One Last Time. New project coming soon. by Taj Francis.

TAJ FRANCIS (JA)

Full spread and preview of his latest project is published in issue no 5 .

Tenfold

The TENFOLD Opus project is a collaborative effort with several producers and musicians. The project is an Audio-Visual Album, I don't want to give away too much about its’ final state, but it will be a mixture of genres. The new video I'm releasing is very different from the previous one done with reggae artists: Protoje and Chronixx. It is a different genre all together, and the imagery is a little darker and more personal. It is less of a "commercial" release, and more of an expressive statement piece. I don't want to say too much of what it means to me, because I'm more interested in seeing what people take away from it for themselves, and not influence that with my own view.

Art & Music

I definitely feel like there are close ties with music and art, I've always been inspired by music and sound, and it's the whole reason why I decided to do this TENFOLD Opus project. Both music and art are the result of a creative mind, tools, and a medium to deliver it in. The creator, whether visual artist or musician is the core aspect of making great art, you can draw so many parallels from them. The two disciplines support each other so well. We see it in cinema, music videos, live concerts are way more exciting when you are visually stimulated as well, even television commercials. What I’m doing isn't an entirely new thing; I'm just packaging it and delivering it in a different way, and for people to see it from my perspective, as a contemporary artist of sorts.

Jamaica

The art scene in Jamaica is constantly growing. It isn't as strong as the music scene is, or other art scenes, but it is getting there. So many talented, creative minds have been constantly buzzing and trying new things and getting their art out there. I believe art in Jamaica is more active now, than it has ever been in this country, so I am very optimistic about it. I see a bright future for it, from those doing it now, and especially from the youth coming up.