ADAM'S APPLE: Creative art, ramblings, theatre, pop culture, music, dance, offensive humor, movie parodies, movie homage....you name it, you're going to find it here. Let's talk about it...
Yes! I have had my first "fan request" to make a music video for YOUR BODY by Christina Aguilera. My fascination with visual beat recognition has grown considerably in the past few months.
I'd like to quickly answer a question the frequently comes up in regard to my videos where I'm creating art through dance + visuals.
QUESTION: Adam, why are you always naked in your videos? They're so sexy. Are you trying to send a message of provocation?
ADAM: Glad you asked! Although I'm not naked in THIS music video, I'm usually wearing very little, if any, clothing. I'll tell you why. Because - I want whoever is watching to know that the body they see doing all these visually contortions is ME. ALL OF ME. NO ONE ELSE. You can't hide when you're baring your skin.
QUESTION: But - it's a bit - slutty. Are you sure you're not an attention whore?
ADAM: If I wanted that, I'd post a video of me having sex. PERIOD. Does that clear things up for you?
HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY 2018 (I Wanna Tap That) by Adam Cerny
❤️😘 In honor of this passionate + erotic commercial holiday (Valentine's Day), I made something special for you. Thanks to TAP THAT by Megan McCauley. Because - I WANNA TAP THAT!
"You, come on over here and play with me Let me be your dirty fantasy Yeah, I kinda like that, I wanna tap that You can bet I'm gonna get you"
🔞WARNING: Might cause you to either have a mind melt or want to tap that. ;-) lol! PG-13!
MIND MELT: MY FIRST SLUTTY MUSIC VIDEO OF 2018 by Adam Cerny
Working in the spiritual community, I've come to witness a collective pain. A confusion. 2018 began and a series of unexpected events unfolded in the lives of many people. We see what's not working. We have many karmic decisions to make, now, more than ever.
Here are some facts that will uplift your spirit. Let's consider what's going right. Yes? Every day, the number of people living in poverty goes down by 217,000. 325,000 more people gain access to electricity every day. 300,000 more gain access to clean drinking water. I'm using the 1960s as a point of reference. In the 1960s, the majority of humans had always been illiterate + lived in poverty. Now, fewer than 15% are illiterate, and fewer than 10% live in extreme poverty. In another 15 years, illiteracy + extreme poverty might become a thing of the past.
I want you to think of your lineage, your ancestry + your relatives who worked so hard for the life you are living. In the 1950s, the U.S. had segregation, polio, bans on interracial marriage, gay sex, and birth control. The majority of the world lived under dictatorships. Two-thirds of parents had a child die before the age of five. We had stifling limits on women + faced a famine. Look how far we've come, people!
-2015 ripped my soul apart. -2016 almost killed me. -2017 was utter fucking hell. -2018 is a shit show, so far.
I have found a solution of sorts. It's minor. It's a tweak in the way we tell ourselves certain stories about what's going on. I'm trying this again. Watch me.
-2015 opened my eyes to several truths I had been denying. -2016 tested my strength + resilience in a way I couldn't have imagined. -2017, on a whole, was a rollercoaster of a life lesson. I learned so much. I took away only the good. -2018 is steering me towards my path in life, which I have strayed from.
You see, the "sweet spot" of pain lies. It lives in the space created when life shifts you from one path to another. It's not about the destination. It's about the journey. If we can find our stillness in that transition space, we have a chance at attaining nirvana. If we can all lighten up a bit. Life doesn't have to pave our way through polarizing events.
QUESTION: Hey! How has 2018 been working out for you, so far? ADAM: (long pause) QUESTION: (clears throat) How has 2018 been working out for you, so far? ADAM: I heard you the first time. I'm trying to find the right words. QUESTION: I'll rephrase, what has 2018 felt like for you, so far?ADAM: Utterly confusing. Disjointed. Incohesize. Chaotic. 2018 started off to a bitch of a start. I speak for the collective, as well. Everyone seems to be in so much pain. If they aren't, they are hiding it very well. I can feel it for everyone, though. I can feel it everywhere. Confusion paints many situations I've encountered. That's what 2018 has felt like for me, so far. A Mind Melt. QUESTION: What do you intend to do about it? ADAM: I don't have that much power. I suppose I can only try to navigate this, barely decipherable terrain, on my own. That's...so very much against my nature, though. I want to get out and help people. I can only do so much, though. QUESTION: What CAN you do, Adam? ADAM: A lot. I'm ambitious. I can be kinder. More loving. Neurologists make a claim. Every time you resist acting on your anger, you're rewiring your brain to be more calm and loving. I want to make people smile. I want to make myself smile. I want the applause.
These painful stories we tell ourselves mean to serve a higher purpose. We are in an age where people are identifying their destiny gate. Inescapable, fateful, life-altering events. Get inventive with your communication. Rose-colored glasses are great during the daytime. When it comes to night, it becomes very dark. Let's look at what is working, and go from there.
PAPARAZZI: MATCHING VISUALS TO SOUNDS; BEAT DETECTION /ˌpɑːpəˈrɑːtsi/
by Adam Cerny
I admire musical artists who recognize the importance of how to introduce visuals to a song they produce. The birth of the "music video" introduced musicians to a new way to reach their audience. A prime example of success in this would be Queen's music video for Bohemian Rhapsody. To create an image that will stay in people's minds is quite a feat. If you haven't seen that music video, head on over to YouTube immediately and enjoy.
Beat detection + audio analysis fascinates me. Why do I create so many music videos? Sonically and visually - it turns me on. It has very little to do with a showcase (this isn't a talent show), but everything to do with individual interpretation. How the visuals enhance a beat can make or break a peak experience. That experience feedback is what turns me on. The feeling. Not the admiration. The perception.
My goal is not to give you visual whiplash or cause dizziness (or maybe it is), but more so, to make you feel the beat inside of your own body.
I am, by no stretch of the imagination, an editor or a music video director. I don't claim to be. I am, however, an artist. Here, is a canvas I've created, for you. I've specifically chosen Fernando Garibay's remix of Lady Gaga's Paparazzi because he is a producer who has mastered the art of beats within any given song. I like juxtapositions because they're effective. They disrupt thought patterns.
The message of the song will always resonate with me. Success or love? Can you have both? Or is it one or the other? What price are you willing to pay for fame or admiration? I feel, in my own life, there is always a turnover. You gain one and lose the other. Vice-versa.
I hope you enjoy my visuals. I hope it makes you thump. AND - someday it'd be nice to have someone else join me in these videos. It can be stale and a bit static only filming myself. However, I am a prime example of what one can accomplish with only an iPhone 8 Plus, a song, and iMovie. No special equipment and no fancy software. Raw.
YOUR BODY (fan request) by Adam Cerny
