Phil Gates

Life begins where fear ends.

Media production & brand development professional. ///DP, cinematographer, photographer, editor, audio engineer, sound designer, music producer, bad ass.

12/28/2023

"The pain I feel now is the happiness I had before. That's the deal." ~C.S. Lewis

12/26/2023

I think I'm done here.

12/24/2023

Once you are avoided by someone never disturb them again.

12/21/2023

Some days are harder than others.

12/11/2023

When you go through low points in your life it seems everyday you are reminded you are not worthy. You are not good enough. You don’t deserve. You have to struggle without a smile. You are reminded that you are a burden to those around you. You are less than. People will leave your side. People will help with the reminder that your problems are making it harder for them. You will want it to end. You will want everything to be over. You will want to escape life. You will sleep wishing you can remain in your dreams & not wake up to the nightmares of another day. It is the most difficult thing to be lost in your own head & have most around you constantly remind you of your losses. Advising you on things they are not currently facing or quite possibly have ever faced. Even when everyone around quits on you it is a true test to keep moving & not quit on yourself. Celebrate every tiny success that everyone else will deem insignificant because when you are down they will consciously or subconsciously see you as a loser. Failures happen to everyone. Some harder than others. Some risk more than the next. Celebrate every bit of success even when you are the only one who can see the progress. Hold on to every bit of light to keep yourself from disappearing into the darkness.

12/07/2023

Bad days build better days.

12/03/2023

They don’t involve you, don’t get involved. They don’t tell you, don’t ask. They don’t invite you, don’t go. Know your position in peoples lives and act accordingly.

11/26/2023

People who don’t value your presence deserve your absence.

11/26/2023

Some people won’t understand your words while some won’t even need words to understand you.

11/22/2023

No one is going to hate on you for doing worse than them.

11/21/2023

Where most people quit is where greatness is born.

11/21/2023

Aging is the aggressive pursuit of comfort.

11/19/2023

Trauma is essentially an excuse for the way you are which you yourself don’t like.

If something unpleasant happens to you, you have two choices: either you can become wise or become wounded.

Many choose to become wounded & wear their trauma like a badge knowing the pain it caused yet still inflicting the same wound onto others.

If more unpleasant things happened to you then you must become the wisest man the soonest.

11/19/2023

When you are winning you’re not as good as you think you are but when you are losing you’re not as bad as you think you are.

11/18/2023

The test of honor isn’t when it’s convenient. Honor is tested when it is inconvenient.

11/17/2023

Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.

11/11/2023

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11/07/2023

Stay in environments where people don’t recognize the value of you & you will shrink your gift to the size of what they can stand. That’s what causes anxiety, depression, & stress.

11/30/2022

✌🏽What’s good IG homies? Been staying busy trying to get a few things done & look what we have here! 👀 It’s another good brother I go back a long way with… my old homie & I got to link up & cook some joints up at along with my good homies & my old crew homie Krsna Golden
💭 Feels crazy to me when I think back & reflect that I’ve been working with my homie Ness for just over 20 years & known my bros Profound, Juice, & Krsna Golden for over 3 decades. I always say I’ve been blessed to come up around the best & most talented people throughout my life & as much as we’ve been through I will always remain one of their top fans as well as a long standing & loyal friend. We all share a great & common history & it’s fitting that my brothers & I were able to come full circle & link up again to get some last minute placement submissions done.
🪄I’m always looking forward to creating more with my good brothers & continuing to put that dope energy out into the universe! And we got a whole lot more dope s**t coming soon! 💫
☀️ “Radiant” ~Profound 🎤 & Phil Gates 🥁🎹🎺
💻 And Btw! I’m always super proud of my baby girl doing great things. She’s continuing to grow her talents, her knowledge, her personality, & her career at an amazing pace. You have such a bright future baby girl & daddy always loves you more than you can imagine! ✨
❤️ She has grown so much & it makes me so happy to see her learning & enjoying life. Always keep up the amazing momentum baby girl! Lob! ❤️
🛫😩 And I am going to miss as she is leaving for a while looking after Momma Vi & Eddie’s home in Florida. 😢 Probably gonna be the longest we’ve been apart in just about 16 years. 😧
🎥🎬🎤🎹🎧🎯
🦁 Always looking forward to future projects with some of the .mu.ra

