Abraxas Higgins is a sensation making a splash in the fashion, lifestyle, and social audio space, but his journey into the creative realm was not overnight. Before becoming a successful content creator, he worked for seven years in the financial sector at the largest global asset management company, BlackRock. Abraxas Higgins managed to climb toward the top starting as an intern and landing a role as a strategist on Wall Street. Arguably, Abraxas Higgins was at the peak of his game but discontent loomed in the back of his mind because he knew there was far more he wanted to pursue. Higgins believed it was time to make a shift to pursue his lifelong passions. Taking a leap of faith, he quit his well-compensated position and moved to Los Angeles to work as a digital strategist for rapper David Sabastian. In this transition, Abraxas Higgins found his footing and the confidence to branch out into the creative industry. As he branched out, he became a spectator of fashion and indulged in...

Voiceover artist L. Michelle McCray’s introduction into the arts began at five-years-old after singing “When You Wish Upon a Star” in a Disney play. Her first official gig, which was in radio, sparked her adolescent years. Tapping into her passion early on set the tone for her future to come. “I had been playing little pranks, imitating, and my mother would read me stories. And, I was so in love with what my mother did that I started imitating her, and then it turned into me imitating people in the news and practicing all these inflections, sounds, and tones,” L. Michelle told AfroTech. L. Michelle’s radio background and theatre, music, and media production pivoted her career as an artist, particularly in voice acting. Now, with over 25 years in the game under her belt, L. Michelle rightfully crowned herself as the “voice acting master.” In 2020, her journey as an artist took a slight halt due to the arrival of COVID-19. The pandemic hit after she moved to Boston to attend Berklee...

Twitter Spaces is giving beleaguered users a break. According to TechCrunch, the social media giant is now allowing users to invite co-hosts to help moderate the madness and mayhem that tends to break out every now and again. The outlet reports that users are allowed to have one main host, up to two co-hosts, and up to ten speakers in each creative space. The company made an official announcement about this new option on its dedicated Twitter account, which you can see below. making it easier to manage your Space…introducing co-hosting! – hosts have two co-host invites they can send – the table just got bigger: 1 host, 2 co-hosts, and 10 speakers – co-hosts can help invite speakers, manage requests, remove participants, pin Tweets and more! pic.twitter.com/s76JFbhTL2 — Spaces (@TwitterSpaces) August 5, 2021 Twitter, itself, is undergoing a bit of an overhaul. According to The Verge, the goal of Twitter Spaces is to occupy the space at the top of the screen where the now-defunct...

Earlier this year, Spotify announced plans to host live audio conversations on its digital platform. Well that day is finally here, so say hello to the Spotify Greenroom app. After acquiring Black-led app Betty Labs — also the creators of sports-focused audio app Locker Room — Spotify shared its grand plan that included creating the “future formats of audio.” Today, the streaming giant is marking its official move into the digital audio future by introducing what could become a Clubhouse rival. According to TechCrunch, the Spotify Greenroom app itself is based on Locker Room’s existing code, so current users of the latter platform will soon see their app update to reflect the newly-rebranded and redesigned Greenroom experience. Current Spotify users can join the new app using their existing login in order to be onboarded onto the audio platform. For the time being, Spotify tells TechCrunch that the new app is a part of its plan to “leverage Spotify’s personalization technology to...

Longtime music industry professional Fadia Kader has a new job! Variety was the first to break the news that Kader — whose career took her from Complex to Def Jam Records to Twitter — has left Instagram after four years of being at the social media giant. She is now the new head of media partnerships and creators at Clubhouse. In her new role, Kader will be reporting to Netflix alum Maya Watson, who is serving as the global head of marketing at Clubhouse. Kader will focus her efforts on bringing her music and entertainment industry colleagues to the app, as well as working with brands in the music and entertainment industries while on the app. “I joined the Clubhouse app back in August and quickly found myself drawn to the platform,” Fadia Kader said to the outlet.  “I reconnected with friends and colleagues I hadn’t spoken to in many years. I met new friends from all around the world and we shared very human moments together. As I spoke with the Clubhouse team about this role, the...

“We are all connected in the great circle of life.” This quote from Disney’s “The Lion King” is true for the masterminds behind the musical event that took place on Clubhouse this past December. After stumbling across one another in various Clubhouse rooms like Bomani X’s “Cotton Club,” it was social networking fate that placed Noelle Chesnut Whitmore (Director/Executive Producer), Bomani X (Musical Director), Kam DeLa (Musical Director), Mir Harris (Nala), Chris Glover (Mufasa), and Myles Grier (Simba) in the presence of one another.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by ??Clutch Boogie (B.Clutch) ??? (@_comethruclutch) AfroTech was able to sit down with the creatives responsible for “The Lion King” musical on Clubhouse — a live rendition of the cult classic which included a 40-member cast, choir, live instrumentation, and to top it all off, a seamlessly orchestrated PTR (pull to refresh) imagery that matched up with every scene in the show — to life. This interview has...