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My guest this week is New York-based, Florida-born, and Georgia-raised producer and multi instrumentalist Keenyn Omari. We spoke about Eyes Wide Shut and the work of Stanley Kubrick, Marty Supreme and the allure of the antihero, The Lion King, wanting to be recognized for his beats, teaching himself how to play instruments from the sax to his trademark flute, playing music in the subway, appearing on The View with Lizzo, and the creative process behind his 4th Quarter beat tape series.
Metropolitan Avenue Station, Keenyn's latest project of improvisational flute playing from the world-famous train platform, is available now wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Consider copping it via his Bandcamp page. Follow Keenyn on Instagram: @keenynomari.
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