Overview

Foundations is Album 1 of the Paper Trail Series - a music-driven narrative based on a tenant’s lived experience within a housing system.

This album sets the stage for the full story, capturing the early moments:

• moving in
• noticing patterns
• documenting concerns
• and the emotional shift from trust to awareness

Each track represents a chapter in the unfolding journey, blending storytelling, emotion, and documentation through music.

This is not just an album - it’s the beginning of a documented experience told in sequence.

A music-based documentary of lived experience - told one track at a time.

Tracklist

1. Move-In Day
The beginning. Hopeful, grounded, and unaware of what’s ahead.

2. Paper Trail
Documentation begins - emails, notes, and the first signs that something isn’t right.

3. Early Warnings
Subtle patterns emerge. Things feel off, but not yet fully understood.

4. Silent Threats
Unspoken pressure builds. Communication shifts. Tension rises beneath the surface.

5. Escalating Harassment
The energy changes. What was subtle becomes undeniable.

6. Why Does BHP Do This To Me? (Bonus Track)
A raw emotional reflection - questioning the system, the experience, and the why behind it all.

Listen & Follow the Story

Available on major streaming platforms including:

• Spotify
• Apple Music
• YouTube Music
• iHeartRadio

For full experience access, downloads, and exclusive content, choose a package below.

Choose Your Access

1. Digital Album Access

$9

Includes:

• Full album download (all 6 tracks)
• Stream anytime access via TPS Marketplace

Perfect for those who want to support the work and own the music.

2. Album + Story Bundle

$19

Includes:

• Full album download
• Story Companion PDF (narrative behind each track)
• Expanded context of the lived experience

Ideal for listeners who want deeper understanding of the story behind the music.

3. Album + Exhibit Bundle

$29

Includes:

• Full album download
• Story Companion PDF
• Exhibit Companion (select documentation references & timeline context)

Designed for those who want to connect the music to the documented experience.

4. Full Access Bundle

$49

Includes:

• Full album download
• Story Companion PDF
• Exhibit Companion
• Bonus content (behind-the-scenes + creative process insights)

For those who want the complete experience and to fully support the project.

5. Provenance Edition

$200

Includes:

• • Full digital album download (all tracks)
  • Story Companion PDF (expanded narrative behind each track)
  • Exhibit Companion (documentation, timeline, and contextual references)
  • High-quality 8” × 12” archival art print (album artwork)
  • Printed Provenance Card including:
    • Photography credit: Cesar Benavides, CB Photography
    • Location: Chautauqua Park, Boulder, Colorado
    • Seasonal context of the image
    • Narrative framing connecting place to the Paper Trail Series
  • Protective packaging (rigid mailer with backing support)
  • Designed as a physical + digital narrative artifact set

For those who want the complete experience and to fully support the project.

A collectible edition that preserves the music, the story, and the place in which it is grounded.

Album Art Credit

Album artwork features photography by Cesar Benavides of CB Photography, capturing various seasonal landscapes of Chautauqua Park in Boulder, Colorado.

Artwork Description / Context

The visual imagery draws from the changing seasons of Chautauqua Park - one of Boulder’s most iconic natural and cultural landmarks, known for its open trails, historic charm, and public accessibility as a treasured community space.

Chautauqua is widely regarded as a symbol of natural beauty, restoration, and public enjoyment within Boulder’s landscape. Its presence in the Paper Trail Series artwork creates a layered contrast between public serenity and private lived experience, highlighting the tension between places that represent openness and grounding, and the realities of housing instability experienced by tenants within the same geographic context.

This juxtaposition reflects the broader themes of the Paper Trail Series: visibility vs. lived experience, public narrative vs. private reality, and the complexity of place as both refuge and witness.

❤️ Support the Work

This series is part of a larger storytelling and advocacy project connected to the Tenant Power podcast.

Your support helps continue:

• future albums in the series
• podcast production
• documentation and education around tenant experiences

⚠️ Important Note

This album reflects a personal lived experience and narrative perspective. It is shared for storytelling, educational, and awareness purposes.

Listen to the music. Follow the story. Understand the experience.