FULL LENGTH VIDEO IS ABOUT 2:36. IT IS AVAILABLE VIA IPFS AND WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE PITCHFORK PIECES VAULT

"Pitchfork Pieces" is a special multimedia fundraising vault that will contain three sentimental visual and instrumental "Pieces" produced 100% by Dragon's Pitchfork by the end of the first phase of this project.  Additional Pieces may be added to the vault over time.  I will work with members of this project's community to figure out how to proceed with future Pieces.

• This is a fundraising project to help House of Fluid Reflections resume our mission to re-humanize creators. Our hope is to get back to serving the communities we've been building and the ones we support as volunteers

• This is my genesis NFT. Part 1 of 3 from my genesis project.

• This Piece is a limited edition fundraising digital collectible that will start with an initial mint (release) of 33 Pieces.

• Once the first 33 copies of each Piece are sold, the next Piece from this project will be released.

• Holders of this Piece will be first in line to purchase the next Piece from this project.

• Holders of the first 33 editions of each Piece will receive a special Dragon's Pitchfork Founding Family NFT (to be created and released at a later date).

• Once all of the initial pieces from this collection sell, I will increase the number of Pieces minted from this collection to 333 (total 111 editions of each Piece).

Backstory:

The Tai Chi Arithmetic (RIP Mix) is my genesis (first) #film3 x music NFT digital collectible that includes a visual and audio remix that are both sentimental to me.  This Piece is a remix of the first video single I released as Dragon's Pitchfork two years ago (9/5/20).  You can still find the original "Tai Chi Arithmetic (Mayo Mix)" video on Youtube.

Tai Chi Arithmetic (RIP Mix) was selected to honor the two year anniversary of me releasing music as Dragon's Pitchfork after retiring my old moniker, Yukon Black. Fun fact: it's something 1 to Dial (a GRYSKLL member) hints at on the first single I produced and released with creators I met on the internet, "Butterscotch Linens". He features on the single, which launched GRYSKLL's music catalog. The Piece was also selected because the title and one of the sounds in the instrumental was inspired by lessons from one of my most impactful mentors, Father Lord (RIP) aka "Wu Chi".

The remix was also important to me because I felt like Tai Chi Arithmetic was, at least symbolically and sonically, the most accurate representation of me as a person in musical form.  There was a problem though.  I was annoyed every time I heard the original arrangement and mix after I released the song.  I made the remix because I wanted a version I loved to appear on the first album I created to represent the introduction of Dragon's Pitchfork as my official moniker as I euthanized my former self and moniker, "Yukon Black".  

Tai Chi Arithmetic (RIP Mix) song also represents the 3 year mark since I started investing all of my time and savings in my mental wellness initiative, then called "Channel Zen Health Arts".  Through Channel Zen, I met Yani, my fiance & partner in building what started as her baby, House of Fluid Reflections.  Yani is also the subject of this visual. It was filmed the first time she & I ever went on an outing together with our cameras to shoot together. 

The location for this music visual Piece is a park in our home city, Silver Spring.  Silver Spring is one of the places some of the DC snipers victims' lives were claimed 20 years ago this month. I remember driving past the yellow police tape around the parking lot of the Shopper's Food Warehouse where the sniper team first struck on 10/02/2002.  I vividly recall the anxiety and feelings of vulnerability that would arise every time I stopped to pump gas because the sniper team had taken lives across the DMV while at least one victim was pumping gas.  I remember the eerie feeling that came with the news that they'd fatally shot someone at the basketball court where I'd sometimes hang out as a high schooler. 

The place we filmed this has a memorial for the victims of the DC sniper so we also dedicate this single to their memories.  I wasn't sure why when I filmed this but today I feel like I've been assigned the honor of reminding the world about them by displaying their names in this video.  I'm also releasing the first Pitchfork Piece digital collectible on 10-22-2022, 20 years and 20 days after the night I drove past that Shopper's Food Warehouse. 

I hope each of Pitchfork Piece will have a meaningful message for all of us like the reminder I take from this Piece: Anger isn't an answer.

Through the inner work Yani and I have been doing over the past couple years, we have begun repeating a phrase her father, John Slaughter (RIP), taught her.  "Do no harm".  We now strive to actively advocate doing no harm through our actions and the community's we serve as a way of honoring ALL victims of violence and harm.

supPORT! (in the words of my brother Zo):

Support House of Fluid Reflections & GRYSKLL in our missions to re-humanize creators and bridge gaps by purchasing this Piece.  You can support us by:

• Purchasing one of Yani's genesis photography NFTs: http://NML.HFRConnect.com

• Contributing to our "SAVE The House" crowdfund so we can resume our work and expand our efforts. Learn more @ https://www.houseoffluidreflections.com/crowdfund

• Posting a video of yourself on social media talking about House of Fluid Reflections, our crowdfund, our digital collectibles, Sanctuary Soul wellness recharge experiences & our complimentary services for creators such as Artists Touch & NFT Backstories

• Re-sharing and commenting on our social media content