#18 – What Happens When House Beats Fuel Vivid Paintings? | Terry Thompson

Chicago-raised, Baltimore-based Terry Thompson returns to chart the evolution from his “Alien Conversations” dreamscapes to a bold new series of vein-laced canvases—while still dropping four-hour house sets on Europe’s airwaves.

• Mixing oils, collage, and heavy black “veins” that pump energy through his latest figures
• How military structure (and DJ crate-digging) keep the studio schedule razor-sharp
• Bouncing between 12-painting cycles, live radio mixes, and an upcoming Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) talk on April 10th 2025
• Why large-scale works, community advice, and zero “starving-artist” myths shape his practice
• Lessons from decades behind turntables: backup flash drives, beat-driven basslines, and reading the room

Ready for deeper cuts? Hit play, then see the work at thompsonstreet.com and listen to his previous episode here.

Host: Rob Lee
Music: Original music by Daniel Alexis Music with additional music from Chipzard and TeTresSeis.
Production:

• Produced by Rob Lee & Daniel Alexis
• Edited by Daniel Alexis
• Show Notes courtesy of Rob Lee and Transistor

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• Rob Lee photos by Vicente Martin for The Truth In This Art and Contrarian Aquarian Media.
• Guest photos courtesy of the guest, unless otherwise noted.

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