Alright, here’s how to install those things.

Setting up a custom boot animation on Steam Deck is slightly more complex than just accessing a menu option, as you’ll have to dive into the file structure in desktop mode. But it’s quite easy. The main thing is to change a setting on the desktop, create two folders and paste a .webm file. That’s basically it.

As for the OS version, no need to be on the beta channel. As long as your Deck is updated to at least SteamOS 3.3.2, you’re good to go.

Reveal hidden files in desktop mode

Switch to desktop mode and open an instance of “Dolphin”. No, not the GameCube / Wii emulator. Dolphin is SteamOS’ file explorer, similar to Windows Explorer or macOS Finder.

Tap the sandwich icon at the top right of the window and enable “Show hidden files”. (Ctrl+H is a quick shortcut to achieve this as well.)

Create the custom animation folder

After enabling hidden files, navigate to ~/.steam/root/config and create a folder called “uioverrides”. Yes, there are two R’s.

In this folder, create a “movies” folder. You’ll drop in the custom boot video of your choice.

Prepare your video

Custom Steam Deck boot animations require a .webm video, preferably a resolution similar to the Deck’s 1280×800 screen. If it’s not already done, rename the file “deck_startup.webm”. The boot animation will not work otherwise. Also note that Steam Deck startup videos can only be a maximum of 10 seconds long.

All you have to do is restart your deck and enjoy your new animation! If that doesn’t work, review the steps above.

That’s all we can say about it. Now that you know how, install your own favorite Steam Deck boot animation. Beyond the 16 I’ve shared here, more are popping up every day, so go wild.

The culture has actually come a long way since the start of the Internet 2.0 era. The first generation of Internet content developers were influenced by their dream of introducing new ideas. Target markets looking for home entertainment or solutions were filled with creators, musicians and publishers who seemed to be chatting and appearing among them. The Internet has become a community linked by passions, enthusiasms and beliefs.

This was long before content creators started thinking about the work they were doing, the profits they were contributing to big business, and the commission they might be earning from branded deals to keep people engaged. on the systems. Early examples were profitable long-form video websites. Nevertheless, times have actually transformed with the appearance of Tiktok, IG Reels and Youtube Shorts.

For example, TikTok has a distinctive system for distributing profits for promotion purposes on its system. Maxwell Finn, the brilliant Tiktok Ad who published the TikTok Insiders course as well as Future Traffik, intends to put the space back into these original Net 2.0 structures. Finn has actually cleaned up the base of his experience and also how it brings them to the center of modern marketing on the system, telling people how to end up being profitable and motivating more spending on Tiktok. He actually demonstrated how his ads are performing better than those on FB due to less competition on Tiktok for ads.

Starting with an all-time low.

The standard measure among all community-led programs is that they don’t have the ability to get a leg up to succeed either out of eviction or very quickly. The same goes for Finn, who, like many online marketers, lived before the birth of online marketing.

Finn started a media consultancy focusing on Tiktok ads about 2½ years ago with an existing business. This follows Finn’s 10-year stint in advertising and marketing at Facebook, where he established and honed his skills needed to adapt to the changes that algotherims have and all future possibilities such as the system fast, the majority of advanced short video clips called TIC Tac.

Stop being the specialists

Finn quickly established himself as one of TikTok’s leading marketing experts with his business and advertising results, seeing the possible years when the system first appeared, which allowed him to become an authority in the system with hundreds of testimonials. Nevertheless, before the name deserves anything, he was given the task of developing a space for people curious about marketing in this brand new room.

Rather than making money from their existing service, they wanted to give brand names a fix, and he found the key to enlightening a whole new generation of marketing experts as he assumed with the experience to overcome the unpredictability of the brand. -the new platform was like. On the other hand, many manufacturers and brands have been stressed and lost while preparing for a marketing campaign, especially on a brand new system. Nevertheless, material designers and brands are not marketing professionals.

This all-new platform has allowed Finn to develop a program that bridges the gap between gifted creatives, business owners, as well as advertising and marketing experts. Although recently released, TikTok Insiders has become the most obvious and fastest growing program for marketers on paid advertising. Content creators and also brands recognizing exactly how to successfully market on Tiktok are the future of lasting on this platform to generate interest and attract attention.

Without being known, you do not make previous waves as unprecedented as TikTok. For Finn, improving the understanding of the experience of what users want as well as what Tiktok desires is essential to grow on the platform, but also taking into account the understanding of the platform on which you try to grow yourself and the customer you are trying to transform. the most important ability to develop for any type of trader.

