Allow me to reintroduce myself…
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Allow Me To Re-Introduce Myself
by ThinkTimm
Published on: [Insert Date]
There comes a moment in every creator’s journey where you pause—not because you’re lost, but because you’ve finally realized how far you’ve come. And not just how far—but how deep. Episode 030 of Why Make Music… (dot dot dot) is that moment for me. A breath. A reset. A reintroduction—not just for the new listeners but for myself.
Allow me to reintroduce myself.
I’m ThinkTimm. I’m a father. A husband. A caretaker. A friend. A storyteller. A producer. A voice without autotune. A beatmaker without a blueprint. A former CT scan tech who walked away after a work injury from the fluorescent lights of the hospital to chase something even more electric: purpose.
This podcast episode—this essay in sound—is my way of looking back, not to stay there, but to bring the best parts of the past with me. Episode 030 is the bridge. This blog post? It’s the bricks underneath that bridge.
Legacy Lives in the Loops
Before there were plugins, pads, and podcasts, there were people. My people. My legacy.
The earliest melodies I knew didn’t come from headphones. They came from the living room of my grandmother’s house.. My Uncle Stretch and his band rehearsed right there in front of me—full setup, no filter. The walls throbbed with the groove of Mandrill, Funkadelic, and the Stylistics. My young ears weren’t just entertained—they were trained. It was in those moments, sitting on the carpet, absorbing every downbeat and high hat, that I began to understand music not as entertainment, but as energy.
And then there was Willa Mae—my great-grandmother and namesake inspiration for DJ Warm Cookies. Born April 11, 1911. A woman of wisdom, warmth, gospel, grit, and Days of Our Lives. A woman who made sure I had food, discipline, and toys in the pews at church. Her presence didn’t just raise me; it sculpted the man I am.
From Broomsticks to Basslines
Every superhero has an origin story—and mine came with a bass guitar and a second-hand drum pad.
In the 80s, if you wanted to be seen, you got a cardboard box and battled it out with windmills and backspins. But me? In West Oak Lane, I had a pencil, a notebook, a borrowed Sensonic drum pad from my boy Eric, and a four-track Tascam recorder that felt like a time machine. I didn’t rap for a crowd. I wrote for the mirror. I didn’t ask for applause—I asked for tape heads and high-speed dubbing. That’s how you preserved art in a world that didn’t yet have streaming. You prayed the batteries lasted, and the cassette didn’t pop.
This wasn’t stardom. This was work. But more than that—it was joy.
My stepfather—a real-life jazz Jedi—never once said “You should make music.” He just left instruments around the house and let us discover. He was cool like that. He was also the one who took me to see Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark in the theater, before streaming made everything disposable. He was rhythm and presence. He didn’t teach by talking—he taught by example.
Production Isn’t a Title. It’s a Testimony.
I didn’t go to Berklee. I didn’t intern at Interscope. I didn’t get put on by a co-sign. I got put on by persistence.
Producing, for me, was like being a bricklayer with broken blueprints. I learned by doing. By failing. By bouncing tracks until the audio got thinner but the idea got richer. I made beats with dusty fingers and wishful thinking. And I kept doing it—not because I was told I was good—but because I couldn’t stop even if I tried.
Ask me today: Why make music?
Because I’d be making it even if no one ever heard it.
The Influence That Built the Instrumentalist
You want to know who raised me musically? Prince. John Williams. George Clinton. Joni Mitchell. Rod Temperton. Quincy Jones. Teddy Riley. Sly Stone. The Brothers Johnson. Phil Collins. Rick Rubin. Herbie Hancock. Rick and Eric from up the block.
Each one gave me a piece of the mosaic. I listened to Kenny G with the same intensity I gave to Cameo. I broke down Michael Jackson tracks like a scientist studying DNA. And then I’d flip over to Lady B on the AM dial and learn what it meant to move a crowd with nothing but a needle and a voice.
And when I say Rick helped shape my musical vocabulary, I mean it. He lived three doors down and carried crates of wisdom in his laugh. He introduced me to the deeper meanings in Prince’s music, and years later, he officiated my wedding. That’s a full circle no blog can fully explain.
Why Reintroduce Now?
Because now I’m not just making music—I’m making meaning.
I’ve got six full-length instrumental albums streaming. That’s 156 tracks of original compositions—no samples, no gimmicks. Registered, cleared, and ready to license. I’m actively submitting music for sync placements, aiming for TV, film, commercials, and digital platforms. And I’m doing it without compromising my voice.
With the help of DJ Warm Cookies (powered by AI, but rooted in real memory), and now my own ThinkTimm voice clone, I’m taking this podcast to new heights. Together, we’re not just telling stories—we’re layering legacies. This episode is proof that technology doesn’t erase humanity—it can amplify it, when used with intention.
The Message: Everyday Creators Matter
Not everyone’s gonna go viral. Not everyone’s meant to. But if you can wake up, care for your kids, care for your elders, make a beat, and still find time to share your truth on a mic? You’re already winning.
Episode 030 is for the people like me. The midnight beat builders. The weekend podcasters. The lunch-break vocalists. The caregivers who create because creating keeps them alive.
This isn’t about fame. It’s about fulfillment.
This isn’t about trends. It’s about truth.
This isn’t just music. This is Why Make Music…
Let’s keep it going.
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