A PROMPT DOESN’T MAKE YOU A MUSICIAN
A prompt doesn’t make you a musician. It makes you a user of an AI tool. As someone who writes and produces every note of my own music, I’m increasingly frustrated by artists who present AI-generated songs as entirely human-made. This isn’t about rejecting technology—it’s about protecting honesty, craftsmanship, and what musicianship actually means.
MY HUSBAND IS THE STORY
People are often more interested in the labels attached to someone than the person underneath them. Timmy Wakefield of Prophets of the Cosmic Darkness reflects on identity, his husband, and why the life they've built together matters more than any category.
I THINK I FOUND MY VISUAL LANGUAGE
Something clicked when I stopped trying to control the footage and started following what felt right. I’m beginning to understand the visual language I want for Prophets of the Cosmic Darkness—and how much I still have to figure out.
THE PROBLEM WITH COMPLIMENTS AS AN INDEPENDENT ARTIST
I know the music is good. So why do I immediately tear it down when someone compliments it? I'm learning that accepting praise isn't the same as having an ego—and constantly minimizing the work isn't humility either.
MAKING MUSIC WITHOUT THE MACHINE
Making music once required an entire industry behind you. It doesn't anymore. I make Prophets of the Cosmic Darkness independently, and I'm increasingly convinced that creative freedom matters more than chasing algorithms, trends or approval.
THE ORIGIN OF PROPHETS OF THE COSMIC DARKNESS
Prophets of the Cosmic Darkness started with me returning to music after nearly a decade away from it. What was originally supposed to be a death metal band became something completely different, shaped by loss, late nights, records with my husband, and the realization that I needed to start creating again.