Forrest Mortifee

Index:

- Song Backstory
- Credits
- NFT Backstory
- Energetic Exchange
- Lyrics

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Song Backstory:

I wrote this song with my good friend Teddy Roxpin in January 2022 in Highland Park, Los Angeles. I had been living away from my home town of Vancouver, Canada for the better part of a decade, and didn't know if I was ever going to move back. I transitioned over the pandemic, and since my family was really starting to come online around my new trans identity, I achingly missed them for what felt like the entire decade compiled into the span of just a few months. 

I had this newfound insistent urge to move home; to be with the mountains, the trees, and the oceans of the Pacific North-West - and to be with my mom, my dad, and my sister again. It was incredible to witness this pivotal transformation within myself where I went from not knowing if I was ever going to move home, to realizing that it was the only place I would ever truly have roots to ground me.

While I actually ended up moving home in early April of 2022, this song has become a time-capsule of that shift in my trajectory: I knew that I was going to move home at least by Mid-May. By now, I've been back in Vancouver for just over a year, and both my internal and external worlds are indeed more stable than they ever have been. It's beautiful to reflect, and to confirm that once again my intuition knew the best path forward: going right back to where I had started from.

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Credits:

Produced by Teddy Roxpin
Lyrics, Music + Vocals by Forrest Mortifee
Cover Art by Andy La
Mixed by Mark Hadley
Mastered by Will Borza

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NFT Backstory:

This drop is my second 1/1 Music NFT. My first was "Prophecy of the Morning Dew" (also produced by Teddy Roxpin), which was my genesis NFT, sold within those same weeks of moving home last April! I have since minted ~30 unique NFTs, with thousands of versions sitting in hundreds of wallets across the web3 ecosystem. I'm grateful for every collector - and I would love to continue cultivating the closeness that can come with 1/1 collector-artist bonds.

The reason I am minting this now is to provide a sneak-preview, as this song comes out on DSPs this Friday, June 16th, 2023. This is the same day that the "Museum of Forrest" drops; a multi-exhibit online gallery of my current body of work, that I've self-curated to portray my journey home. 

Further, I've committed to releasing 1 song a month for the foreseeable future, both on DSPs, and as 1/1s. My intention in doing so is to scrub out my internal tube of self-expression so that my creative work can flow from me in a clear, clean, unblocked stream of personal artifacts. This will be the first of that series, and is my first solo release as Forrest Mortifee!

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Energetic Exchange:

The sale of this NFT will cover the following associated costs:
- Writer's Fee for Teddy [$500 USD]
- Writer's Fee for Forrest [$500 USD]
- Mix [$100 USD]
- Master [$100 USD]
- Cover Art [$150 USD]
- Playlist Pitching [$140 USD]
- Admin [$150 USD]
- Contingency [$100 USD]
TOTAL: $1740 USD (1ETH)

If you do choose to collect this song, I’d like to give you a massive THANK YOU! This expression of direct support and patronage is enabling my ongoing creative output. Not only does it encourage me morally (the importance of which is not to be underestimated), but it also gives me the tangible means to create more art for you to enjoy into the future. More is coming!

I’d also like to note that I was inspired to present this financial transparency after seeing Reí's (previously remcycles’) experiment here on Catalog - so thank you too! Perhaps this can be a sustainable compensation model that authentically reflects the expenses we as creators incur when delivering our final products to DSPs.

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Lyrics:

INTRO
I had to find home in myself to let love

VERSE 1
Yearning for home
I always thought that I would come across it
Like maybe its some place I’ll go
I don’t know
But I’m learning to know.
The way I see the world is different
Now I'm walking through it slowly-er

PRE-CHORUS
I see the sky reflected off laundromat windows, it’s more
Vivid in colour and yet somehow more softer and I
I realize my home is in the way I see myself
I realize my home is inescapably well 

CHORUS
And I know Ima be okay by Sunday
And I know how to get back home by Mid-May
And I know Ima be okay by Sunday 
Anyway, anyway

VERSE 2
There’s no forest in Big Sur
There’s no short cut to self-worth
There’s no lies you can disguise
That your body won’t surmise 
There’s no heatstroke without sun
There’s no homesick without love
You see I had to let the light in 

PRE-CHORUS
Let the sky reflect off the soul in my windows it’s more
Vivid with shadows and yet somehow more honest and I
I realize my home lies in the way I love myself
I realize my home is inescapably well 

CHORUS

BRIDGE
Leaves curl up when the sun goes down
I curl up when there’s no one round
Roots run deep through the soil and ground
Gotta stay grounded
x4

CHORUS

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Thanks for reading, thanks for listening! And as always - 
✰ collection optional ✰
☑︎ enjoyment encouraged ☑︎

xx
Forrest

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Mid-May

This is my genesis music NFT ! I chose Prophecy of the Morning Dew because it’s my fave song to sing…I open every set with it - and it’s also a favourite amongst my fans, fam + friends.

This song speaks to my infatuation with being immersed in nature, bathing in breaths of the greenest of leaves. It invites the listener to breathe deep as ancient trees, and to listen deeply … perhaps the Prophecy can reveal itself through you, too.

prod. by Teddy Roxpin + Ricky Bakken
lyrics, melody + performance by me, Clear Mortifee :3
cover art photo by Preston Shoots + graphic design by Andy La

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Fairies: Act I

Prophecy of the Morning Dew

Forrest Mortifee (he/him) is a recording artist, energy medium + ancient futurist hailing from Vancouver, Canada. He demonstrates his creative vision through musical exploration and authentic storytelling, illuminating time with palpable emotion and infectious wonder. 

With recent accolades from press including PAPER, Forbes, MTV, and The Fader, the gifted melodist successfully embarks on this new terrain, initiating an important progression in the narrative surrounding self-empowerment, gender identity, sex, and Art.