aes's path toward life

Angel Suero

Music production, visual storytelling, and Newark-rooted community work in one frame.

Base
Newark, NJ
Practice
Music Producer / Visual Storyteller / Community Builder
Mode
Archive the process
Angel Suero smiling against a neutral wall
Present tense archive A portrait of the archive, still in motion.

Life timeline

Open an era. See what came out of it.

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  1. Ages 0–9Youth2000–2009Family, Newark, and sound build the emotional base before anything looks like a career.

    Family, Newark, and sound build the emotional base before anything looks like a career.

    Ages 0–92000–20093 branches
    • Formed an early archive instinct through family memory, city atmosphere, and observation.
    • Absorbed music as environment first: merengue in the kitchen before music became practice.
    • Built the habit of noticing, questioning, and holding onto moments.
    Born, New JerseyMerengue in the kitchen
  2. Ages 10–12Preteen2010–2012Discipline and self-invention start after the school rupture and turn into forward motion.

    Discipline and self-invention start after the school rupture and turn into forward motion.

    Ages 10–122010–20123 branches
    • Turned the fifth-grade setback into a private promise to keep moving.
    • Built GVZ413 as an academic alter ego and a survival mechanism.
    • Learned to treat school, identity, and effort as things you can construct.
    The walk away from the carGVZ413
  3. Ages 13–19Teen2013–2019Voice forms through school, politics, ethics, friendship, and bedroom music.

    Voice forms through school, politics, ethics, friendship, and bedroom music.

    Ages 13–192013–20193 branches
    • Built visible leadership through chess, class representation, the school paper, and Upward Bound.
    • Learned in London that perspective itself could be a contribution, not a burden.
    • Moved from private instinct toward public voice in music, writing, and conversation.
    The blue-tied, yellow-shirted yearsLondon — School of Ethics & Global LeadershipEnrolled — NYU Gallatin
  4. Ages 19–23College2019–2023NYU Gallatin B.A. — a self-designed concentration in survival, archive, and civic art. Work and studies run simultaneously.

    NYU Gallatin B.A. — a self-designed concentration in survival, archive, and civic art. Work and studies run simultaneously.

    Ages 19–232019–20235 branches
    • Enrolled at NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study and built a self-directed concentration around survival, civic art, and community memory.
    • Held concurrent Professor's Assistant roles at both NYU Gallatin (Sep 2021) and NJIT while completing the degree.
    • Started at the Newark Museum of Art as a Gallery Host — running AV systems, projection setups, and exhibition playback.
    • Produced Queries (The Beat Tape) and launched The Art of Survival — biographical digital art made with zero prior skills.
    • Co-authored community reports via the Newark Water Coalition; documented 100+ households and 15+ meetings.
    Enrolled — NYU GallatinNYU Gallatin Professor's AssistantNJIT Professor's AssistantE.A.E. Enterprises — Startup ATM Co.Newark Museum of Art — Gallery HostQueries (The Beat Tape): Family… Love?The Art of Survival
  5. Ages 23–24Post-Grad2023–2024Graduated Gallatin. SCRAPS projects, Newark Night footage, essays, and the beginning of a documented rejection record.

    Graduated Gallatin. SCRAPS projects, Newark Night footage, essays, and the beginning of a documented rejection record.

    Ages 23–242023–20245 branches
    • Earned B.A. from NYU Gallatin with an individualized concentration in survival, archive practice, and civic art.
    • Released SCRAPS After Heartbreaks music video (Feb–May 2023) and SCRAPS Dark Days, Symptoms & No Context Demos.
    • Shot Newark Night Video Notes — a street-level visual diary of the city after dark.
    • Built a writing archive spanning essays on power, community, and survival.
    • Began systematically documenting 40 direct employer rejections as a factual labor-market record.
    B.A. — NYU Gallatin (Graduated)Americas Scholars — NYU GallatinSCRAPS After Heartbreaks (Music Video)Newark Night Video NotesWriting — Essays & Field NotesSCRAPS: Dark Days, Symptoms & No Context Demos40 Rejections — On Record
  6. Ages 24+Current2024–NowSystems thinking and archive practice converge. Money & Wealth, AGI research, Survival, and building with AI.

    Systems thinking and archive practice converge. Money & Wealth, AGI research, Survival, and building with AI.

    Ages 24+2024–Now6 branches
    • Built Money & Wealth — a working essay and structural diagram about survival floors, wealth, and market coercion.
    • Published the AGI Signals Timeline: a wave-based read of the AGI transition organized by signal type, not hype.
    • Developed Survival — a blueprint mapping what keeps a human alive and what AI could safely automate.
    • Assembled a living public archive of music, video, and writing as an open record of process.
    • Active AI and prompt engineering practice: building with Claude, researching accountability, keeping human judgment central.
    Money & WealthAGI Signals TimelineSurvivalPost-Labor EconomicsArchive — Music, Video, WritingAI & Prompt EngineeringNow

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Commitment

AI Accountability Pledge

Transparent use. Human judgment. Labor dignity. Environmental honesty.

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AI is a tool, not a replacement for responsibility.
  1. 01 Say when AI shapes the language, structure, or output.
  2. 02 Keep human judgment with the person, not the machine.
  3. 03 Protect labor dignity and environmental cost as visible parts of the work.