A few of the audio and vision creatives of the South Bay.

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As I write this, it is still winter—even raining at our headquarters in Downtown San Jose—and it is hard to wrap my head around the fact that spring is coming. It may be the lingering fatigue of the COVID-19 blues or my Christmas break was not as restful as needed. Yet, amidst these grey, short days, my joy and light are from the excitement over this issue, our 66th edition and the 12th year! 

I am honored to finally feature Julie Meridian. I have known Julie since the beginning of CONTENT, yet I now sense it is the right fit to feature her. This work has taken a fresh and new direction in her artistic journey and is a collaboration between AI-generated art and traditional painting. Her new work will be on display starting in February at Kaleid Gallery. Another bright point is featuring up-and-coming musicians such as Amara Lin and Kid Lords. Though they have vastly different styles, their arrival on the scene is worth exploring.

It is generally my plan not to feature people more than once because there are many creatives to be featured. However, it has happened from time to time for various reasons. For example, three of the five Creative Ambassadors have already been featured in past issues. And it was time to revisit Steven Free (Girafa) and his progress as an artist since our last feature on him in 2013, issue 5.0, “Discover.” This would also provide me with the opportunity to have his work on our cover, which has been a personal dream! Also, many of the people we featured in the early days of CONTENT have had some creative changes, and our readers still need to catch up on these earlier features.

In celebration of our 12th year, we have partnered with Needle to the Groove to include a limited exclusive vinyl in the issue.

Even though I am not a winter person, and spring seems too far away, I have learned from 12 years of creating CONTENT MAGAZINE that time flies. As spring approaches, we welcome the light and joy of the season as we release Sight and Sound 16.2.

Thank you,

Daniel Garcia

THE CULTIVATOR

FEATURING:
Musician – Amara 林 | Videographer – Victor Aquino | Photographer – Britt Bradley | Rapper – Chow Mane | RecordLabel – Discos Resaca Collective | Dancer – Srividya Eashwar | Artist – Girafa | Rap Crew – Kid Lords | Photographer – Josie Lepe | Artist – Julie Meridian | Record Shop and Label – Needle to the Groove Records | Illustrator – Shaka Shaw | 2024 San José Creative Ambassadors – Dancer – Alice Hur – Artist – Pantea Karimi – Artist – Deborah Kennedy – Artist – Rayos Magos – Storyteller – Yosimar Reyes