the nitty gritty tasks I don’t enjoy, and giving up on ideas because I immediately think they will fail.
So the moral of the story is: I am the only one responsible for my career, and have no one to blame but myself when there is no tornado present.
Onward,
NNXT
PS- Go download Kosha’s new EP here! It’s free and awesome. Win win.
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Banana Pancakes and Being Human.
It’s 12:16pm and I am eating homemade banana pancakes and drinking iced coffee. Take that, Monday. I am trying this new productivity routine, and so far it’s totally working. I even turned off “What Not to Wear” which is seriously one of my favorite shows. Every few months I fall into a slump of anxiety (yes, I’m human), and I lose sight of my goals, dreams, and past victories. I’m slowly coming out of it with the support of friends and re-re-re-training myself in positive ways of thinking.
Doing music “professionally” or whatever you call what I’m doing is an odd thing. This is the first time in my life where being creative isn’t an option- it’s my job. Sometimes I long for those days of just sitting in my bedroom writing songs and creating beats for hours on end. Now I have deadlines, people expecting things from me, and a sometimes uncontrollable amount of pressure I put on myself. Don’t get me wrong- I count my blessings every day. I am incredibly, incredibly grateful for the bit of success I’ve gotten since I “created” NNXT a mere 14 months ago. It’s been a wild journey and I’m aware this is just the beginning.
I guess the thing I’ve been really thinking about lately is the idea of humanity. Being human. Allowing myself to just… live. To not worry about the business side of music all the time. Sure, I could be hounding blogs, calling radio stations, booking a ton of shows, recording a new catalog of tracks. But what good is all that if I have nothing to offer people because my tank is dry? What’s so wrong with being human? When did it become a bad thing to just simply BE. This month has been a process of (finally) dealing with old wounds, coming to terms with the idea that I am not Superwoman (sucks, I know), appreciating what I have, and where I am.
This year I was blessed with a place to put a vegetable garden. So I did.
Transparency is a very scary thing. At least for me it is. The idea of admitting my shortcomings? Pffft. Yeah right. “But guys, I have a record deal! My friends have sold millions of records!” Newsflash- it doesn’t mean anything. They’re just numbers, and celebrities are all just people.
Fame is a ridiculous ambition- wanting to make a living off of your passion is not.
This month, I do have a hefty May 2012 Project list. But instead of putting my nose to the grindstone blindly, I have come out of April with a much bigger awareness of what my limits are, and what I really, really want out of life: Health, love, happiness, and friends.
(ok ok, a Grammy would be nice as well…)
Onward,
NNXT
wheninatl:
Whenever I see “club promoters” in Little 5.
Introducing the debut of Indie Futuristic Electropop Powerhouse: NNXT
In the last few months, we’ve been scouring the planet to find music that needs to be heard over and over. Not an easy task, as you know. We did find a very rare gem that we’d like to introduce you. She’s a one-woman electropop powerhouse who writes, produces and records all of her music. We present to you… NNXT.
Her debut single “DRNK TXTNG” has already attracted some online buzz with its obvious internet meme appeal. What really sticks is that the song actually has more layers to it. Yes, it’s fun. We dance to it a bunch in the office. By the time she screams “I gotta couple songs out of you”, we’re rooting for NNXT to win!
The DigSin team can specifically remember when we first heard “DRNK TXTNG” and how we spent days just trying to get the song out of our heads. Needless to say, we knew we found something special. So take a listen toNNXT and we are warning you now, this song is going to be playing on repeat in your head all day long.
For more info on NNXT go to NNXTmusic.com.
major girl crush
(Source: beautifulsickmind, via claudekelly)
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Happy Holidays from NNXT. <3
George Formant
band name of the week
(Source: bnotw)
Shock and Audio
band name of the week.
(Source: bnotw)
animalstalkinginallcaps:
THIS IS WHAT A FOREVER 21 LOOKS LIKE? HOW HAVE I NEVER BEEN IN ONE OF THESE BEFORE?
EVERYTHING IS SO CUTE, AND SO CHEEEEEEEEEEEEAP!
