I’m currently reading “The Hero With A Thousand Faces” by Joseph Campbell and studying and researching man’s relationship to duality… and of course all of this always leads to Carl Jung. In the mist of discussions, musing and thinking out loud on Campbell and Jung’s philosophies, my friend recently shared this quote by Carl Jung, [...]
I’ve been thinking a lot about how I want to spend my year… I’ve been hiding out this past month, since my return from touring and performing so much in 2011. I LOVE travel and touring, but it takes a toll on time and energy. And when it comes to recording, staying put is the [...]
Phew, life is moving fast. I’ve been back from Oaxaca for a few weeks, but have had to jump right into this upcoming concert tour in Seattle, which begins this Thursday evening. I love Seattle. The people are juicy, thoughtful and kind, and like Oaxaca, Mexico, their appreciation for art and creativity runs deep. The [...]
I custom-designed my new bass guitar even more. I changed all of the tunings of the strings so that they match the viola. Here’s what happened: A bass guitar’s tunings are usually in 4th intervals, and the notes of the strings from lowest to highest on a 4-string bass (they can also come with 5 [...]
I love the bass guitar! Too much. I’m slowly getting better at it, with my tone especially. The callouses that one gets (or I am getting) from the bass are kinda intense. Thing is, I have to be careful not to practice the bass too much in this phase of learning because it uses the [...]