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Inspiration. For a long time, I’ve had a method for generating "ideas." I’ve learned how my mind works. I need movement and music. Taking long drives while listening to music that stirs emotions tends to spark ideas. It gives me solutions to my creative challenges. This particular song, by David Gilmour and his daughter Romany, has that effect on me. The perfection of purity, simplicity elevated to the level of a masterpiece. How could one not be moved? And being moved, feeling emotions, sets me in motion, giving me the urge to express them. movement+music = emotions = ideas It’s actually quite simple for me. But It's coming on various ways, depending how your mind is set.

Excited to share our new soundtrack for "DesiQuest", a collaboration between me and Aalok Mehta. https://lnkd.in/gwwtQDef The show by EffinFunny Productions features an all South-Asian cast and an RPG story inspired by mythology from the Indian subcontinent. The team wanted the soundtrack to feature Indian ragas while being rooted in modern gaming soundtracks. They were interested in both me and Aalok, but neither of us could accomplish the vision alone. They asked us to figure it out together. We found we had complementary skills and musician networks and compatible musical ears. Here's what we found made for a successful collaboration (all happening to start with "cr"): Credit: No matter what, we shared it. Even in day to day emails with production we always made sure to say "We" and "Us". Critique: The hard part was not receiving honest feedback. It was giving it. A creative partner may hold back misgivings out of deference or politeness. If you sense that, draw it out. Crunch Time: When the deadline approaches, load balancing can make you far more efficient. One partner may be burned out on X while the other is burned out on Y. Trade tasks and you're both refreshed. On top of all that, working with a partner is fun. We're thrilled with the outcome, give a listen!   #collaboration #musicproduction #soundtrack #filmmaking #musicsupervision #SouthAsian #Spotify #creativejourney #composers

The power of affirmations are very important and there’s no other genre of music that has more affirmations than in #HipHop. Affirmations, just like manifestations, are critically important because our spirit listens to and follows the directions of what we say and what we think. 🧠 So……what are you affirming and manifesting about yourself?🤔 #osdlive #sneakers #affirmations #manifesting #solecialstudies #obsessivesneakerdisorder #protectourculture https://lnkd.in/gbxtc9u9

....Why do we live for, and why do we love, the absolute defeat and annihilation of those few known as the group of "The Good Ole' Boy Corrupt Government Subcontractors" so much? .......because we can.......and we do.......on a regular basis! For we are.......their Sandman. For we are, quite literally.......their worst nightmare come to life. ……. 333 ……. 555 ……. 777 Ordo Ab Chao Luv E Tenebris Magna Veritas, Et Praevalabit Oderint Dum Metuant An enormously powerful, Elite-Connected Phoenix…….continues to decimate the competition……. …….for we are…….The Butterfly Effect. JD And Associates,,L.L.C. - Innovative Government Subcontracting Solutions For Today's Business Environments (R) https://lnkd.in/eQVkhKtv

The latest episode of Jim's Corner is here! Ever wondered why there's no D'Addario #guitar, but countless other #daddario products for musicians? Or why the iconic colored ball ends on D'Addario strings were initially created? Learn the answers to these questions and much more in this episode. 👇

aesthetics and emotion. I realize that inside this platform there are people who are very very prepared in their field, those who don't have time to dwell (unless it's their profession or vocation) but as those who read me will have guessed, in addition to the passion for writing, marketing, etc.. there is so much that I have had since I was a child and that they just don't want to leave me. do you know what "french touch" is? It's that nickname that the music press of the early 90s had given to the growing French electronic, house and garage movement (especially Parisian) that very soon would explode with Daft Punk and their incredible video clips (I really don't have to remind anyone who deals with visuals). needless to say it was a bomb for that high school me who was approaching mtv and new sounds, and it is precisely this evolution both aesthetic and "international" of daft punk has evolved also capitulating to that theme dear to the rockers of the 60s and 70s (from woodstock onwards) that is the "concept album"; that is the idea of creating a musical product that from the first to the last track is the expression of a single story, a common idea, an ideal; a bit like reading a story of k.dick without realizing the journey. daft punk in their second incredible album reinvent themselves but with video clips involving the master Leiji Matsumoto (hero of Captain Harlock, galaxy express 999 and a million other beloved anime), who unfortunately left us some time ago, to package a gigantic cartoon divided into tracks (which would then be passed as singles on the radio and on TV as video clips) that however all together projected towards a splendid journey between the science fiction that was so dear to the master and the idea that daft punk had in mind. a small masterpiece of music and animation. now daft punk have disbanded but the french touch lives on in hundreds of bands and djs and Justice (perhaps their heirs) today come out with a pearl that not only pays homage to what has been but makes it even more dreamlike, less japanese but with the same emotional touch that I had years ago. I write this because the method to spread a work or an idea in marketing has a thousand forms and often these forms to work must hit those memories inside us, perhaps vivid and indelible video below https://lnkd.in/dmKG_PqK

Conflict is inevitable, chaos is optional. You will never control all the events that happen to you, but conflict can be a great teacher. It will teach you to improvise. If you let it. Regardless of your specific circumstances or role, conflict is an inevitable part of life. Conflict is how you learn the ability to adapt and respond creatively to unexpected situations. You may be the Chief of something, in the thick of it, or searching for the light at the end of the tunnel. Whoever and wherever you are, this holds true: Improvise, adapt, overcome In music, conflict is known as discord. Technically, that means two notes that sound incomplete until one of them moves. Musical dissonance is a chord in which the notes are not in agreement with each other; there is a bitterness that requires movement to resolve the tension. If we apply this to everyday life, we can see that conflict, discord and dissonance require movement. They are part of a dynamic process that can lead to growth, innovation, and better ideas or dialogue. And if you can’t solve your big issue, remember that two musical notes in conflict sound incomplete until one of them moves. If you can’t zig, then find a way to zag. #writerslife #successstories

This all depends on what you want out of your classic rock and pop concert experience. I look into different aspects of the issue. #rock #classicrock #bands #bandmembers #rosterchanges #americansongwriter

Global Entity - Sound of the Machine series. Reference book by Karl Bartos. My Life in Kraftwerk and Beyond. Subject: Gary Numan How can we assess Gary Numan who keeps reinventing himself with new material and albums. Many find his voice and singing style unusual, Gary is a big critic and very modest about his music yet he is very innovative, a hybrid sound of electronic industrial from the post punk era. Education is a mystery but clearly an intelligent man who was a pilot, yet piano play ? Nm Now & Forever https://lnkd.in/ek23YSia