10/26/2022

🏆 Hey! Sometimes I’m really bad at celebrating some of our achievements & this was earlier in the year so a bit late but congrats to my homie on getting him his 1st placement on episode 112 of ‘All American: Homecoming’ on CW! I’ve been a fan of my g for as long as I’ve known him & it’s always a pleasure working with my brother. Looking forward to many more fam! 🎯
🎤 The LockNess Monsta
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10/26/2022

💫 Hey! What’s good homies? 💪🏽
Staying busy over here trying to get some of this work done & figured I should hop online & post up, lol. Been working on some new joints with some old music bros along with some other dope endeavors with some old hitting (street performer/bboy) homies. Looking forward to some new adventures & it’s cool to be able to share some of them with some lifelong brothers I know. Let’s get some work done fellas!
🎥 Anyhow, here’s a few quick clips I shot & directed of a few commercial promo projects for my good friends at & Condition Red Arms.
🥁 Track by this guy —>
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10/24/2022

✊🏽 What’s good homies? Busy week last week with my amazing wife’s birthday amongst other things… ✌🏽
⏳So I knew this talented brother back in a time when I mainly dedicated my concentration & obsession towards excelling as a & hitting 💰 Although, I did a handful of other things I was mainly focused on that & have always honored & respected my brother’s dedication to his craft.
💊 My obsession with keeping things at a certain standard can be a hard pill to swallow for some but I continue to honor & respect those who do the same in their particular field of expertise & Juice is no exception. He has been dope as long as I have known him & is a true professional at his craft. 📝 🎤 🎧
🎁 I’ve been blessed to be among the best in all facets of our community throughout my life & hopefully did my part in earning a place amongst them.
📜 We share a great & common history & it’s fitting that the brother & I were able to come full circle & link up again to get some last minute placement submissions done… along with my good homie of course!
🪄Looking forward to creating more with my good brothers & putting that dope energy out into the universe! 💫
🎬 Btw! Super proud of my baby girl for doing such an amazing job first time playing a producer role for a project at an ad agency she’s at… with the help of the talented brothers ✨
❤️ She has grown so much & it makes me so happy to see her learning & enjoying life. Keep up the amazing momentum baby girl! Lob! ❤️
🎥🎬🎤🎹🎧🎯 Looking forward to future projects with some of the

10/24/2022

✊🏽 What’s good homies? Busy week last week with my amazing wife’s birthday amongst other things… ✌🏽
⏳So I knew this talented brother back in a time when I mainly dedicated my concentration & obsession towards excelling as a & hitting 💰 Although, I did a handful of other things I was mainly focused on that & have always honored & respected my brother’s dedication to his craft.
💊 My obsession with keeping things at a certain standard can be a hard pill to swallow for some but I continue to honor & respect those who do the same in their particular field of expertise & Juice is no exception. He has been dope for as long as I have known him & is a true professional at his craft. 📝 🎤 🎧
🎁 I’ve been blessed to be among the best in all facets of our community throughout my life & hopefully did my part in earning a place amongst them.
📜 We share a great & common history & it’s fitting that the brother & I were able to come full circle & link up again to get some last minute placement submissions done… along with my good homie of course!
🪄Looking forward to creating more with my good brothers & putting that dope energy out into the universe! 💫
🎬 Btw! Super proud of my baby girl for doing such an amazing job first time playing a producer role for a project at an ad agency she’s at… with the help of the talented brothers ✨
❤️ She has grown so much & it makes me so happy to see her learning & enjoying life. Keep up the amazing momentum baby girl! Lob! ❤️
🎥🎬🎤🎹🎧🎯 Looking forward to future projects with some of the

10/23/2022

Be the person you need in your life for others.

