I’ve seen a lot of people asking about motivation lately. All from different sources — Twitter, Facebook groups/posts, private messages with friends. People are struggling with motivation, and that doesn’t surprise me entirely considering everything we’ve been through in the last year. The world seems to be in a constant flux of energy and direction… Continue reading Where Do I Find Motivation?
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Music: What Deep Listening Means to Me
I recently found my old mp3 player back from when I was about 14. It’s a Sansa/SanDisk m230, and according to wikipedia was released in 2006. Mine was filled to the brim with music. Was it downloaded legally? Well, that’s another story. It was mostly music retrieved from friends. Listening through, I still remember who… Continue reading Music: What Deep Listening Means to Me
Sufjan Stevens: Chicago — a guided listen and musical analysis
Deep listening is something I used to do a lot, and I’ve recently found some time to dig into music again the way I used to. Deep listening is one of my favorite things to do when I find a good song or album that affects me in a peculiar way. This week I figured… Continue reading Sufjan Stevens: Chicago — a guided listen and musical analysis
The (Music) Artist Mentality
Artists paint, artists draw, artists sculpt, artists make music. What is this “artist” thing and why is everybody chasing it? Art makes us feel fulfilled, art makes us feel alive. Art helps us become who we are meant to be. When I say “artist” here, I’m mostly talking about music artists. Because that’s primarily how… Continue reading The (Music) Artist Mentality
You Don’t Have to Have It All Together Before You Start
There is definitely a period of time where you should be working behind the scenes. But at some point, you have to decide that it’s okay to just start. The pieces will come together over the course of time. Follow your instinct, and do something that gives back to you. Find ways to be energized… Continue reading You Don’t Have to Have It All Together Before You Start
Creativity and Innovation
As a creative person, it can often feel difficult to maintain specific concepts, sounds, or themes over long periods of time. My creative mind wants to innovate and reinvent things, so I think that’s why it becomes difficult to finish out specific projects on occasion (either that or some form of ADD/ADHD). Plenty of artists change their… Continue reading Creativity and Innovation
How the Stranger Things Soundtrack Inspired Me to Write an EP
[Note: this is an older post that had been sitting around in my drafts. But, it shows one part of what I was thinking while writing my debut EP “Rebirth” before it became what it was.] A lot of my friends have been talking about the Stranger Things soundtrack after season 1 released. Honestly, I… Continue reading How the Stranger Things Soundtrack Inspired Me to Write an EP
A Snarky New Year: Our Trip to NYC On New Years Eve
My wife Jessica surprised me with tickets to see Snarky Puppy (only my favorite modern instrumental jazz-fusion band) at Irving Plaza in NYC. I was thrilled! And then on top of that she told me the date was on New Years Eve!! What?! We haven’t really done anything big for New Years, at least not… Continue reading A Snarky New Year: Our Trip to NYC On New Years Eve
2016: My Year in Review, Resolutions
Call me crazy, but I’m going to say that 2016 was a good year. Yeah sure a lot of crazy things happened, but crazy things happen all the time. Over all I am going to focus on my community, my family, my friends and my personal goals. When I do that, I realize that I… Continue reading 2016: My Year in Review, Resolutions
A New Daily Grind
In order to get up and moving with my songwriting and general productivity, I’m realizing that I have to cut down on some of my less productive activities. I also need to, at least occasionally, force myself to do things that I don’t want to do (especially regarding time constraints). For example: a few weeks… Continue reading A New Daily Grind