by Greg M | May 7, 2019 | Intrinsic Beauty, The Creative Life
In the first installment of this series, I called out Arvo Pärt, Steve Roach, Jack or Jive and Lucette Bourdin for their inspiration. Here are three more of my kindred spirits. Eric Tingstad & Nancy Rumbel We go way back… I first discovered Eric’s solo guitar...
by Greg M | Apr 19, 2019 | Intrinsic Beauty, The Creative Life
Who are these people? My most inspiring musical kindred spirits, in whose beautiful and joyous work I hear sincere efforts to transcend the mundane and seek the eternal. I listen to lots of excellent music by other artists who (as far as I know) have no such interest,...
by Greg M | Apr 5, 2019 | Adventures in Living, The Creative Life
It was time to circle back once again to one of my favorite novelists, Hermann Hesse. Hesse was a seeker of the truth. The quest to uncover and realize one’s essential nature was his driving motivation and, naturally, that of the protagonist of every novel from (at...
by Greg M | Mar 27, 2019 | Releases, The Creative Life, Working That Studio
I have the pleasure of sharing another cool album, to which I got to contribute in a small way. My friend and musical kindred spirit Kris Tilbury started her Mirror of Dreams project in 2012. Kris is a singer and multi-instrumentalist, who contributed the back cover...
by Greg M | Jan 1, 2019 | Adventures in Living, The Creative Life, Working That Studio
2018 was a transitional year, the beginning of what may be viewed as a fallow period. Not very much music work was done in ‘18, and I expect that several years will pass before I have anything to show for the extended research-and-development work that is now...
by Greg M | Oct 21, 2018 | The Creative Life, Working That Studio
I’m in a transitional phase these days, working out new tunings and finally getting into grooves, with a long gestation curve expected before the next releases. So I’m thinking I ought to share the occasional jam session. I don’t want people to...