“If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” - Toni Morrison
Extrapolating this quote to art and life:
Be the friend you seek for.
Be the person you want your child to be.
Be the person your dog thinks you are.
Make the song you want to sing.
Sing the song you want to listen.
In summary, pick yourself up and don’t wait to be picked.

When my husband and I started our little music project, we had to make a choice. Here is a result of picking ourselves up when there were no labels to promote our work. Do check out the first original, Outlived, from Sou's Voice's sister project, The Cocoknot Theori.

This is an original single from The Cocoknot Theori's debut music album. Track Details & Credits: Song Name: Outlived Type: Original Language: Bi-lingual (Hindi & English) Female Vocals: Soumya Radhakrishnan Male Vocals: Nithin Ramachandran Lyrics, Composition, Lead Guitars, Mixing & Arrangement: Nithin Ramachandran Composition, Harmony & Improvisation: Soumya Radhakrishnan Concept: Soumya Radhakrishnan Cinematography & Video Editing: Nithin Ramachandran Equipment used: Cannon t4i, cannon 50mm f1.8, flycam nano Royalty free layering videos from : videezy.com Special thanks to Kaveesh Manchanda Imagery/Story behind the song: thecocoknottheori.wordpress.com/2013/06/0...-minutes/ Lyrics: saawan aaye jo pal mein bataye teri zingadi ab badle Discotheque lights adorn as the valley moans like the wolves in drones The dancers in vain try a picturesque smile as they're hunted down by the morn The peasants awake to see their fields all adorned with barren mannequin of their crops The new born awakes and sees the source of his fodder waving in circles its light of the new world Yeah we need some healing Rise up, Rise up and contain me Wake up, Wake up and heal me Lust in their eyes and no fear that they are blind Caught in this madness, resurrect the benign saawan aaye jo pal mein bataye teri zingadi ab badle Subscribe to us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecocoknottheori Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/Thecocoknottheori Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/thecocoknot-theori Wordpress: http://thecocoknottheori.wordpress.com/

UPDATE:

The best promotional tip you can ever find:

“You should write something that you yourself would read.

OK, but don’t you have any promotional tips?

That was a promotional tip.

Draw the art you want to see, start the business you want to run, play the music you want to hear, write the books you want to read, build the products you want to use – do the work you want to see done.”

— Austin Kleon

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