#YIMMY ARTICLE SERIES:
memoir monloage montage mtn.vw
@publicrelations .
really a display of emotion expression & exploration.
my interest in art has connected the conclusion that every industry needs ideas to operate.
i felt a desperate need to work on this project as my consciousness developed more character in this spiritual warfare .
In april 2022 a space of distance was where i found myself.
the early production stages for [saymyname] separated me from my collection of friends but brought me closer
to my family & sense of self.
i started back working with my grandfather @ his plumbing company during may summer 2022. something about the title of the trade mix with the off shade purple brick that was previously painted on the house spoke to me . remodeled my perception of people being mislabeled. i start questioning my relationship with these titles // definitions
seeking for a sense of identity
i shifted my focus onto building a body of work that would seek a solution to my identity quest + present a project that can bring profit for my family to utilize resourcefully + anyone can get the message.
my dad would have to leave the job site to pick up my lil brother from school so that gave us an opportunity to reconnect build express etc. since we live in separate homes
the experience of spending time with my dad side of the family learning how they provided for the household was quite fulfilling . i would bring my canon powershot A550 to document my experiences as an apprentice building a discography of images taken on a digital device i got @ value village for $15.
adopting this journalism persona //
utilizing my interest as research .
the red beanie : connected me back to my middle school youth : which in my opinion is the kickstarter to my craftsmanship.
#YIMMY the foundation of me getting introduced to the idea of industry .
the birth of @ publicrelationmediabroadcast
started from an idea to formulate a creative agency that could provide insight via
the product + service of documented media
subject to bring ideas to life .
inspired by press .
treating the account like a finsta + fanpage :
seeking a community to cater for :
becoming a storyteller :
# essentially a study on anthropology
a vision of a board of directors
doing said so task such as :
documenting / designing / displaying / distributing / developing / works of ideas crafted by domenique elam .
calling it what it is . putting it out to the people . utilizing what i own to get to what i don’t : simple as a it may seem or sound
i promise to do myself a favor. “see it thru” or “do this like brutus” as my dad would say.
he was the one who named me.
“NiQO” my first nickname.
growing up i had bunch of alias :
a wide range considerably
from “Fatty Meat Patty” to “What What”
as i get older ; im realizing the identity crisis.
i always saw myself as a son of parents who work for themselves . i see the risk they took [ by just having me ] in a sense i feel like their token. “ the toy of the day “
at a time of my youth i didn’t understand the value of my own name.
which meant: i got teased over something i didn’t choose #lol #whatever
the fact that boys & girls both have my name seemed so offensive to mention
to me @ an adolescent stage of my consciousness. as i think about it :
it was the fight to secure an identity.
i don’t know who won ; # see ?
mirror aspect
ideas based on other people’s understanding of what my name meant to their teachers / parents ; promoting those ideas to their kids ; spreading it down to me.
the effect sparked a chain reaction of expressions. such hatred such love
such awareness towards my name
[ such as this article ] #interview
it made me the judgmental person who questions everything.
my viewpoint on my name shifted as I transition from 7th to 8th grade.
making a tumblr account was a gateway to a new world order designed to trap me into striving for commercialize personas instead of focusing on sustainable development.
so called “elite forces” having control over companies that provide media to the kids guiding them on a path of self destruction.
pornography 🪪 was curated to distract & disrupt the ones who are seeking a path of righteousness .
#damagedgoods
feeding me chemicals + commercials.
theses conditions control my perception shifted my perspective to behave on the fence of duality.
ive seen cycles of self expression
get tainted by laws & systems operated by evil people potentially possessed by whatever spirit.
whoever satan is
he is birthed from god
definitions dont get enough recognition
the meaning of meaning means
nothing & everything all @ once
[status + service] have a complex relationship of showing us what to do & what not to do.
when it comes to focus. discipline.
it’s all about doing what you don’t want
while not doing what you do want
which creates an interesting dynamic of complexity.
days & nights we all experience.
