PAYSON LEWIS
project: future
INTENTION.
To change the lens through which I interpret my role as an artist and reimagine the way I look at my creative process and products.
MISSION.
To create music for the enjoyment of others, near & far, and to provide employment & opportunity wherever and however I can.
ACTION.
Reexamining unreleased music, assessing works in progress, and planning a course of action to complete & release new music.
DIRECTIVE

PUTTING INTENTION INTO ACTION
Understanding what I've learned, I feel it is important to equate these principles to an actionable program; a system for staying on course and maintaining my fundamental intentions. How do I turn these hypothetical concepts into something more tangible?
DO WHAT YOU LOVE
DO WHAT YOU DO BEST
For a long time, I thought it was important to be the best at everything. I was always striving for perfection and universal praise in all things: singing, songwriting, performance, etc. What I've found though is that this merely cultivated insecurities and false expectations within myself and distanced myself from making real connections with my team and my potential audience.
The reality is it's way more important to lean into the truth rather than "fake it 'til you make it." Moving forward, it's my goal for my music to reflect a more genuine version of myself and lean into the things that make me, and thus, my community special:

What I Am
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Kind and Optimistic
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Energetic Live Performer
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Someone With Moral Beliefs
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Authentic / Open
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Supportive Collaborator
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Jack Of All Trades
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Facilitator / Nurturer
What I'm Not
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"Rockstar Cool"
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Pop Influencer
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Vibe-y
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Unapproachable
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Self-Aggrandizing
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Cosmic Force of Nature
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"My Way or the Highway"

DO IT FOR OTHERS
This can be looked at on all sorts of scale. Obviously, I'd love to have my music reach global masses and have lasting positive effects on millions of lives. But realistically, that kind of reach is something I can't control. So I'm going to focus on what I can directly effect: the people who help me make it.
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In fact, considering how much my life has been blessed by the opportunities I've had to make and share my art, I feel it is my moral obligation to pay it forward. Also, considering the devastating financial effects 2020 has had on our industry, moving forward I'm making it my responsibility to try to maximize the number of employable opportunities I can offer to my creative community. I'm in a position to offer some kind of help and I feel overwhelmingly compelled to do so.
RECORDS
Full Band
Acoustic
Multiple Combos
Faster Turnover
Covers
LIVE
More Shows
"Stripped" Sets
Simple Live Streams
and eventually...
Tour
ART+VIDEO
Album Artwork
Creative Content
Music Videos
Cohesive Aesthetic
Alt Version Videos
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"The people that are good at it, do it because they know it's making people happy
...and that's what's driving them."