Finn has in fact been invited to speak at the most renowned advertising and marketing events, such as Traffic & Conversion 2022 as well as Affiliate Globe in Barcelona, ​​both regarding TikTok ads.

Finn’s effect extends far beyond his authority on Tiktok Insiders and also as an audio speaker, but his company Future Traffik takes care of the brand’s designers and projects. The aim of the system is to motivate advertisers to invest more while earning more, so that everyone wins while leaving technology advertising and marketing to specialists.

Tweeter

A notable sports podcast producer has added new investors to its team. blue wirewho worked with TikTok stars to grow his audience and revenue, raised a $2.5 million cash injectionaccording Forbes.

The funding round is a convertible note, which means it is a short-term loan that will eventually be converted into equity. Participants understand Capital dotwhich has invested approximately $5 million of the $11.4 million Blue Wire has raised so far, and a pair of East Carolina University-affiliated ventures. Kevin JonesBlue Wire’s 33-year-old founder is an ECU veteran.

Jones chose this form of financing in response to current trends in the financing world. “A lot of VCs are stepping down,” he said Forbes. “They’re just like, ‘It’s too risky now.’ People have to find different ways to fundraise.I’m proud to be connected to my alma mater, East Carolina.

Many Blue Wire podcasts are hosted by professional athletes, such as the NFL lineman Maxx Crosbynba sniper Duncan Robinsonand former players Chris Long and Richard Jefferson. In total, the Blue Wire podcast network includes around 250 shows.

Recently, Jones has added a new dimension to her business by working closely with influencers. Matthew Sponhour, Blaiden Kirkand Theo Ashwho all have significant followings on TikTok, are pictured above as the three co-hosts of Blue Wire’s Stay warm. Besides getting around 140,000 downloads per month, Stay warm engaged its fans with live coverage of important events in the sports calendar, such as the NFL Draft.

Blue Wire has also tapped Mountain Dew to sponsor The dew zone, a podcast hosted by TikToker Druski. These influencer-focused shows have helped Blue Wire improve its financial position by leaps and bounds. A report from earlier this year predicted $10 million in revenue for the company in 2021, to accompany around 60 million downloads.

Jones’ recent success has made him optimistic about Blue Wire’s future. He said Forbes that he hopes to make his business profitable in 2023 and that he is looking to raise additional funds to support the growth of the podcast network.

Made in network makes a big investment in its creative partners.

The Nashville-based organization, which reaches 70 million subscribers on YouTube, is partnering with two companies to support its growing network of creators. Over the next five years, Made In will provide $50 million to its partners and Made in the studioits in-house branded content store.

To create the fund, Made In is partnering with MEP’s Capital and Cordillera Investment Partners. The $50 million will be deployed in a few different areas: Made In will work with its partners to cultivate original intellectual property, launch product lines and diversify small businesses. The network will also enter the catalog licensing industry, which was started by companies like Spotter and Jellysmack.

Thanks to this influx of capital, stars who signed with Made In Network after breaking into YouTube will be able to expand their businesses and become cross-platform entrepreneurs. Some of the company’s most notable partners are storytellers Bailey Saryanthe fuss of Cinema sinsand the multiple chefs who hit the kitchen as part of the Babish Culinary Universe. These creators combine to earn approximately three billion organic views per year on YouTube, according to a Made In press release.

“Building a diverse and sustainable media business takes more than capital,” said Made In CEO Kevin Grosch in a report. “Creators need a team with a full set of experiences and skills. We believe in the unique potential of creator-built content businesses. Our company was purpose-built to work as a partner of creators , helping them realize their ambitions and aspirations Made In Network’s unique offering, now backed by long-term investment partners, ensures that elite talent across all digital media formats has everything they need to achieve their goals.

Part of Made In’s investment will go to Studio Made, which launched in 2018. Grosch said the advertising store will be equipped to deliver branded content on “YouTube, TikTok, Facebook and Podcasts,” while designing “product integrations with the best channels”. on the internet.” The end point, as Grosch puts it, will be a “rapid expansion” of Made In’s brand-facing operation, which will be developed in tandem with the network’s creator-facing division. In general, for Made In In, nine, growth seems to be the name of the game right now.

Created by Annie Weisman, the American comedy-drama TV series Physical is set to return with an exciting second season. The first season aired on Apple TV+ on June 18, 2021. It aired 10 episodes and received great audience response and received an IMDb rating of 7.3 out of 10.