#studiostudy #Workshop
ima say this while im coming up
the balance in [saymyname] is that
“ you can do it too “ foreal
i wouldn’t be here without the people who came before me that put forth effort in providing infrastructure , resources , ideas , supplies, etc via : teamwork
understanding the true collaborative effort put into all my tools i utilize to express myself ; it comes from innovative individuals who joined up with more like minded people to the develop the deed .
the greatest grand gesture ever.
going out of your way to relate to another human
the boundaries of my mind-frame
can only explore as much as im willing
to travel. i think “this” is the answer.
shadow meander . addressing my wrongs just as much as my rights .
the spectrum scale is an attempt to display
universal values of the human senses on a rudimentary level of design.
idea : reconstruct the idea of family
i realize the agenda put in place to separate us from every angle @ all cost . looking @ my linage there is so much division within the village curated throughout centuries.
i still feel directly targeted .
access to tumblr pornography birthed an unhealthy addiction for self pleasure.
the first place i saw anything of this nature
was @ my grandparent’s house on my dad side ; after finishing my homework one 7th grade night ; shifting my focus onto scouting material to juxtapose onto images i would upload in a cohesive studio + gallery format on instagram under the moniker : @d0pekid
#research #screenshoot :
@ this time of my youth i was inspired by the #tbh era with the text prompt written over random modern images so
i built a catalog of edits based on a blend of my reality + my imagination that i ended up deleting off the page + losing access to the device with the images not backed up .
all before the introduction to any substance that will yield my process….
“” trapped in a curious search engine optimization . “”
sensitive content is being so caught up in how people perceive you
&!-“” that you allow it to hinder the performance of the task is needed to be accomplished.
i make broad connection of things.
dom the builder . the bridge is no longer gap
i put my hand on the stove
knowing it wasn’t cold
to break down my code
i have to expose myself
address the wrongs i conceal
just so i can feel #real
i make broad connections of things
my whole life i lived XD
my middle school property got put into my dad’s storage once he moved outta his apartment permanently relocating me
back with my mom after being on a schedule prompted to : spending every other day @ each parents house + alternating weekends .
i associate YIMMY with my middle school era tho the premature days are worth mentioning : it consisted of me moving around with my dad alongside my :
“ step mom “ + “ step brother “
building a bond with us 4!
created the life of : drew ian sims elam
my first baby brother .
we would bounce around from apartment to apartment mainly managing middle class family activities . practicing principles of being a provider // protector . politics
thinking for the team
power to
psp x wwe wrestlers
we moved into a house on
scott x wentworth
where we would become [ a ]
5 member household .
beautiful puzzle piece to the story ***
but long story short the relationship ended after a night of miscommunication mixed with a morning of misbehavior .
the babysitter that got hired to watch us for the night was a teenager who had a curfew herself so the mom came to pick up her daughter : not wanting to leave us home alone she insisted we get in the car with her
leaving the the door unlocked : not knowing my dad was coming back home
and that my step mom was the one not coming home.
she pack with her kids + me drew & josh in the car .
we ended up spending the night
without parental consent to my knowledge
which left my dad discombobulated
the whole night wondering what happened to 3 kids that he provided for in his care.
i held drew alll night until amma came
to pick us up for school
my dad reaction after we got home was physical towards
that caused her to take drew & josh away
breaking my idea of a family
here is how this relates to the compilation //
we moved outta holly hall apartments 2017 :
that was the first residence my dad got once him & drew’s mom parted ways
my fall semester of 5th grade .
going into 6th grade i believe drew only spent 2 nights in the holly hall apartment
before leaving to Atlanta with his mom
based on her pursuit to complete her college degree + heal the trauma from the physical abuse
the memories // experiences from the premature middle school days got housed in that storage facility
leaving a feeling behind
as the years went on : i forgot what all
got put into that storage space
all i know :
these were items that helped shape my experience as a kid
such devices + ui interfaces + toys + clothing + images + “accessories”
that made me // me
without a strong sense // structure of family + access to my belongings @ dads storage
i went on a pursuit to present project that would solve my problem . + potentially give
// purpose behind why i do the things I do .
establish : a mission to rebuild family .
