The purpose of WILLPOWER's Art & Music is to use technology positively while sharing his message of freedom (to think, speak and make our own decisions as long as we are not causing bodily harming others, standing for our principles in the face of tyrannical dystopian rule). So many express their disdain for technology because of how corporations, governments and big tech are using it. Technology is used to spy, surveil and censor free speech, but it is not due to technology. Some use it as a weapon. WILLPOWER uses to have fun and bring people together. Technology in itself is neutral in terms of what it is used for. It does generate electromagnetism, so grounding becomes a healthier way to use it. But there are also healing technologies. It does not have to be bad...
As we see the Smart City agenda, it is understandable to be alarmed because if humanity does not wake up, it will find itself imprisoned in controlled urban spaces under a centralized digital matrix with less and less human rights for reasons of security with full on A.I. surveillance using face recognition to control us like pawns under the guise of climate change. This creates fear for many when it comes to technology. But if evil can use tech, so can good.
WILLPOWER is a Multidisciplinary Artist & Performer. He combines coding, electrical engineering, music & fashion tech... to create immersive, light & sound, interactive audiovisual performances & installations. He brings to life spatial experiences that transcend the mind of the audience into deep realms of imagination, in order to enter higher layers of their inner reality through the heart.
WILLPOWER is a HipHop Artist with his own genre elektroHipHop. He started deejayin' on techniques and a mixer in 1986. He started rapping in 1989. WILLPOWER produces, writes, records and mixes his music. He mostly directs, edits and animate his music videos.
WILLPOWER brings his spiritual awareness into his art to share his understanding of being more than physical beings, connected to higher realms... Human Freedom is a driving force behind his purpose. WILLPOWER's installations create magical spaces for humans to interact in a state of discovery and playfulness... What is the nUtopia: Us living a life of higher consciousness where we transcend the dark evil forces controlling the world from the shadows. No such reality is possible when people's minds cannot be controlled by the news, media, education, entertainment... We have an open, direct connection to our higher self and heart... We know when something is off... We are able to dissolve falsities due to our level of awareness.
His installations and performances have been in Berlin, New York, Paris, Miami and Los Angeles.
He taught himself how to code for making visual arts & animation, electronics using arduino, microcontrollers, sensors... He uses PlugData, a visual programming environment for audio experimentation, prototyping and education.
He learned how to DJ at 11 years old and for his 13th birthday, threw a party where he DJ'd in Vertigo, a club downtown L.A. owned by singer Prince at that time.
WILLPOWER has had a passion for technology and computers since he was a child.
Since young, WILLPOWER wondered why the educational system forced us into a Materialistic understanding of life with complete denial of our Divine Spirit Essence.
He is a highly intuitive being, living from his heart, following his passion and soul guidance.
Although WILLPOWER lives mostly in urban environments and works with tech, he balances it with mother nature, grounding and deep breathing 'fresh' air. He has been a daily meditator since 2008.
He has been an independent artist funding his own research, development and projects to bring his ideas to life. It results in Immersive Audiovisual Performances and Interactive Architectural Installations. The tools he uses are open-source based, such as programming languages and electrical components.
WILLPOWER codes with a different approach to a developer... He codes from an artistic perspective as a form of expression. He uses inputs via sensors, to output light, visual art and sound. WILLPOWER focuses on open source tech such as Arduino, Electronics, Sensors, LEDs, PlugData, openFrameworks (when it worked on Linux) as his paints and brushes to create in the form of Performative Arts & Synergetic Installations based on Architectural and Natural Structures.