Series creator and writer Annie Weisman returned to her work as showrunner in the second season. The series is directed by filmmaker Stephanie Laing, known for her work on shows like I’m Sorry, Veep, Detroiters, and Mixed-ish as well as her feature debut Irreplaceable You, released February 16, 2018 worldwide.

Weisman and Laing also serve as executive producers on the series along with Marty Adelstein, Becky Clements, Alexandra Cunningham, John McNamara, Sera Gamble, Craig Gillespie and Byre. He owns the banners of Tomorrow Studios, Parasox, High Kich Productions and Nutmegger Fabrication. Alissa Bachner is co-executive producer.

OTT Season 2 Physical Release Date

The creators of the series have announced its official release date. The 10-episode second season of Physical will have its OTT streaming on Apple TV+. The streamer said the first episode will be released on Friday, June 3, 2022, followed by one new episode per week every Friday.

The warm-up is over. Prepare to sweat. #Physical Season 2 premieres June 3 @appletvplus https://t.co/gJOXGCAkGP pic.twitter.com/P248kzyYOV

—Rory Scovel (@roryscovel) May 11, 2022

Season 2 Physical Cast

Primetime Emmy Award-winning actress Rose Byrne will return as Sheila Rubin for season two. With it, almost all the cast members of season 1 will reprise their roles, namely Rory Scovel as Sheila’s husband, Danny Rubin, Geoffrey Arend as Jerry, Paul Sparks as John Breem, Lou Taylor Pucci as Tyler, Della Saba as Bunny Kazam, Dierdre Friel as Greta, Ashley Liao as Simone, and Ian Gomez as Ernie.

Meanwhile, fame from HBO’s satirical comedy series “The White Lotus” has joined the cast as Vincent Green aka Vinnie, a charismatic fitness instructor.

Season 2 Physical Trailer Released

Apple TV+ launched the 2.5-minute trailer for this dark comedy series on May 11, 2022. After watching the trailer, we learned that Sheila Rubin, the main protagonist of the series, launched with success her first fitness video only to encounter some new and bigger obstacles in her path.

She is torn between loyalty to her husband and the value he represents, and a dangerous attraction to someone else. And since she’s no longer the only game in town, she finds herself having to outrun fierce new competitors on the wire to build a fitness empire of her own.

Watch the trailer here:

Plot of the series

The story of the series revolves around Sheila, a woman in early 1980s San Diago who struggles with her life as a quietly tortured housewife. Later, she discovers an unconventional path to power by building her own fitness empire and becoming a woman. lifestyle guru.

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Some Outside editors spent April climbing Mount Everest and exploring the Amazon tepuis through books and movies. Others have turned to shows chronicling scams and scandals. Here’s everything we enjoyed last month.

What we read

It’s officially Everest season, one of our favorite times of the year here at Outside. If you need something to dig your crampons in between mountain news updates, grab Amy McCulloch’s debut adult album, Breathless. It’s a high-altitude thriller (“death in the death zone”, as she describes it) about what happens when you can’t trust your team members on one of the highest peaks. dangerous in the world: The 26,781 foot Manaslu in Nepal. It may be fiction, but the story is built around real mountaineering experiences: McCulloch began writing it while she was still in Manaslu herself, fresh off her first summit of 8000 meters. Start reading now and you can finish just in time to listen to our podcast episode with McCulloch on May 18! —Maren Larsen, podcast producer

I’ve been ripping through some weird fantasy fiction this month, including The Strange Case of Rachel K, a collection of short stories by Rachel Kushner set in Cuba. The pieces give the impression of having been written with a knife: precise, sharp and powerful. Then I read nobody talks about it, by Patricia Lockwood, which looked like it had been typed into a text bubble on an iPhone. The main character of the book is a woman who is constantly online and whose brain seems to have been fragmented by the use of social media. Reading it felt like I was in an alarming mirror – my own thoughts jump, jump and scatter like his. Finally I read Daryl, by Jackie Ess, which looked like it had been scribbled in a journal. The narrator is a white man whose sexual inclinations and complicated relationship with masculinity bring him into marginal communities and experiences in his hometown of Eugene, Oregon. Warning: this is explicit and strange. But it’s also awesome, and Ess is quickly developing a cult following. —Abigail Barronian, Editor-in-Chief

