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Mental Illness as a Musician, Part 5

DanLisMusic Posted on November 21, 2017October 17, 2018

It is invigorating to both think quickly, and to use that to accomplish tasks. However, having racing thoughts is much different than thinking quickly.

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How much listening do you do per day?

DanLisMusic Posted on November 20, 2017

It is interesting to get a handle on how much listening you do per day. Here is my tally.

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Mindfulness as a musician

DanLisMusic Posted on November 13, 2017

You can apply mindfulness to all aspects of being a musician. However, the goal is not to become a virtuoso in music through mindfulness.

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How to make time for art when your personal life takes over

DanLisMusic Posted on October 25, 2017

When one’s personal life takes control of one’s life, occupying all time and energy there may be to spare, it is hard to find time to make art.

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Timothy Lee Miller – “Divinitus”

DanLisMusic Posted on October 6, 2017

Firmly rooted in the American Mavericks tradition, this work fuses hymns with polytonality and misalignment, a la Charles Ives.

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Mental Illness as a Musician, Part 4

DanLisMusic Posted on September 11, 2017October 17, 2018

We tend to think that, as humans, we get addicted to physical things: drugs, sex, gambling, money, fighting, etc. Yet, I haven’t heard anyone talking about addiction to thought–addiction to thinking.

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Zoom G1Xon Guitar Effects Pedal – Review

DanLisMusic Posted on September 1, 2017

Frustrated with the built-in sounds of Logic X and the direct-in from my amp into my interface, I needed better sound quality, more tones, and much more versatility. The Zoom G1Xon does not disappoint.