Music makes my day. I LOVE all kinds. And there are few things that have gotten me through these last years better than music. Music is omnipotently available. Always there when you need it. Flavors the mood and allows you to try on the feelings. Music is miraculous. One of our favorite past times as of late has been discovering new music. With the swipe of a finger there are millions of vibes to lift you up and out of a funk. Or settle you in the feelings as the kids say. I LOVE it when my daughter leads the way of discovery and plays a song she heard here that leads to another song she heard there to...
FINDING THE SONG “It sounds like he found the song.” - Famed British record producer Clive Langer on hearing a reworked version of the song The Deportees Club, by Elvis Costello. I think about this quote a lot. What it means to find the song. How the creative process can happen so quickly and other times be elusive, demand patience, and feel like torture. Creativity can happen in 15 minutes or take the incredible planning, persistence, and the sweet serendipity of collaborators falling into line like a long con. Both are slow, require commitment to the idea and you never truly know they will work out until the very end. A risk. And one that creatives take over...
EXCELLENCE I'm a big fan of excellence in the field. Whether it is Serena Williams, Marc Jacobs, Kamala Harris, or Mariano Rivera, I dig on people kicking ass at what they do. And I LOVE when the excellence comes through no matter my individual taste or preference. If I can appreciate the craft and talent but not fully enjoy the product, that's a double dose of inspiration for me. It means that the individual is so refined in their skill, it doesn't even matter if I like what they do, appreciating their expertise feels just as good. Enter Ed Sheeran. I am incredibly inspired by Ed Sheeran but I don't love his music. What I do love...
It's not often I enjoy every piece of music created by a musician I admire. But Khalid snuck up on me. And in the most welcome of ways. I first heard Khalid in duet with Billie Eilish. Together they offer a set of beautifully wilting vocals calling upon isolation and longing in the song LOVELY. After hearing the song for the first time, I inevitably went on a rabbit hole deep dive in the hopes of finding more Khalid out there. And that deep dive did not disappoint. I discovered a duo of incredibly rich and diverse albums along with song after song of collaborations with some of my other favorite artists. Some songs with upbeat and pop sounds...