What we listened to

Spoiler alert: everything going on these days is really stressful. I’m grateful I started the escape podcast Low culture boil last month, losing myself in the pop culture zeitgeist with hosts Rax King, Courtney Rawlings and Amber Rollo. Each episode delves into a specific, often somewhat mundane topic: Evian, the Outback Steakhouse, Lisa Frank and the mall staple, Spencer’s. Rather than smirking at these topics, the hosts opt for a tone of delight and curiosity. There’s a historical element to every episode (did you know the first selfie was taken in 1839?), but I appreciate the rabbit holes of tangent detail the most. Do I need know that Yankee Candle has a Bavarian Christmas village with faux snow all year round? Do I need know that Santa Claus is airlifted to this village every winter? No, but that’s the fun of a nostalgic podcast that doesn’t take itself too seriously. —Daniella Byck, Associate Editor

What we watched

Hollywood seems determined to prove the crooks right – that’s what I take from the recent series of shows about famous crooks. Netflix is ​​ridiculously bad Invent AnnaElizabeth Holmes biopic on Hulu The stalland Apple TV’s WeWork drama We crashed all spend a great deal of time and energy exploring the apparent societal forces that drove each protagonist toward deception. So much so (in my opinion) that all three ignore Occam’s razor of crimes: some willingly steal from others to get rich. This yin and yang takes center stage in new Netflix documentary bad vegan, which chronicles the high-profile demise of Pure Food and Wine, a trendy raw vegan restaurant in Manhattan that was a haunt for health-conscious celebrities. The restaurant’s founder, Sarma Melngailis, and her ex-husband, Anthony Strangis, were arrested in 2016 for illegally embezzling $2 million from the business to pay for lavish trips and gambling debts. The documentary explores the Melngailis’ claim that she was an unwitting co-conspirator in the fraud and was actually under the cult charm of Strangis, a Florida con man and answering machine for Alec Baldwin’s Twitter. Of all the explanations for the fraud, bad vegan is the weirdest yet. Melngailis, a statuesque blonde with an Ivy League upbringing, says Strangis convinced her he could grant immortality to his beloved dog Leon. She trusted him when he said he was a special forces agent with access to millions, despite eating fast food and being overweight. And when Strangis ordered her to take ten-day trips to Italy — and wire her hundreds of thousands of dollars — Melngailis said she had no choice but to obey. There are of course a few problems with this explanation, not the least of which is that Strangis comes across as an incredible Svengali. And that Melngailis’ description of the prison she apparently lived in sounded pretty fancy and funky: a constant vacation eating amazing food and not working. Is Sarma Melngailis a fraud or a victim? At the end, bad vegan try to leave the question unanswered. But really, it’s not that hard to figure out. —Fred Dreier, Articles Editor

Since the 14 seasons of Degrassi: the next generation arrived on HBO Max in March, I relived most of the show”peekaboo bananasmoments. The Canadian teen drama is one of the longest-running TV franchises in the country, starting with Degrassi Street Kids in 1979. I started watching The next generation (2001 to 2015) in fourth grade, so seeing the show’s tweens and teens navigate middle school and high school was a formative part of my teenage years. But now that I’m a few years away from proms and pep rallies, I’m enjoying Degrassi’the campy absurdity. There’s a short-lived group called PMS, which stands for Paige Michalchuk and the Sex Kittens. There’s a girl who decides to stop faking her pregnancy, saying on school video announcements, “I had a miscarriage – such a shame.” Among DegrassiGuest stars are Billy Ray Cyrus, Perez Hilton and Alanis Morissette. The acting isn’t great, and the show becomes much less watchable after season seven. But it’s at least worth seeing where Drake, who played basketball star-turned-rapper extraordinaire Jimmy Brooks, got his first chance at fame – you could say he “started at the bottom”. -Isabella Rosario, Associate Editor

I watched The Last Tepuis, a National Geographic Earth Day special, which chronicles an expedition to the Guyanese Amazon to help a veteran biologist named Bruce Means identify new species of frogs. The species in question, however, resides above dramatic tepuis: thousand-foot cliffs never climbed. Enter Alex Honnold and a team of support climbers, who hatch a plan to transport 80-year-old Means to the cliffs so he can catalog the wildlife there. The ending is a bit anticlimactic – it turns out it’s quite difficult to carry an elderly person up a lonely jungle wall – but there are some very cool climbing scenes in stunning landscapes, and Honnold and company collect tadpoles to take to Means. —Luke Whelan, Editor

