Project rebEarth
Thank you, everyone, who showed up to experience the release of Project rebEarth, I enjoyed seeing you there! I can't name everyone, however, you know who you are and I genuinely appreciate your support.
Project Release Party
There wasn't much left for me to do that I felt needed my attention before show time, and even if I did want to touch everything up one more time I wouldn't have been able to.
"You already did everything you could to make this project, it is where it is right now, it's time to perform," I told myself.
It was time to watch everything that I was preparing, to happen. Looking up over my keyboard at all of the life happening brought by familiar faces and new faces together. Experiencing all of this gave life to me, grounded and uplifted me at the same time, fully present. Every moment was changing, from the sounds, the life happening around me, and my emotions. Every part of my being was experiencing radical transformation, a new chapter in my life began within that time frame, and at the end of the event, I was zapped from sensory overload. My soul was flying, and my physical body was drained, especially my brain. I couldn't communicate with everyone as I would have liked, there were so many people with awesome feedback that all I could optimally do was listen, appreciate, and remember what I could.
-The Dream-
When a dream unfolds right before my eyes, I sometimes have to remind myself within those moments of realization that the vision that I have been visualizing just became a reality, "you are awake Edward, it's happening.". Within the month of producing the event, everything aligned synchronistically, not only this, however seamlessly. I felt within this production that I was the middle man guided by a higher power, it's as if I had no say in the way it would unfold, intuitively aligned, I simply allowed, deep down I whole-heartedly knew it was going to happen whether I liked it or not, there was no turning back. I did my part in creating the soundscapes within pre-production, imagining the possibilities, knowing that everything would merge through diligence, bringing the sounds to fruition. I was simply in it for the ride now, waiting for my queue to engage in the next step.
In all honesty, everything that happened was mind-blowing to me. I am still in wonder in how it became, aside from the soundscapes, everything aligned within less than a month after I was given the green light from Brick. Initially, I was simply going to share a few soundscapes while I gave a solo performance on the piano at Brick, but deep down I felt that this needed more depth; knowing this my brain started going to work in search of the greater possibilities, one right after another, all of the amazing beings aligned in mind and I went to work networking. I had one month to make everything happen, without doubt, or limits I went for it, expecting the unexpected following the light. This was my first production, a shot in the dark, I loved the experience a grand lesson, it was like building an imaginary house. Seeing all of the parts go up was awesome, and examining the house fully constructed at the release party was a success within itself.
-What's to Come-
What's to come is arriving without expectations, a checkpoint, climbing an imaginary mountain that I have set for myself; or maybe, was already set for me, I have no idea, but I do know one thing, I am loving every second of this journey. The end result is there; I see it, I feel I know what to do, how it happens that is not up to me to know. Within the precise point in time the next experience will arrive, this is the beauty of the process, this is what I love when life brings its surprises, though, sometimes I feel it will happen; I am still surprised. Patience, faith in oneself, trust in the process and being fully present, aware of the experience of the now is the key to aligning a dream into reality.
I have been hearing so much from everyone and their experiences and I am curious as to what others thought about the event. Please feel free to leave a comment below of your personal experience from the event.
Stay tuned for more to come, I will post the next event very soon!
-Acknowledgments-
My Fellow Musicians
Kiko Guerrero, Luke W. Bonecutter, Adam Tutor, Kevin A. Lewis, and Alex Nicholas thank you for accepting my invitation and performing with all of your heart and soul with me, for being present in this dream we call reality, we were aligned, in synch enjoying creating the sounds with the instruments of our choice, again I am forever grateful. Brian Slaughter thank you for not only bringing more depth with your sounds but for aligning this project with Brick, and also bringing Francesco Perdona into the picture, Francesco, thank you for being the bridge between chaos and bliss, your sounds were genuinely appreciated.
Photographers
Leslie Gleim, Paulina Abako, & my great friend GaryO; thank you very much for allowing me to share your captures of nature, they looked fantastic projected on the walls of Brick, you all most definitely brought more depth visually to Project rebEarth, I couldn't have asked for more. Your photography has always brought inspiration to me and I appreciate you for your acts.
Meditation Guides
Michelle Mullady, Angel Santiago, Dr. Christie Melonson, Dr. Ellen Shrouf, Cynthia Phelps, and Janie Terrazas, you had no idea what exactly you were getting into, and I applaud you for being present within this experiment, thank you for your willingness to be present at Brick; I appreciate you and your support within this journey, you are all awesome individuals.
Vendors
Chef Linden with The Conscious Table, Nikita The Artist, Cassandra & Rainbow with Mobile Om, and Harriet with LumenKind, thank you for aligning your passions with this project, you definitely showed up, and syncronistically brought the unexpected, your creations and services brought a lot of joy to my life when I saw you helping people enjoy the experience even more by showing up with your gifts.
Behind The Scenes
MJ thank you for your time and being there to control the light, sounds, and projector. I hope you realize that without your expertise, the event would not have been. Thank you again for managing all that you did, you rock man.
Vianney Lopez with VNA Creates, I am so glad Linden introduced me to you, another very important part within this project, thank you for capturing the moments behind your camera, you are a stellar videographer.
Brick At Blue Star
Elizabeth without you and your team, none of this would have been able to happen, your space allowed this to come to fruition, and I couldn't have asked for a better space to release Project rebEarth. I have always appreciated what this venue has to offer as it is one of my favorite places to drop in on because there is literally always something going on, its like a giant magic box full of surprises, a time capsule really. I never know what to expect when I walk into those giant doors and it was an amazing experience watching everything align. You have brought a lot of joy within my life, and on top of it all, I can actually say Project rebEarth was brought into the world here, the beginning.
If you are interested in a glimpse of the release of Project rebEarth feel free to follow this link
Again, I appreciate everyone for aligning and helping me bring this dream into a reality, you all are gifts in my life.
Best wishes,
Edward L. Traví
