I am so happy you have somehow managed to find me here, afloat in the vast sea known as the internet!

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Here are the three most important things you should know about me.

1.  I have been a fierce independent artist for over twenty years, releasing four full length albums with my band WAXAPPLES, writing/directing/producing a feature length music documentary called Cadillac Tramps, Life on the Edge, creating and executing a mixed media art project about Los Angeles called Intersecting (LA), and writing/publishing a dystopian time travel novel called FREEHAND 2173.

2.  I have recently taken the position of opposition to the billionaire tycoons who control mainstream social media and book sales and as such, you won't find me active on any social media platforms other than Substack and Bluesky (for now).  I am in the process of taking down my book/audiobook(s) on Am@zon.  You might think this is a bad business decision, and you might be right, but art is more than commerce for me and I believe in living by certain principles, some of which include NOT giving money to billionaires who couldn't care less about me or my art.  

3. I believe that daily creative rituals, whether you call yourself an artist or not, make us better humans and immensely improve our quality of life and how we view and interact with the world around us.  I love to share my own philosophies and experiences with creative living, alongside my creations, in hopes of inspiring others to incorporate daily creative rituals into their lives.  

If you've made it this far and are still reading this, you are probably "one of my people" and I would love to make a cyber connection with you in hopes that one of my offerings will feed your soul, make you think, encourage you to act, or inspire you to create!

I have come to the conclusion, over my many years in the "entertainment business", that the best way for us to make a meaningful connection is for you to subscribe to my email list.  Don't worry!  I do not send weekly emails (I get too many emails myself)  and I do not now nor will I EVER sell your email address.  Ever.  Instead I periodically reach out to keep you abreast of all the creative things I happen to be up to and often invite you to come along, in some capacity, and see if anything I am doing or creating resonates with you.  

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Now more than ever, we need community, connection and joyful inspiration.  I hope that in some way, how I live and create can offer a little slice of those things to you.

XO-

Jamie Sims Coakley