Up Close w/ noNEG101 and noNEG Nix Founder Frank Karaglanis

Eddy: Frank, tell us about noNEG Nix and how/why you came up with this Deflect Negativity concept?

Frank:When I was fourteen, I had a football injury and I had severed all the nerves in my left arm. I was told I would never have the use of my arm again and to just accept it. I refused to accept that and I deflected it. I began to visualize myself doing all of the normal activities just as I had full use of my arms. In nine months I had recovered fully and it was considered a miracle. I had virtually healed myself through positive belief. This is the way I choose to live my life and I want to give this gift to all people.

My philosophy is to live each day positively and be grateful that I am alive and healthy. Every time I turn around, there is always something negative being broadcasted, and people focus their attention it. What you focus on materializes in your world. I had a vision of a universal character that would remind people to stay positive and live their live within the realm of positivity and gratefulness. You yourself choose the way you feel, and some people choose to acknowledge the negativity in the world and this is why they feel the way they do. What I am doing with noNEGNIX is creating a universal symbol that stands for deflecting all negativity and always being positive. When anyone sees this symbol, they are reminded to live in the positive no matter what is going on in life. Simply put, noNEGNIX is my gift to the world to live positively and enjoy your life the way you want to.

“Deflect Negativity!”

Eddy: You kind of took a break from the scene for a minute. You went through some drama with a few bands you thought were your friends. You experienced some very negative people in our scene. Tell us your view on our scene these days.

Frank: Well, I have stepped back with my involvement in the music scene immensely, Eddy, I made a conscious choice to myself to be positive in my life and to do that and live drama-free life. It is certainly a hard task, almost impossible when working dealing with bands and artists. I have witnessed first-hand some extremely negative stuff in my time: backstabbing, lies, wishing bad upon others. The only bands that I remain and still do project work for have a positive, mature attitude and live in gratitude. They make a conscious choice to stand for a purpose in life. The music talent pool in the state of Kentucky and southern Indiana is immense and deeply rooted, most of the talent will not support others, which is a shame; too much jealously and negativity and wanting themselves only to be the big fish in the very small pond. Which actually works against them, since the universal law is an echo of what you say comes to you. I love music I especially love and support Louisville artists and wish all the bands and artist nothing but success, I believe that we all need to pull together. This is Louisville – support your town to the fullest if you want support back to you. When there is an event for a charity and bands are needed, help out. Example: Toys for Tots. Reflect back and give back; no band is too big. Step up to the plate and volunteer even if you had a song or two on the radio. If you think you are too big, then you’re crazy. Grow up, look in the mirror, be human and stand for something. Life is too short, smile and laugh and welcome everyone.

When you give, you receive, once one figures that out, they will leap forward to bigger things. Until then, you reap what you sow. You can’t escape the law of cause and effect. It’s like gravity, Eddy, what’s goes up will surely come down.

The one thing I will speak out about is the lack of local radio support for all the talent in this town That is the most negative thing in Louisville. Question for you: Why do they even have program directors anymore at these big radio stations? They REFUSE to play any local unsigned artist or even signed artists, unless it’s done at a corporate level. Zero support from your radio stations, the BIG ones, the ones that our community supports. People should quit advertising with all stations that refuse to play and will not support proven bands or give them a chance. Heck, the stations around here would not even play Cage the Elephant when they broke loose in England. Now they are played all over the world. Louisville had to wait till the world embraced the music. I have words that will help all of us!

Eddy: What advice would you give to someone who has very negative people that are close to you in your life? and cause nothing but drama and trouble?

Frank:I would say that the person is attracting the trouble to themselves and they need to look within to find out what negative feelings they have. They need to change their thoughts – FLIP THE POSITIVE SWITCH! You can’t change other people, you can only change yourself. Picture in your mind a drama-free relationship with those people over and over again.

Eddy: What can you say about your noNEG Nix Night event on Friday, September 7 at Phoenix Hill?

Frank:As you know I got together with Clark Cranfill and Greg Huff from Lucid Grey to write a positive song – “Deflect Negativity” and I wanted to send some positivity to the music industry. I feel there is too much negativity in the music industry today. I am excited that Lucid Grey will be headlining the show

Eddy: Where can people go to find noNEG Nix gear and info on the subject?

Frank:You can go to our website at http://www.noneg101.com and check out our swag at http://www.noneg101.com/shop. We have positive t-shirts and other gear for purchase, and we will have more products in the fall, such as dog tags and wrist bands. An animated web comic/cartoon series and video game is currently under development. We also have a Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/noneg101 and our character noNEG NIX has a page that you can friend. Follow him for frequent positive messages and inspiration.

Frank and I will be having a “noNEG Nix -Deflect Negativity Night at Phoenix Hill Tavern on September 7, 2012.

We will have several rockin’ positive bands playing, like Lucid Grey, 2 Pump Chump, Boozer, The whiskey Riders and Drucella. It’s free before 9 p.m., so come on up and hang out with the positive crowd.

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