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![Vertex Festival Announces Schedule, Day Passes & Their Philanthropic Vision [Festival Update]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/unnamed.png?resize=600%2C327&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
Vertex Festival’s inaugural year in the beautiful Cottonwood Meadows of Buena Vista, Colorado is already shaping up to be a weekend adventure you do not want to miss out on. The festival just released their day by day schedule, the sale of 2 day passes for either Friday & Saturday or Saturday & Sunday (CAMPING […]
Electronic
It’s no news that The Polish Ambassador, a.k.a. David Sugalski, and Wildlight (made up of Sugalski and the marvelous Ayla Nereo) are making sonic waves with TPA‘s intergalactic beats and electronic music production, Nereo‘s beautiful instrumentation coupled with her singing/songwriting as well doing their part to give back to the earth and community, but did you know just how […]
![TreeSphinx: Body Painter Extraordinaire’s! [Artist Spotlight + Photo Album]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/adsfadsf.png?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Social Culture
Based out of Portland, Oregon, TreeSphinx is a duo of wonderful ladies that have teamed together to create one of a kind art pieces…on our bodies! They focus on anything bright, colorful, glowing, sparkly and look to light up any event, show or festival with their talented and creative body paint designs. TreeSphinx will be […]
![Join us in celebrating RAW Dallas’ Third Anniversary and Farewell | May 7th, 2016 in Dallas, TX [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/12295368_1090560097622716_6092463694409523984_n.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Social Culture
On May 7th, the Dallas art community will come together to celebrate three years of showcases, artist appreciation and hard work in honor of RAW. Marking the third year of the organization’s work in Dallas, this event will be nothing short of a community gathering filled with love, exquisite art, and unifying vibes. This 21st […]
Festival Coverage
Summer Camp is no newbie in the festival circuit and the entire team goes above and beyond to fabricate a top notch and well-rounded experience for both the seasoned festie goer and the fresh faced festie virgin. Without even jumping into the UNBEATABLE 2016 lineup, we wanted to dive into an integral part of other epicness […]
![[Festival Review] Experiencing Pura Vida at Envision Festival 2016](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/IYxLCT1g0f6jKo9r0nsGbomBvXhQDZbhhR7_zj9vrK4.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
Upon setting foot on the beautiful coast of Uvita, a wave of gratitude washes over as the realization of your arrival settles in. The epic journey attendees endure to reach this festival, whether it be flying for over 24 hours or having to secure shuttle and housing arrangements, the feeling of accomplishment and appreciation is […]
![[Festival Preview] 2016 Buku Music + Art Project: 5 Do’s And Dont’s from BUKUrewe veterans](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1921097_484297141671372_895684396_o.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
Here at Compose Yourself Mag, we’ve had the epic pleasure of covering BUKU Music + Art Project for the last two years, and are excited to be making our way back next month with The Saucy Monster! So to hype you all even more, we decided to put together a few tips we feel are […]
![[Artist Interview] Chicago Rapper ProbCause fills us in on upcoming projects, dream collaborations and artistic endeavors, including a children’s book](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/probcause1.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Hip-Hop
When we found out ProbCause was opening up for Lettuce’s West Coast “CRUSH” tour, we couldn’t help the huge grins that emerged on our faces. Colin Grimm, also known as ProbCause, is a socially and politically conscious hip hop artist out of Chicago who has been winning over crowds with his aptitude for elevated, fresh […]
Interviews
It is always refreshing and inspiring to connect with individuals that are making their dreams come true by being genuine to themselves and truly doing what they love. Meet Amber Crouch, an artist from Orange, California, who has captured our eyes (and hearts) with her wonderful pieces of eye-ogling art! Amber has been creating since […]
![[Photo Series] Lost and Found: UK Artist My Dog Sighs](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/969791_10151657872331468_1124310848_n.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Art
One of our latest and greatest finds, My Dog Sighs is an innovative and extremely imaginative artist based out of the UK. After discovering his profile on social media, we began to fall in love with his quirky portraiture style, and have been crossing our fingers for an US gallery announcement for 2016. His combination […]