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Busy Is My Best Friend music video.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"The video would be released and pass 100,000 views, making it my biggest stand alone song thus far."

Music video for "Pop Culture Shock".

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

At the same time, I was again noticed by a familiar record label, LOUD Records, the very label that signed Wu-Tang Clan, Big Pun, Dead Prez, and other artists…

A page from one of Silent Knight's early notebooks, which became an excerpt from an unreleased and yet unrecorded track called "put down the linoleum".

A page from one of Silent Knight's early notebooks. Some of the words from this page were used in the song "Salute" on the album "Busy is My Best Friend".

Additional words that were added in the recording:

high command, rebel outlaw
but Cy is…

A page from one of Silent Knight's early notebooks. This writing was later recorded as a song but not released.

Notebook cover from one of Silent Knight's early writing notebooks

Notebook cover from one of Silent Knight's early writing notebooks

Selfie photograph of Silent Knight taken in 2022.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"Which brings us to now. A residency booked for Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), planning of a world wide tour, and a possible major TV appearance…

Collage of digital photographs taken by and of Silent Knight in 2022.Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline: "After a couple of years of hardship, granted with some victories too, some sense of normalcy started to return. 2022 would…

Still shot from "Wu Tang: An American Saga."

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"Wu Tang struck again soon after. My music was featured in a show about (and produced by) his favorite group. Hulu's Wu Tang: An American Saga. Season…

Still shot from ABC World News Now "Hip-Hop Polka".

Timeline excerpt:

"The news reached out. ABC's World News Now. The very first Hip-Hop rendition of the 30+ year running tradition known as the World News Polka was produced by an in-house…

Silent Knight working virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"Just as things were building up with News Beat, the Innocence Project, and The Band Called FUSE, the pandemic hit. Things would never…

Photograph of Silent Knight at the Innocence Project headquarters.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"Through the News Beat podcast, one episode in particular, I became an ambassador with the Innocence Project. Again, a high…

Photograph of Silent Knight with other members of the News Beat team.Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:"Delving further into community work, but also journalism, I became the first artist-in-residence for a new podcast called News Beat.…

Screenshot from Levi's commercial that featured a song written and recorded by Silent Knight.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"Then, breaking into a different side of the business, I finally landed my first commercial. I wrote…

Album cover of Silent Knight's "Weaknd"

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"Times would change. Sounds and tastes evolve. A new project was birthed. A different, vulnerable, and experimental side emerged. A new audience was…

Photograph of "The Love" single on special red vinyl.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"A crucial part of my story. In 2014 I got to work with a member of the legendary group Wu Tang Clan, on a collaboration that would also be my…

Photograph of The Band Called FUSE.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"'Busy Is My Best Friend' was a success. The Band Called FUSE embarked on a second Kickstarter, and made their way onto MTV. The Line Up was real and growing. I…

Photo collage of Silent Knight and the Band Called FUSE at the SXSW music festival.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"More momentum. The Band Called FUSE kept it going and started our first of three succesful Kickstarter…

CD cover for Silent Knight's single "Busy is My Best Friend"

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"Then magic happened, the song that changed it all. Mantra. Slogan. Mindstate. All in one. I was going through a tough time. I wrote a…

Flyer for "The Line Up", an event produced by The Band Called FUSE.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"After a string of ever more energetic and popular events, the band and I decided to start our own show, The Line Up. This event…

Photograph of Silent Knight performing with FUSE.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"I was just getting started. After experimenting with live musicians for years, it was time to bring it all together. I started working with the…

Cover art from Silent Knight's digital release "Holla Burton".

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"With no signs of letting up, the forums and message boards were soon replaced by blogs. Again, I was thankful to be at the forefront…

Album cover fro Silent Knight and K.O.'s remix album "Restoration".

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"Banking off the success of "Hunger Strike", my new manager DJ K.O. and I decided to host a remix competition. Producers from…

Photo of Silent Knight and collaborators while on national tour.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"Things were happening as I was branching out and performing any and every where I could. Thankfully this would also include…