ta- ku

Regan “Ta-ku” Mathews proves that the key to living a multi-hyphenated life is taking your time

“It’s not about who has the best technical knowledge, or who is the best musician here. It’s about getting together with like- minded creatives and musicians and making whatever you can.”

BEATMAKER of everyone else. His stage name is taken from which changes depending on how you use adoptive namesake means me and myself creative pursuits.

instrumentals of his musical predecessors taking one’s time with their passion by allowing some room for growth. Before until he decided to quit to focus on music scene.

identify themselves with one category reinvent who he is every single day. and a bit enviable to say the least. He of the founders of the popular Team Barbershop located in his hometown

Street Dreams photography magazine based in Vancouver. It makes me wonder how but when I look at what he has accomplished take notes.

and listen to more music. But it wasn’t until he called Fall in Love that he felt like doing this universal message: “To fall in love/with the things you do/don’t sell yourself.”

Being a new producer in an oversaturated market isn’t the easiest thing; one glance at popular musical platforms such as Soundcloud he let his intricate music do the talking for him them away for free because he felt he wasn’t good enough.

there left an indelible impression on the young the importance of friendship and the alchemical best musician here. It’s about getting together Red Bull Chronicles interview.

make one beat a day as a tribute to his musical beats from several different songs into a coherent and relatable whole. The popularity of these releases paved the way for more complex

and he found out that the process of writing these songs was therapeutic for him. The songs are densely layered and could easily serve as a cinematic soundtrack for anyone going the circumstances.

deals with family issues intertwined with his

vocals and the result is a melding of two artists who aren’t afraid to put

Despite being on the cusp of been keeping himself grounded by which he continues to hone despite his colorblindness. His photography stories into his emotive portraits but rather his initiative to turn his passions into creative communities where everyone is free to voice their own ideas. There is an authenticity creative spheres are a testament to this.

This drive to realize his creative potential while being true to himself and others has been the common thread unifying his life and currently working on at the moment.

creative is still up in the air. But one thing that will remain the same is the humble and collaborative way he approaches his creativity. It is this characteristic that helped him grow