Anatomy of a Scandal, streaming on Netflix, is a how it’s gonna end series pressing many of the buttons viewers will experience in these times: privilege, power, #MeToo and the victimization of rape victims. I was first drawn to the prospect of watching Michelle Dockery (who played Lady Mary in Downton Abbey) portray someone modern and boast an equally well-chosen cast of actors whose characters take sides in the case of a British parliamentarian accused of sexual assault. The court scenes (and those white lawyer wigs worn by the women) were entertaining, the premise of how wealth and title can harbor someone believable, and the plot split into six well-paced episodes with a lasting story arc. While I didn’t feel like the ending was completely plausible, it was unexpected and provided some kind of victory for the despised women. —Tasha Zemke, associate editor

Today’s young people are guardians of the future, but the world they inherit faces many pressing issues, from climate change to social inequality. As one generation cedes power to another, many young people set out to solve these problems.

In Thailand, these five changemakers point to the bright new possibilities that await when young people take the power to shape the world in their own hands.

Aukrit Unahalekhaka, co-founder and CEO of Ricult

In Thailand, about a third of the working population works in agriculture, according to the UN, but farmers earn an average of just US$200 a month. Droughts, floods and other natural disasters exacerbated by climate change further threaten their well-being and security.

With Ricult, Aukrit Unahalekhaka, a former software engineer and MIT-trained consultant, is leveraging machine learning and satellite imagery to solve these problems and help farmers lift themselves out of poverty.

“You think of farmers growing rice or maize, but at the end of the day it’s a small business,” he says – and a high-risk, low-return business. “Farmers only earn twice a year: when they harvest. And at the beginning of the season, they take out loans to invest in their crops, labor, machinery, etc.

The startup, which he co-founded with fellow MIT alumnus Usman Javaid, offers an app that provides microclimate forecasts, the latest market prices, and more to mitigate risk and increase productivity.

The app is free. So far, 600,000 Thai farmers are using it and seeing a 20-30% increase in productivity, according to Aukrit. He notes that their technology also reverses the dynamic between buyers and suppliers to create better economic outcomes for farmers. “We want to empower farmers so they can choose who to sell to,” he says.

But Aukrit is not just about improving farmers’ livelihoods. As food safety becomes a bigger global issue, Thailand is in a unique position to meet the demand for sustainability and traceability throughout the supply chain. “We want to use AI and technology to improve the competitiveness of the entire Thai food industry,” he says.

Another 250,000 Pakistani farmers use Ricult, and the start-up recently expanded into Vietnam, highlighting the potential of its technology to do good further afield. “The beauty of our platform is that we can have geographic expansion without investing too much in operations,” says Aukrit.

“We can take our technology anywhere.”

Sorawit Paiboonrattanakorn, founder of Saturday school

Thai education is historically rote, leaving little room for active, student-focused learning. A former computer engineer turned educator, Sorawit is trying to modernize this system, one class at a time.

His nonprofit Saturday School not only allows students from underserved communities to choose study programs that interest them, but also encourages them to explore, experiment, and be themselves.

“Thai students have a lot of potential, but they don’t have the right environment, the right learning methods to reach that potential,” he says.

With Saturday School, program managers ask students what they want to learn and then find volunteer educators who have the skills to teach those lessons.

Dance, board game design, adventure and first aid, ‘how to be a game launcher’ – ‘We don’t limit subjects, but students don’t tend to choose to learn math on Saturdays,’ says- he laughs.

“When students learn what they really want to learn, they grow even more than they would when they’re in the classroom,” he explains. He adds that many teachers at participating schools say Saturday School students have higher self-esteem and perform better in their classrooms.

“The more they learn, the more they can improve their own lives and their communities.”

Since 2014, the association has worked with around 3,000 volunteers in total. Last year, these volunteers taught around 1,500 students in the provinces of Bangkok, Phuket, Nonthaburi and Khon Kaen. “We are trying to expand to all Thai provinces in the next five years,” says Sorawit.

Along the way, he hopes to drive change from scratch.

“I don’t think the change will come from within the system,” he notes. “But many people in society would like to see education improve. Saturday School is a space where people outside the system can help.

Kamonnart Ongwandee, national manager of Fashion revolution in Thailand

Words like “revolution” often land with a thud in Thailand. “It doesn’t fit the mainstream conservative narrative,” says Kamonnart Ongwandee, designer, Thailand country lead for Fashion Revolution and Forbes Asia ’30 under 30′ winner. “But I love the fashion industry and I want to improve it.”