10/19/2022

🎂 Happy birthday to my lovely wife! You have been by my side for a decade & a half… sheeeesh!⏳😳 You are my world & I am so thankful to have you in my life. 🌎 So much strength & character with so much selfless love & care. You have been my strength & my weakness. And you look alright also… 😂😍 Lob! 😘❤️

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✌🏽What’s good IG homies? Been staying busy trying to get a few things done & look what we have here! 👀 It’s another good brother I go back a long way with… my old homie @profoundmusicgroup & I got to link up & cook some joints up at @highpowerstudios along with my good homies @nessthegod773 @juice4real & my old #euphonics crew homie Krsna Golden @caligrownbutchitownsown 💭 Feels crazy to me when I think back & reflect that I’ve been working with my homie Ness for just over 20 years & known my bros Profound, Juice, & Krsna Golden for over 3 decades. I always say I’ve been blessed to come up around the best & most talented people throughout my life & as much as we’ve been through I will always remain one of their top fans as well as a long standing & loyal friend. We all share a great & common history & it’s fitting that my brothers & I were able to come full circle & link up again to get some last minute placement submissions done. 🪄I’m always looking forward to creating more with my good brothers & continuing to put that dope energy out into the universe! And we got a whole lot more dope sh!t coming soon! 💫 ☀️ “Radiant” ~Profound 🎤 & Phil Gates 🥁🎹🎺 💻 And Btw! I’m always super proud of my baby girl @curlyheadkaya doing great things. She’s continuing to grow her talents, her knowledge, her personality, & her career at an amazing pace. You have such a bright future baby girl & daddy always loves you more than you can imagine! ✨ ❤️ She has grown so much & it makes me so happy to see her learning & enjoying life. Always keep up the amazing momentum baby girl! Lob! ❤️ 🛫😩 And I am going to miss @rette19 as she is leaving for a while looking after Momma Vi & Eddie’s home in Florida. 😢 Probably gonna be the longest we’ve been apart in just about 16 years. 😧 🎥🎬🎤🎹🎧🎯 🦁 Always looking forward to future projects with some of the @highpowerstudiosllc #teamhighpower @ninjonath

🏆 Hey! Sometimes I’m really bad at celebrating some of our achievements & this was earlier in the year so a bit late but congrats to my homie @nessthegod773 on getting him his 1st placement on episode 112 of ‘All American: Homecoming’ on CW! I’ve been a fan of my g for as long as I’ve known him & it’s always a pleasure working with my brother. Looking forward to many more fam! 🎯 🎤 The LockNess Monsta 🥁 @philgates1976 🎛️ @highpowerstudios

💫 Hey! What’s good homies? 💪🏽 Staying busy over here trying to get some of this work done & figured I should hop online & post up, lol. Been working on some new joints with some old music bros along with some other dope endeavors with some old hitting (street performer/bboy) homies. Looking forward to some new adventures & it’s cool to be able to share some of them with some lifelong brothers I know. Let’s get some work done fellas! 🎥 Anyhow, here’s a few quick clips I shot & directed of a few commercial promo projects for my good friends at @contegodefensegroup & Condition Red Arms. @ninjonathanv 🥁 Track by this guy —> @philgates1976 🎬 @highpowerstudios 💫 @davestob @jacki_0 @jziech @kristi_emmons @rette19 @curlyheadkaya

