On the first night, Bouffant Bouffant played at 10:15PM, followed by Justice at midnight, Sango at 1:15AM and Sherelle at 2:30AM. A custom nightclub with vintage lighting fixtures was installed for the duration of each party. On October 19th, 24th, and the 31st, 2019, doors opened at 10PM. They were held on three Thursday nights towards the end of 2019, in the basement of the Knockdown Center in Queens, New York. The photo series coincided with the planning of three Blonded live radio events that year. The meeting does not appear to be productive. The Recording Artist believes the latter to be outdated, and that releasing singles is more suited to modern consumption habits where people curate their own playlists which are then shared within private circles. The Recording Artist attempts to explain to the major music label the singles distribution model as opposed to the long-form album model. They are opposite a shadowed figure in the foreground-the Recording Artist-whose subjectivity the viewer is to inhabit. Both are dressed in suits, wearing ties, and are positioned behind a long boardroom table. The Chairman is flanked by another figure. On the walls: a clock, two framed records. In one scene the actor Jeremy Strong plays a Chairman of a major record label.
The photo series follows the story of a fictitious Recording Artist as he navigates the radio system. “In the summer of 2019, Blonded produced a photo series shot on Thursday, August 8, 2019, by photographer Michael Marcelle.
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