The concept of "Ozenoz" came to me after an EF4  tornado landed on my car in Tennessee in November 2002. It pushed my car from 5 mph to 55 mph in neutral,  then let me go. I thought "I'm in Oz!" followed by, "I'm not Dorothy, I am Oz!". Then I realized my name could be like the synced Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" to "The Wizard of Oz", using the song "Us and Them" except "Ozenoz and Eminem" with an echo.




       I wrote the autobiographical section of my book "IT" in 2005, then my Ozenoz lyrics for the album "IT" in 2009 (which were published prose at Ozenoz.com for awhile), later in 2011 filling in the spaces with "manic satire".



        The logo was designed in 2008 and contains all of the letters O - Z - E -N - O again and Z again in its shape.

The original 2008 photo of my sketch.



       Ozenoz (dot) Media started in 2013 as the site at Ozenoz.com, which was built for desktop viewing, and received over 140K views in 9 months. It was primarily the ongoing production of my novels, screenplays, comedy bits, and short stories, though there were some random reviews of artists I know and love.

        It was at this time Sean Daley made contact with my works, and became very familiar. I was living at Alpha Project's San Diego Winter Shelter Tent, housing hundreds of homeless people.


        Things got "hairy" with my living circumstance, and I took a hiatus from O.M. from 2014 - 2017, when I started up again with all of this material, as well as the lyrics to "Ozenoz : One" I had written during my time away. This is when Ozenoz became "Media".




         During 2017/2018 all that really came from me was the music and videos on my YouTube Channel.



         In 2019 I finally found my artistic chops and created this site as it exists now, besides the touch up graphic designs and sidebar links.

        The journey of ozenoz "dot" media really stopped in 2019 when i experienced homelessness in Venice, CA for a few months.



C'est la vie!    

        Oh, lastly... check the "page list" under the home page header under "more". These posts are mostly not available anywhere else, and also form the silhouette of a man who once tried to kill me, by the titles shape...




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J.E. Ayers Brooks said…
"Ozenoz Media is unique because it serves as a personal, multi-platform showcase for Joel Brooks’ wide-ranging creative output, all curated and produced by him alone. The platform brings together his novels, screenplays, comedy, music, visual art, and performance art in one place, allowing audiences to experience the full spectrum of his talents."

"Unlike typical artist portfolios, Ozenoz Media is deeply autobiographical, reflecting Brooks’ personal journey—including periods of homelessness and resilience—which adds authenticity and narrative depth to his work. The site features exclusive content not available elsewhere, interactive blog posts, and original art collections, including NFTs, making it both a creative archive and an evolving, interactive experience for fans and collectors."
June 16, 2025 at 10:35 PM
J.E. Ayers Brooks said…
"HUM"

If trees grew upside down
And root houses were in fashion
I’d build me a root house high in the clouds
Of the bare peaked mountain
With snow at its base
There I’d spend my nights 
Looking down at the stars
That shine under the sky
From the seas of illusion 
To the deserts of green
And swing from the roots of my lone sanity
June 16, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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