With Fashion Revolution, a global non-profit initiative trying to make fashion sustainable at all levels, she is leading a kind of less daunting revolution that aims to bring about a narrative shift in Thailand.

“Our goals focus on several areas: ending the throwaway culture; help people understand the cost and value of clothes, especially since behind your clothes are humans who deserve fair wages; and promoting indigenous heritage and crafts,” she says. This latest effort is unique to Thailand, she adds – local traditions and wisdom still exist and can be applied to sustainability initiatives.

Fashion Revolution does all of this through content, campaigns with figures like the British Council, and events like workshops and clothing swaps. “We encourage people to swap items, extend the life of their clothes, and rethink ownership and access,” she says. “It’s still a very new concept for Thai people.”

The group also organizes community meetings that bring together stakeholders from across the industry: designers, factory owners, students, seamstresses and more. “It is very rare, in Bangkok at least, for people in the fashion value chain to come together, exchange opinions and discuss the way forward,” she notes.

Above all, she sees her role as a bridge between governments, brands and consumers – someone who can communicate the value of indigenous traditions, highlight labor issues in the production industry fashion in Thailand and create more agents of change.

“You can’t wait for governments or brands to save you,” she says. “Social change will come when many people are ready to lead. I think that will happen in the next generation.

Pornthida Wongphatharakul, co-founder and CMO of Organic Siam and jasberry

“We take rice for granted,” says Pornthida, co-founder of Siam Organic, a social enterprise that seeks to solve farmer poverty by producing world-class organic products, including its brand of Jasberry rice. “In Thailand, we will pay $5 for a cup of coffee, but we won’t pay $1 for a plate of rice.”

But behind every bowl of cheap rice is a farmer who could be trapped in a cycle of poverty or debt.

“We have seen that too many Thai farmers are selling their land or putting in as many unnatural pesticides and fertilizers as they can. [into their fields]to maximize yields, says Pornthida.

To improve the quality of their rice as well as their lives, Siam Organic works closely with farmers in rural Thailand to develop organic products that can achieve higher yields and higher prices. The company also offers training and low-interest unsecured loans to farmers for the purchase of cows. “This [gives] additional savings and an additional source of fertilizer,” says Pornthida.

The company’s flagship product, Jasberry — a non-GMO organic cross with 133 times more antioxidants than white rice, according to the company — benefits both health and farmers. Jasberry provides work for 2,500 small farmers, mostly middle-aged women with only a high school diploma. The company pays farmers nearly 80% more than the market rate for conventionally grown rice, meaning they can earn 11 times more on average.

This year, Jasberry ready-to-eat will hit shelves in the United States and Europe as the company expands into other markets.

“Thais consider farming as one of the lowest professions because most farmers are poor and lack access to education,” Pornthida says. “We want to give them back their dignity by making farming a viable business and giving them access to better opportunities in their lives.”

Sirasar Boonma, Founder of Listen and find

What is the value of a sound? For groups at risk of losing their traditions, invaluable.

With Hear & Found, Sirasar Boonma hopes sound recordings can change perceptions of Thailand’s seven million indigenous people – a number that represents 10% of the population – and preserve its endangered cultures.

“Indigenous people in Thailand sometimes don’t want to be themselves because it’s not easy to be themselves,” says Sirasar. This dynamic pushes young people to leave the villages for the big cities, where their ways of life are lost in the pursuit of money and acceptance.

“I believe that music is another way to solve social problems [like these]says Sirasar.

The social enterprise currently works with 15 musicians across eight tribes in Thailand and has so far recorded over 100 songs and sounds, as well as dozens of music videos. This year, Sirasar plans to work with 10 more musicians and reach more communities in all corners of Thailand.

“For many Indigenous communities, their songs aren’t just songs. They are like a book: they transmit rituals, traditions and knowledge acquired over generations,” she says. “Without preserving these sounds, we lose entire philosophies, entire ways of life.”

Hear & Found has worked with Wonderfruit Festival, Thailand’s Creative Economy Agency and UNDP to produce music videos, sound installations and more. It also operates a stock market website; 50% of the profits from sales go directly to the creators.

So far, it’s brought in $12,000 for the Indigenous musicians they work with, money that often goes back to the community. One Karen musician, Sirasar says, has built a music school in his village and another has invested in forest fire protection tools.

But Sirasar believes that Hear & Found primarily serves to open minds to the qualities these communities add to Thai society. “We try to encourage and empower these groups to see their creative potential,” she says. “And we have to remember that in Thailand we are not just one people.”

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– Asia Media Center