getting my lil brother in the studio to generate a compilation seemed like a good strategy to gain access to more spaces + open doors to reconstruct / manage property . causing a snowball effect // chain reaction into helping others outside of my family + -“ my creative collective
title : grandpasrevenge brief backstory
after my dad pissed me off
i wanted mack to get back @ him
they usually get into it
the dynamic of their relationship is like
#imakemyproductsinmyroom
run a press release thru an in-house creative agency label ; so :
im calling it what it is
“@publicrelationsmediabroadcast” an idea firm taking on journalism starting with the subject of self : a “ human ”
titled “ domenique “
living learning the life
soon to shift focus onto the production of the documentary : “ MAGENTA “ a short film
based on color theory + human expressions.
the firm current priorities consist of :
ensuring the establishment has a physical presence to manufacture ideas to serve to people.
the document of ‘
saymyname the compilation article : review
is presented in this written format to represent the youth aspect of learning how to operate software such as word & powerpoint to present projects to a group of people.
blog era
looking at the culture + deciphering my previous work
i wanted to make something that could really resonate in the gallery aspect just as much as @ home.
i love the alone time allotted to crafting this body of work . research purposes
this era has been a 2014 screenshot
#newage #homework
acknowledgment :
savannah morgan
i applied to Texas Art supply in august 2022
after spending a summer of crafting ideas to supply for the compilation //
i was inspired to get my first official job
to financially support my ideas in a field that was more up my alley. + network +
the day
i took the bus :: which takes 2 routes to get dropped off directly in front of the store
with me not accounting the time + distance it would take to get there ; i walked from richmond x montrose towards westheimer // right as im walking up to west alabama
my mentor mich stevenson
sees me :
he does a u-turn to ask where im headed ?
i tell him “ texas art supply “ …
that instant synchronicity
bc we used to go there
when i was an intern under his leadership
getting resources + materials to construct my portfolio so it was a surreal experience being in that moment.
this is the man
that provided me the artworker internship that developed my perspective + skills as a craftsman workin with
the digital + physical mediums
finding harmony within my sensibility.
learning software + physical installation
with me wanting to physically show my face to my future employer
he dropped me off in the parking lot
i did quick interview + filled out the application before the hiring manager left for the day which seemed like sweet coincidence cause she woulda been gone if i woulda walked from the first bus stop .
i left my grandpa’s company to enroll back into houston community college not knowing what i was going back for : i had interest in shifting my curriculum from
audio engineering to something fashion related
Mich invited me to lunch one summer afternoon & sugggested I get into the fashion industry making a Gala reference
mich seen how i developed my name into my work with me wearing clothes as intern // making spills on my garments inspiring me to be intentional with my accidents . creating the nature around
the first capsule collection of @domtrejon
there’s this meme
loooking at the attendees
mostly musician who get dressed & not even construct the garment
wasn’t sure which degree plan to follow
before making the decision to enroll into patternmaking classes
i simultaneously started school
work as served as a
hub for information :’s reference
establishing #solutionseekers
my first official position as sales associate
finding everything ok
bouncing from department to department
mama [ her ]
work ethic established a schedule at the studio study to craft during late nights + early mornings .
hours spent indulge in all my interests .
my niece @ the time 6 moved in with
me + my mom which put my energy towards making sure i put her to bed @ night
sippin on starbucks doubleshot
watching documentaries on film fashion
juggling school + work every other day
created a cycle
ended
i feel that music is essential .
there is power in frequencies.
the tone of the project is spectrum based
the results i truly desire from this project :
representation of the scale of emotions + getting closer to access spaces that will fund my ideas to reconstruct my family.
a display of juxtaposition in self interest.
question : the quality
my production . is it good ? is it bad ?
mixing alter egos like it’s track . because it’s journey of
is it mixed yet ???
as a kid born in 2001
discovering the aesthetic
“. frutiger aero “ solidified my place :: plans for my ideas to develop
the sustainable development lifestyle is the whole point : once we define family the next stage is
we articulate the importance
i understand that i don’t know how my freedoms are upkept let alone
see a need : be a need
it means there is a market
to manufacture
the social construct that was designed for us to behave was written before our time. ive identified the reason why i get up in the mornings ; lately the ease isn’t fulfilling # hardships are on the way
i fell in love with the word ”construction“ the place to be . land
seeing the state of music i just wanted to create a space to feel :
like im learning for the first time
the kid is the grandpa
the revenge is love
choices construct your character
all from above
i heard a call …
my digital devices started having
storage issues just as the project
started to get developed
which caused files to be lost due to me carelessly making beats + editing + recording footage
on an iPhone 11 so
i lost roughly 10-15 tracks that left an impression on me to stay in the studio mind frame to complete the series of sound sculptures to make up from what i lost.
