This post called "The Box" comes from J. Michael Dolan's blog for Artists and Entrepreneurs. Living outside the box can be scary but, living inside the box can be death. Are you in or out?
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04/16/2012
03/30/2012
03/27/2012
Guggenheim announces exhibitions schedule through spring 2013
The Guggenheim Reveals 2012-2013 Schedule - ECR - 4ormat
4ormat.com3/6/12
The Guggenheim has announced their Schedule of Exhibitions through Spring 2013. Representing a diverse range of curatorial selections, the schedule including offerings from Picasso, Dijkstra and Kandinsky. With a mobile ...
Link to Exhibits http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/press-room/releases/4470-calendarspring201303/23/2012
You’ve Arrived When You Realize the Journey Never Ends
Musical Mastery: You've Arrived When You Realize the Journey ...
www.notreble.com3/7/12
Push through those periods that are difficult, learn what gets you going again, and keep applying that to your life and routine. Above all, never, ever give up. You may just wake up one day feeling like you have arrived. But I'm ...
Musicians, What Keeps you going?
Artists, What keeps you going? Anyone with a dream or a vision, what keeps you going? Answer= Create or Die!
Musicians: What Keeps You Going? | DIY Musician
diymusician.cdbaby.com3/19/12
Musicians: What Keeps You Going? We've all heard Edison's famous words: “Success is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration.” For every success we experience, we've been given a thousand ...
03/20/2012
Light in the Darkness by Ben Hodson
Source: creatureforum.wordpress.com via Matthew on Pinterest
Bill Evans on the Creative Process
Bill Evans on the creative process – Arts Anatomy
www.artsanatomy.com3/20/12
Jazz great, pianist Bill Evans talks and gives musical examples of how he approaches the creative process.
www.ArtsAnatomy.com03/16/2012
03/12/2012
Where is Orchestra Rock Today?
Where is Orchestra Rock today? | Orchestra Rock
www.orchestrarock.com3/2/12
Where is Orchestra Rock today? Like most genres, Orchestra Rock is constantly evolving . Some new bands combine art rock, experimental and orchestra rock to make a very interesting blend of genres.
03/01/2012
12/16/2011
Lyrics, lyrics, lots of lyrics.
Lyrics, lyrics, lots of lyrics.
I have posted all the lyrics from the soon to be released "The Sullied" album as well as all lyrics from the Meltdown album. They are available at http://TheSullied.com/lyrics.
You can start listening to songs from the new album at this link Free Download.
Become a Friend of The Sullied and You can purchase CD's at a discount in January from http://www.thesullied.com
11/25/2011
My favorite Drummer Paul Motian dies at 80.
Drummer Paul Motian passed away on Tuesday. A sad day.
His work has been a huge influence on me, from his days in the Bill Evans trio to his many recordings as band leader of the Paul Motian Trio.
The record that changed so much about how I personally think about music was Paul Motian's Trio record "Monk In Motian". I am a huge Thelonious Monk fan and spotted this record when it was first released in 1988. As a guitarist I was obviously blown away by Bill Frisell as well as saxophonist Joe Lovano, but it was really what Motian was doing on the drums that intrigued me the most. I think I was almost through my first listening of Monk In Motian before I realized there was no Bass player. He used a deep tuning on his kick drum and it always covered the bass part. You always heard the melody and song form in his playing even when it was more abstract. Just a very musical player.
I really heard his playing as a very complete painting that set the foundation for Lovano and Frisell to further abstract and color upon. One of the great ones! RIP Paul Motian.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/23/arts/music/paul-motian-jazz-drummer-is-dead-at-80.html
11/15/2011
08/04/2011
The Heckler (By Seth Godin)
Just got this from Seth Godin's daily news letter. Ignore the hater, especially the hater that lives in each of us. Shut up and do something!
The heckler
How dare you.
You should be ashamed of yourself.
Is this the best you can do?
I've written about the lizard brain and my friend Steve talks about the voice of the resistance.
It occurs to me, though, that most of us have to hassle with the heckler.
The heckler keeps a running critique going, amplifying its tone and anger as it goes on endlessly about all the things we shouldn't do, all the things we're not doing enough, and most of all, at our lack of entitlement to do much of anything new or important.
The heckler cannot be eliminated. It's been around since the beginning of our species, and we're hard wired to have it.
What can be done, though, is alter how the rest of the brain reacts or responds to the heckling.
If you engage with the heckler, if you qualify yourself, justify yourself or worst of all, rationalize yourself, the heckler will pounce, turning a small wedge into a giant hole. Like a standup comedian, it's almost impossible to outwit or shut down a dedicated heckler.
But there is a strategy that works. Acknowledge and move on.
When the heckler announces that you're incompetent, unqualified or hardly ready to step forward, think, "oh." And then proceed.
You give it no purchase. No opportunity to escalate. Each jibe is met with "noted."
Over time, the heckler gets quieter, because it just isn't worth the effort.
05/27/2011
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04/20/2011
04/07/2011
Balanchine Black and White week at Kennedy Center.
Went to The Kennedy Center last night for one of the three programs being performed by the New York City Ballet this week for Balanchine Black and White Week. Awesome!
An amazing night of dance set to great works by composers Corelli, Vivaldi, Webern and Stravinsky. The New York City Ballet never disappoints. NYC Ballet is performing so many great works this week with the NYC Ballet Orchestra for Balanchine Black and White Week. I only wish I was not traveling this week so that I might see all three programs. There are still some tickets left at good prices. Check it out!
