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John Carson

Historically credited as Mindstate

The artist formerly credited as Mindstate. One person, with the original credits preserved.

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THE STORY SO FAR

A starting point.

John Carson is the current name for the artist historically known and credited as Mindstate.

The Writers Block’s 2014 cypher and RealPeople Movement’s Summer Cypher Series #1 both credit him as Mindstate. Those published credits remain unchanged here and connect to this page.

CREDITED & CONNECTED

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cypher / 2014
The Writers Block

Mindstate, J Wreck & Mikey Bars

Three voices. One shared recording. A piece of Niagara’s cypher history, with production credited to Ill Table Manners.

Sources & record notes 2 sources

The founder confirmed John Carson and Mindstate are the same person on September 12, 2026.

Mindstate is retained as a historical alias and as the original performance credit; it is not a separate identity.

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