disillusion is the revolution

Editor's Letter: Spring 2024

I quit my job last summer for this. And it was a great job! One of those respectable office jobs with a regular paycheck and a time clock. I quit for two reasons - no room for growth in a creative position I was passionate about and as the world turned, the only growth that was happening was this niggling feeling in the back of my throat to get more…critical. Not a great feeling to have in a capitalist society where you want to pay bills. 

Around summertime is when that side of me felt a sense of inextricable impending doom..and a need to make a move. That dread I was feeling was a need to start using my voice but if I leaned into my voice, I’d lose my comfy enough job. As an artist of the times, this was not a healthy situation. Even if it was the best job I’ve ever had.

I quit in August 2023, had my first WIMBI event that July and just now sharing our issue. A very humbling journey. Cut to Oct. 7th and thereafter, I now know that even if I secured a creative job I was passionate about, I sadly saw the silencing in the very industry I wanted to join. It cemented one of my platform's reason for existing. To be a place where we can openly discuss important life matters.

With this inaugural Spring issue, I wanted to curate a list of women in music ‘bout it who have closely influenced my decision to quit…besides Beyoncé because that’s a given. Each quarterly starts with a WIMBI Sessions event where we invite artists to perform in a private production and launch the theme of the upcoming issue. This issue’s theme sets out to define contemporary artists in music, women in music ‘bout it and those who are influential to our platform. 

Our very first WIMBI session performance is by cover girl and featured artist, Ashlee Jordan! Dive into her interview, song breakdowns and live sessions to find out how she uses her words to create a better world. Also, our “WIMBI Session 001 Recap” is where we introduce the glitchez hybrid magazine concept. 

In the article, “The West Coast is Alive & Well”, we highlight three West Coast rappers and give the reasons why their contemporary art through music matters. Don’t quote me as I try to paraphrase Yah-Rah but I started this shortlist because she mentioned that she’s tired of West Coast women rappers being slept on. She’s right. There are so many dope ones out here but not many that break through to the mainstream. Luckily, we don’t have to wait for that in order to celebrate and highlight them! 

“Fangirling over Danyel Smith” is a special thanks to a prolific writer, journalist and podcast host who shows  us how to Shine Bright in our mission. Check out the mushy but valid love letter to a legend in the game of archiving and telling stories of Black women in pop music history and culture. 

Our complete table of contents for this issue is full and we’re scheduled to drop each fresh nugget of life like dark-roasted coffee brewing in a slow drip of energetic aromas. Each piece of content will be hyperlinked when it goes live...Starting as one with a whole lotta help from friends, fellow artists and well-wishers, welcome to the glitchez version of the world. 

Follow for life,

- G.glitch


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*Updated article April 3, 2024 corrected the year of quitting job from August 2020 to 2023.*

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