60 Seconds with Fathom 9, Live From Memphis

Ennis O'Neal Newman, known as Fathom 9, is a Memphis native who has been involved in the music scene for a decade. He has a message to share to Memphis, "Even though we may express ourselves differently, we are all representing this city. Embrace the home grown diversity. Support your own. If the world can see it, and we collectively cannot. Then we are truly blind."

Fathom 9 started out in the music scene performing hip hop and emceeing at open mic nights at coffee shops. Before he picked up a microphone, he wielded a pen and wrote free verse prose poetry. As a child he aspired to be a scientist, but also developed interests in music and creative writing. But as time and "life" passed on he was led to pursue emceeing and music production as an outlet to share his experiences. His inspirations range from author Kahlil Gibran to groups like A Tribe Called Quest and Organized Konfusion to artists Frantz Litsz and Monk.

The best part of being a performer to Fathom 9 is true freedom. When he performs he feels the ability to forget all hardships and everything that's wrong in the world. "Or when I'm in the lab creating music and I stumble upon a dope moment that was spawned from a 'happy accident,' words cannot adequately convey the euphoria I experience. I embrace my continued growth as an artist, and feel I have been commissioned to be who I am by the Universe. As a performer, I have learned that this art—the way we express is larger than us; someone somewhere is watching, feeling-and what we express is energy, and that energy must be handled with care."

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