✊🏽 What’s good homies? Busy week last week with my amazing wife’s birthday amongst other things… @rette19 ✌🏽 ⏳So I knew this talented brother @juice4real back in a time when I mainly dedicated my concentration & obsession towards excelling as a #bboy & hitting #streetperforming 💰 Although, I did a handful of other things I was mainly focused on that & have always honored & respected my brother’s dedication to his craft. 💊 My obsession with keeping things at a certain standard can be a hard pill to swallow for some but I continue to honor & respect those who do the same in their particular field of expertise & Juice is no exception. He has been dope as long as I have known him & is a true professional at his craft. 📝 🎤 🎧 🎁 I’ve been blessed to be among the best in all facets of our community throughout my life & hopefully did my part in earning a place amongst them. 📜 We share a great & common history & it’s fitting that the brother & I were able to come full circle & link up again to get some last minute placement submissions done… along with my good homie @nessthegod773 of course! 🪄Looking forward to creating more with my good brothers & putting that dope energy out into the universe! 💫 🎬 Btw! Super proud of my baby girl @curlyheadkaya for doing such an amazing job first time playing a producer role for a project at an ad agency she’s at… with the help of the talented brothers @unitedpros @tea_buggz @_izaiahharris_ ✨ ❤️ She has grown so much & it makes me so happy to see her learning & enjoying life. Keep up the amazing momentum baby girl! Lob! ❤️ 🎥🎬🎤🎹🎧🎯 Looking forward to future projects with some of the @highpowerstudios #teamhighpower @ninjonathanv @greeneye_71 @ana_garcia_artistry @davidstephensphotography @davedigi1970 @highpowerstudiosllc @highpowercinema @highpowerbts @highpowerfilms @gatesdesigns

✊🏽 What’s good homies? Busy week last week with my amazing wife’s birthday amongst other things… @rette19 ✌🏽 ⏳So I knew this talented brother @juice4real back in a time when I mainly dedicated my concentration & obsession towards excelling as a #bboy & hitting #streetperforming 💰 Although, I did a handful of other things I was mainly focused on that & have always honored & respected my brother’s dedication to his craft. 💊 My obsession with keeping things at a certain standard can be a hard pill to swallow for some but I continue to honor & respect those who do the same in their particular field of expertise & Juice is no exception. He has been dope for as long as I have known him & is a true professional at his craft. 📝 🎤 🎧 🎁 I’ve been blessed to be among the best in all facets of our community throughout my life & hopefully did my part in earning a place amongst them. 📜 We share a great & common history & it’s fitting that the brother & I were able to come full circle & link up again to get some last minute placement submissions done… along with my good homie @nessthegod773 of course! 🪄Looking forward to creating more with my good brothers & putting that dope energy out into the universe! 💫 🎬 Btw! Super proud of my baby girl @curlyheadkaya for doing such an amazing job first time playing a producer role for a project at an ad agency she’s at… with the help of the talented brothers @unitedpros @tea_buggz @_izaiahharris_ ✨ ❤️ She has grown so much & it makes me so happy to see her learning & enjoying life. Keep up the amazing momentum baby girl! Lob! ❤️ 🎥🎬🎤🎹🎧🎯 Looking forward to future projects with some of the @highpowerstudios #teamhighpower @ninjonathanv @greeneye_71 @ana_garcia_artistry @davidstephensphotography @davedigi1970 @highpowerstudiosllc @highpowercinema @highpowerbts @highpowerfilms @gatesdesigns

😥 Somebody’s got to… lol. 🤷‍♂️😂 🏖 At the beach with the family. 🏝 @rette19 @lynnettedobbin @curlyheadkaya @j7sminemarie ❤️ #staysafe #staypositive 🎧✨ #extracrispy 🔊 Phil Gates 🎛🥁🎹🎧 Stay tuned. Stay safe... 🔪 @philgates1976 🦁 @highpowerstudios 💫 @highpowerstudiosllc @highpowerstore @highpowernetwork @highpowerbts @855highpwr @highpowerltd @gatesdesigns @gatescapes #teamhighpower •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #highpowerstudios #hpwr #highpower #855highpwr #philgates #hiphopbeats #hitters #chicagohiphop #hiphoptracks #streetperformerlife #hiphop #hiphopculture #hiphopmusic #hiphopproduction #mpc2000xl

