Y?'s Thoughts

This episode we are introducing Nigel Alcorn - an industrial designer. He elaborates on being a creative in the corporate world who struggles with his own mental woes. From coping mechanisms to achieving mental clarity, Nigel dives deep into hi

S2 EP005 Paul Kang Pt. 2 The Journey Continues!

Jul 17th, 2022 51m 36s

The legendary Paul Kang is back! (And he is back stateside!) We are continuing from our first interview with him and Paul dives deep on his journey from Mexico, South Korea, to Las Vegas. Enjoy! Showcase: Paul Kang - TVIP (instrumental)* Paul

S2 EP004 Bringing '88 Back with Soul Marcos

Jun 23rd, 2022 1h 16m

This episode features fellow Interdisciplinary "Artivist" Soul Marcos who's dives into his Haitian musical roots, his reasons for creating and his quest for continued growth while having fun!The song featured at the end of the episode is "Move

S2 EP003 Exploring the inner cosmos with Alexia Siebers aka The Whisperer

May 18th, 2022 1h 6m

In this episode we speak with Artivist, Poet, Tarot Reader, Visual Artist and NYC Native Alexia Siebers about her battles and advocacy for mental health.For more information, music, vlogs and bunch of other goodies please visit www.WhyNotShow

S2 EP002 Back In The Works

Apr 13th, 2022 29m 30s

This is a brief episode where Y? talks about his life journey for the last year and a half. Moving from Queens, to Brooklyn, creating Blank Bamboo, ultimately moving back to Queens, Y? has been flowing with the waves of life and is just checkin

S2 EP001 Larion Ross the Black Sheep

Mar 8th, 2022 1h 41m

Larion Ross is a first generation Russian-American, a multi-instrumentalist hailing from Queens, NY who also started his own label Black Sheep Records. Showcase: Larion Ross - "Old Country Blues" Linktree Soundcloud --- Support this podcas

S1 EP011 Roberto Enamorado aka Roberto in Love

Oct 11th, 2021 59m 42s

Did you know “...the full quote is actually a jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one”? Connecting mental health as well self-actualization and leveraging art as a tool towards peace, in this podcast I

S1 EP010 Paul Kangs Journey

Jan 30th, 2021 1h 25m

This week's interview features a special guest: Paul Kang. He is a cellist, producer, teacher and mentor, and a master from everything classical, jazz, to hip hop, Paul is a force to be reckoned with. Consider this interview a part one because

S1 EP009 The Divine Dance

Jan 11th, 2021 32m 20s

Happy new year's everybody and thank you so much for lending us your time and energy into supporting our podcast. This short but sweet episode is about the divine dance that we all take a part in with life. Whether or not you're a dancer, we

S1 EP008 Shifting Perspective

Dec 2nd, 2020 38m 41s

This episode we graze on the idea of shifting perspective. Sometimes we all get too tunnel visioned in our own emotions or a single thought that we forget about the bigger picture. Every situation has multiple angles and that is something we

S1 EP007 The Young God Icarus

Nov 13th, 2020 1h 5m

This week, we invite our second special guest to take the reign on this episode. Zachary Walker, aka Young God Icarus, is a young spiritual artist hailing from the Bronx, NYC. Between riding the waves of being a young creative soul in the city

S1 EP006 From Minus to Plus - Hate to Love

Oct 30th, 2020 1h 2m

This episode, Y shifts the focus onto turning the negative into the positive. It's not always easy to see that the grass is always greener on the other side when everything seems like it's falling apart but it's all in the matter of perspectiv

S1 EP005 Transitions

Oct 15th, 2020 32m 29s

This week we take a deep dive into the concept of transitions. Whether it pertains to music or in real life, transitions are an important phase of change and is a necessary step to go from point A to point B. They come in all shapes and sizes,

S1 EP004 The Process with Anes Ahmed

Oct 2nd, 2020 50m 35s

We bring our first guest on this episode, Anes Ahmed - a young artist, writer, and poet from Brooklyn, NY. He walks us through his life as an artist, explains his processes, takes a dive into the personal, and gracefully ends his story with a

S1 EP003 Getting Started

Sep 19th, 2020 45m 41s

This episode touches on the journey of the beginning stages of the creative process. From procrastination to the hurdles of getting something started, figuring out the tools and endless options can be overwhelming but in the end, all that matte

S1 EP002 Mental Illness as a Roommate

Sep 1st, 2020 40m 1s

Episode 2 touches on the subject matter of mental illness. Y talks in depth about his past relations with mental illness, growing up and living with it under the same roof. Showcase: Paul Kang & Hauswife feat. Y? - "Anthesis" https://www.yo

S1 EP001 The Life of Y?

Aug 20th, 2020 38m 26s

This podcast is going to be a little unique, for the fact that currently we have no format and are unsure of what kind of consistency we want to incorporate throughout the episodes. Two things are for certain, it’s music and creation based, and