Miles Holt on Life, Lessons & Legacy

Miles Holt shared their story and experiences with us recently and you can find our conversation below.

Hi Miles, thank you so much for joining us today. We’re thrilled to learn more about your journey, values and what you are currently working on. Let’s start with an ice breaker: Are you walking a path—or wandering?
Definitely walking. When you’ve balanced your life, your ego, your fear and made peace with yourself…..and .learned to listen to your intuition, you see everything clearly and you see through things even clearer.
But when it’s right, …it’s right and it works in all the ways.

Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I’m Miles Holt. Also known as Cool Miles & The A.D.H.D.I.S.C.O.
I am a lover of music, a producer, remixer, DJ. Chicago House is my home, but I don’t limit myself in any sense. I want to have fun, and create what I feel, when I feel it. There’s been no shortage of inspiration.
I am also the DJ for the band HXLT, with my brother Nigel, and a couple of our friends/family Fonz Mayen and Nick Bernstein. We make Punk Rock for the hood, but are not limited to one particular sound. We do what we want, and have fun with it.

I also have a clothing brand called “Temporary Clothing Company”

Great, so let’s dive into your journey a bit more. What’s a moment that really shaped how you see the world?
Going to a rave party at Route 66 when I was young, was a eye opening thing for me as a teenager.
I’d been djing and producing music for a few years, and doing gigs here and there, and wherever I could, and I was in love with this music, and was stepping between cultures, as a young black man from Chicago’s south suburbs.
Seeing a bunch of party kids in the late 90’s of all different backgrounds and races, all dancing, and respecting each other…under one roof in the hood hood, was an eye opening experience, especially at that scale.
It showed me that, no matter what our differences are….music can be a common ground for so many of us. Vibing with people from so.many different cultures, changes your perspective on sooo many levels.

What did suffering teach you that success never could?
Suffering…. Suffering teaches you soooo much about yourself. Fear of failure and suffering stops people from doing.
Suffering is more of a purification of intent.
It teaches you humility, honesty, and the strength of your will. Self actualization.
It will tell you if you really want something bad enough to suffer for it. If you really want something, you’re going to do it, no matter what, and if you really believe in it, you’ll look at suffering as a lesson, and you’ll learn, grow and appreciate it …,….afterwards of course. Suffering always sucks when you’re in the middle of it, but….once you’ve reached the end of it…and the purpose of it, you couldn’t be more grateful of the lessons learned through it.

I think our readers would appreciate hearing more about your values and what you think matters in life and career, etc. So our next question is along those lines. What’s a belief or project you’re committed to, no matter how long it takes?
Creating art from the heart, soul and spirit. Using your own creative voice without the influence of others.
There’s a lot of fake and mass manufactured mediocrity that follows someone else’s rules of creativity, and that clouds the truth and honesty of it.
Listen to your inner voice. Follow your creative intuition and instincts. Don’t be afraid to be yourself.
“Do the thing that gets you hyped. Ain’t no rules to this!”

Before we go, we’d love to hear your thoughts on some longer-run, legacy type questions. What will you regret not doing? 
Hmmmm…I would regret not using those moments of inspiration, and not creating.
I love making music. Sometimes I have a great idea, or the inspiration strikes me at a time when I’m…dead tired, or not in my studio, so I’ll hum a tune in my voice recorder instead of just….letting it dissapate, or write down the idea. Or just….not seizing the moment to create.

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