🧩 Still putting the puzzle pieces together… Got a bit more plaster to knock off, redo the electrical stuffs, run network cables and outlets, add led can lights, run electrical conduit up to the next floor along with some network cables to run the 10gbe throughout from the switch on the way, insulate for sound, then level rafters with furring strips and shims, add strips of the old lathe to adjust the depth of the drywall, drywall, tape and mud, sand and paint, and add the trim and molding stuff… I’m sure I’ll find something else will come up, lol. Like fixing the busted shop vac we have here. Saving all the original trim and such so still mowing over whether or not to add a coffered ceiling to the list which will probably mean I have to grab all new trim for the ceiling. But that’s all. Almost done with this room, lol. Then on to the next one. 🔨🪚💡 It’s a demo... 🎯 On target with the bro @davedigi1970 & #teamhighpower at #highpowerstudios 🦁👑 💻 Still moving right along! Stay safe beloved. #stayfocused 🤪 <—-6ft son—-> 😷 ❤️ #staytuned #staysafe #staypositive 🎧✨ #extracrispy 🔊 Phil Gates 🎛🥁🎹🎧 Stay tuned. Stay safe... 🔪 @philgates1976 🦁 @highpowerstudios 💫 @highpowerstudiosllc @highpowerstore @highpowernetwork @highpowerbts @855highpwr @highpowerltd @gatesdesigns @gatescapes •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #hpwr #855highpwr #philgates #hiphopbeats #hitters #chicagohiphop #hiphoptracks #streetperformerlife #hiphop #hiphopculture #hiphopmusic #hiphopproduction #mpc2000xl #recordingstudio #chicagohiphopmusic #filmmaking #cinematography

🧩 Putting some puzzle pieces together… 👑 🔨🪚💡 It’s a demo... 🦁 🎯 On target with the bro @davedigi1970 & #teamhighpower at #highpowerstudios 💻 Still moving right along! Stay safe beloved. #stayfocused 🤪 <—-6ft son—-> 😷 ❤️ #staytuned #staysafe #staypositive 🎧✨ #extracrispy 🔊 “Win or Lose” by Phil Gates (circa 2006) 🎛🥁🎹🎧 Stay tuned. Stay safe... 🔪 @philgates1976 🦁 @highpowerstudios 💫 @highpowerstudiosllc @highpowerstore @highpowernetwork @highpowerbts @855highpwr @highpowerltd @gatesdesigns @gatescapes •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #hpwr #855highpwr #philgates #hiphopbeats #hitters #chicagohiphop #hiphoptracks #streetperformerlife #hiphop #hiphopculture #hiphopmusic #hiphopproduction #mpc2000xl #recordingstudio #chicagohiphopmusic #filmmaking #cinematography

💣 Highpower sh*t on another joint with the gang... ABG Gang of course. @blackout79 & @nessthegod773 track entitled “Stain” produced by yours truly some years back. Created some crazy sh*t through the years at #highpowerstudios with these brothers & the fam @davedigi1970 & #teamhighpower 📸 Image is from a still frame of some timelapse work for an old client shoot at #highpower ❤️ #staysafe #staypositive 🎧✨ #extracrispy 🔊 “Stain” ABG Gang (Kaos & Ness of Ill Nature) Phil Gates (circa 2005) 🎛🥁🎹🎧 Stay tuned. Stay safe... 🔪 @philgates1976 🦁 @highpowerstudios 💫 @highpowerstudiosllc @highpowerstore @highpowernetwork @highpowerbts @855highpwr @highpowerltd @gatesdesigns @gatescapes •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #hpwr #855highpwr #philgates #hiphopbeats #hitters #chicagohiphop #hiphoptracks #streetperformerlife #hiphop #hiphopculture #hiphopmusic #hiphopproduction #mpc2000xl #recordingstudio #portrait #portraitphotography #filmmaking #cinematography