by Greg M | May 13, 2019 | Intrinsic Beauty, The Creative Life
I’ve been paying tribute to my most inspirational kindred spirits in this series. Part 1 featured Arvo Pärt, Steve Roach, Jack or Jive and Lucette Bourdin, while Part 2 cited Eric Tingstad & Nancy Rumbel, Sequentia and Robert Rich. Onward! Steve Brand My reviews...
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 | 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 | Mar 28, 2018 | Adventures in Living, Intrinsic Beauty, The Creative Life
The Prayer (1889) by Camille Claudel This subject is always important. When it is not so regarded, our culture is finished. Here are some thoughts on what makes an artist, and how one relates to the culture around them. The Mainstream: Thing 1 and Thing 2 One popular...