getting my younger family members on my production felt like the most grandpasrevenge thing to do so :
deconstructing the theory of relativity
with me challenging my taste of sound
i realize all my favorite songs have an unique ingredient that could classify it as a bad // dislikable song.
i wanted to explore the minimal maximum approach with finding the right complementary layers to add together to present the idea of a “song”. the way i orchestrated this project i would consider it “a series of sound sculptures” based on the production style of sampling + making my own progressions/patterns.
sculpture
materials utilized :
iPad mini
MacBook 2017
iPhone 11 + 13
iPad [regular] 2023
“Not Your Mom” + “Certified” are honorary mentions of songs i felt so attached to ; that got lost in the realm of iCloud. i told myself to recreate that feeling thru the lens of what officially got put out : my favorite tracks on this record :
JAPAN / GO FASTER , MUSEUM , PARAGON,
VANDYKE , FIBER , SKEUOMORPHIC , LUNG , HEAT , ARIZONA , #4023 , GIFT , GOUACHE , LAPTOP , MANGO , FRSK 15’ .
new age indie alternative hyperpop electronic idm edm dub DNB
i was in the space of making a mix of my favorite songs from my solo discography following alongside :
a short film // visualizer
put together : finalized
but didn’t get rendered in time to have play capabilities for the public …
so after having a few personal projects perhaps scrapped : having that one track i made with Drew pushed me to focus constructing the series of sound sculptures
transforming my mom’s backroom as a “studio study” a place to research & craft.
the headquarters : the office space
everyone should experience the feeling of staying at their mama house making the best out the resources provided.
i think everyone should experience that feeling : earth ???
everything is make believe
everything is he said she said
sound the systems :
frequencies filled space with time :
sound sculptures
spitting image
vicarious lifestyle addicted to images
tumblr served as has source to feed my ego
giving guidance to where i wanna be be.
searching for a space to house these ideas
i found a hat : leader of post frame construction ; certain garments of clothing put me in “ Fuck You “ mindset
i mean it really in a “ Fuck Them “ mindset
@ whoever birth the agenda to define these
standards with crappy comparisons of what true expressions is
so happens it turns into a
“ Fuck Me “ mindset because i wanna remain able to grow & develop which
takes listening : learning from experience of others. can’t completely close that door
sonder: the realization that each person that passes by has a life as vivid and complex as our own.
@domtrejon
[ SAY MY NAME ] bc i used to hate it // reshaping my gratitude towards everything before me // create problems that create solutions that create change // i feel like this project will be every step towards channeling my favorite producers // dilla aphex twin knxwledge boards of canada 100 gecs MGMT are the conversations i want to be in .
the idea started from a song being made from an iPad mini. #4023 was the first track we worked on that planted the seed for the compilation. January 2022 i invited my lil brother over to my house to spend time with me just to show him how i conduct my days.
with me understanding at his age i was just
figuring out what i wanted to do for myself.
providing insight to who i am & what i do building a bond based off what we build :
we started scheduling sessions for us to
to stack material for this project.
trust that it was very sporadic.
at times i would be disconnected from the source of inspiration that sparked the idea.
i spent late nights early mornings
researching my niche.
i utilized tumblr has a source to seek images to vicariously craft my own livelihood as i spent hours looking at what i would describe as “ the best things ever ” according to my sense of taste.
don’t accept me
figure out
this is not an album *but it is*
refuel refresh relieve
are you willing to work ?
it’s riskier to be safe & it’s safe to be risky
waste water all you want
i value the organic nature of flow
power to the product
you can’t expect to get what you are not willing to give
that’s how you able to give it away :
you got it
fair : well
guidance display
#boyifyoudontclosemyfrontdoor
#YIMMY @publicrelationsmediabroadcast PRMB @domtrjon @damngrandpadom #mtnvw #nothing2crazy #studiostudy
#grandpasrevenge #article #review #report
#publicrelations #mediabroadcast #goodmormor #magenta #domtrejon