“You talk about the mystic quality to [the record], and you go [to Jamaica], and that’s everywhere.” – M. Geddes Gengras

“I’m always drawn towards contrast and opposites in my visuals. I felt the song had both a lightness of touch and darkness of mood to it so I wanted to manifest that visually.” - Mona Fastvold

“There is a certain overwhelming feeling that I get when I think of the Sahara or the Gobi, a place where nothing changes. It could be 2,000 years ago or 2,000 years from now and you wouldn’t know the difference. It humbles you.” - Lyonnais

“I like that ['Fall Into Light' is] left open for interpretation. Maybe it means opening opening up yourself enough to see your true self.” - Beca

“I think we need to re-program society to put a bigger emphasis on the arts, so that it would be inexcusable to cut an arts programs funding in the public schools.” – Aaron Beam

“If we really open our eyes, we’ll notice poverty cycles, human trafficking, boredom, anger, forgotten humans… etc…. all around us. I’m not saying that’s all there is to life, and that’s why I usually contrast the dark side with something light…” – Chelsea Wolfe

“Dealing in the macro universe, an extremely wide variety of imagery will present itself in a relatively short amount of time.” – Timothy Leeds

“What’s important is being a good person and tending your own garden as responsibly as you can.” - Benoit Pioulard

“Everything you lose you can either try to recreate and get back or just let go and start anew.” – CFCF, Michael Silver

Hand-picked video artists were invited to give their interpretations for HOOPDREAMS’ short track, “Spirit Momentum,” in this abstract motion art gallery.

“Everything goes a long way. Every little thing counts.” – Jordan Dreyer

“We just focused and put all of our worries, frustrations, confusions, sadness into [music]… and whatever that outlet is for you — whether it be music, arts, writing, whatever it is — just try to focus on that and become a better person through that frustration.” - Terra Lopez

‘Trying to ‘brand’ the band as a business just had no romantic appeal, no energy… I think it often gets in the way of milking the truly transcendent moments that music allows us.” – Jeremy Reineck

“To me, the celebration of life is also about being free of fear, even if it is only for moments.” – Tobias Stretch

“Tapping back into symbolic power and the mystical meaning of these things is, I think, a really important practice… on a personal level, it’s just looking at the inner meaning of things more.” – Taraka Larson

“Sometimes when you’re feeling actually darked out you, maybe want to do the opposite; you don’t want to indulge too much in the darkness… it’s just the ebb and flow.” – Aaron Chapman