Music, Mindfulness, & Madness
Michael Hateley (recording artist/producer/engineer at Lotus Mastering), Dee Madden (recording artist/producer), and Anu Kirk (recording artist/producer/industry insider) talk music, production, the process of making and creating, earning a living as a producer and artist, making space for creativity, and navigating life as a creative human.
Episodes
75 episodes
Reinvention: Crisis, Boredom, or Vision?
Reinvention is everywhere in popular culture. Reinvention can be driven by crisis, need for change, deliberate intention, or sudden inspiration. It is easier said than done! In this episode, we consider and discuss what it takes to...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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54:02
THX Talk with Jason Fiber and Kasson Crooker!
A few weeks back we had the great pleasure of talking with the dynamic duo of THX: CEO Jason Fiber and Director of Product Development Kasson Crooker. Jason Fiber has worn many hats, done many things in the alternative and undergrou...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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1:30:44
Taking Risks. Making Changes. Living Without Regret.
Taking risks. Making changes. Living without regret. Easier said than done! This episode, we ruminate and wonder what could be and what might have been.
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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1:17:54
Gratitude Report: What Works and What's Good?
This episode we talk about what's good and recent wins in our respective worlds. Keeping a positive thread in our thinking makes all the difference. Frankie Laine, who sang "
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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1:31:54
Special Guest: Producer/Engineer/Songwriter Jason Lowerie
This week, we speak to producer/engineer Jason Lowerie about how he works and develops his craft. It all boils down to fundamentals and intuition.Find out more about Jason's work at: www.jasonlowerie.com
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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1:52:54
Special Guest: Grammy Award-Nominated Producer/Engineer Paul Fig
This week, we speak to Grammy Award-nominated producer/engineer Paul Fig about how he works and develops his craft. We also discuss the rich history behind his studio, www.davesroom.net, in Southern California. While working ...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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2:05:32
Local News: What's Hot, What's Not, What Kinda Problems You Got!
Anu, Dee, and Michael discuss latest projects, challenges, and creative discoveries.
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:27:19
Getting Unstuck
We all get stuck eventually -- stuck in our jobs, creative projects, or lives. We may face obstacles of finance, emotion, time, or personality. Sometimes we do not even know the cause. Getting unstuck starts with actually kno...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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1:41:49
The Tyranny of Catastrophic Thinking
Most of the biggest blocks that creators have start and end in their thinking. This episode explores where our own worst thinking stops us before we even start and some ways to begin to unlearn the nasty habit of catastrophic thinking."...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:39:35
Robots versus Art: The Threat of Artificial Intelligence to Creativity
Is artificial intelligence a real threat to human creativity? Or are we just expanding our creative toolbox? We discuss the myths and realities of technology and creative practices in the world of art and music, and talk about implications and ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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1:57:15
There Ain't No Cure For The Holiday Blues
Holidays can be a real source of anxiety and loneliness for so many people. In this final episode for 2022, we discuss some personal practices to cure the holiday blues.
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Season 2
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Episode 43
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1:46:58
Fear and Loathing in Portland; or Pema to the Rescue!
Fear can be a crippling effect of past trauma or experience. How do we interrupt the experience of fear and redirect that energy? How do we discern between what is a helpful fear response and past neurological triggers like PTSD and related dis...
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Season 2
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Episode 42
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1:36:45
Musings on Finding a Signature Creative Voice
Every artist has a unique voice, a tone, a perspective. How do you discover what that is? What choices, what tools, what things help you find and sharpen it? We wander a crooked path through these thorny issues and questions.Michael and...
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Season 2
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Episode 41
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2:00:37
Thanksgiving "Paisley Madrigals" Classic Episode Special - Honoring Jesse Rodriguez and BUNK
We're out this week for Thanksgiving, and taking this opportunity to give you this, our first revisitation of one of our first episodes! Celebrating the release of "Paisley Madrigals" to the streaming services, we are proud to once again,...
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Season 2
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Episode 40
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1:08:37
Creativity In Space with Sara Schnadt (from NASA/JPL)
Our guest is Sara Schnadt, who answers questions about her path from performance artist to systems architecture at NASA/JPL. Sara talks with us about how the two fields work together for her on a day-to-day basis. --About Sara Schnad...
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Season 2
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Episode 39
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1:51:07
The Most Important Thing About Music: Melody or Lyrics?
What's more important in music: melody or lyrics? We take on this unanswerable question. This ridiculous challenge leads us in some interesting directions. --References:"Singing is a trick to get people to listen to...
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Season 2
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Episode 38
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1:45:31
Music, Motorcycles, and Marketing with Chad Bishop
Digital marketing expert, musician, and motorcycle enthusiast Chad Bishop talks with Dee and Michael about the Zen of long motorcycle rides, playing music, and a bit of marketing strategy.Chad used to play in bands Screaming to G*d and ...
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Season 2
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Episode 37
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1:46:02
Stand And Deliver: A Tribute To Adam Ant
We pay tribute to the brilliance of Adam Ant.--References:Adam Ant on Top of the Pops, 1980 ("Dog Eat Dog")The Madness of Prince Charming can be found on YouTube ...
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Season 2
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Episode 36
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1:47:28
Parallel Universes, or Choice and Consequences
We all look at our lives and wonder "what if..?" Presented with an array of doors, we can only choose one to walk through, leaving us to ask if made the best selection, and consider how our lives would have been better, or at least different.
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Season 2
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Episode 35
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1:42:39
Your Wish List Is My Command
How many times have you thought, "If I only had enough...?" We investigate finding more ease in our creative lives, no matter how impossible our head tells us it will be. A wishlist is a powerful tool for creating direction in our daily...
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Season 2
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Episode 34
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1:37:49
Pistol And The Seeds Of British Punk Rock
We push and pull on "Pistol", Hulu's slick and stylized miniseries which re-imagines Steve Jones' autobiography, "Lonely Boy". "Pistol" presents one possible story of the birth and death of the Sex Pistols. We talk about the compromises i...
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Season 2
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Episode 33
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1:49:14
The Zen Diaries Of Garry Shandling
Creative people often struggle with making art and making peace with themselves. Garry Shandling was no exception. He was a complex mix of aspiration, attachment, suffering, striving, and success. We talk about our responses to Judd Apatow's do...
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Season 2
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Episode 32
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1:36:09
Finding Work/Life Balance
How much of our lives should we give to work? How much work do we need for our lives? Does work help give life meaning and shape, or does work rob life of meaning and shape? Can we find a way to make work work for us? --Micha...
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Season 2
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Episode 31
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1:50:12
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars at 50 Years
50 years ago, David Bowie released "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars", his fifth album. The one that gave him a taste of success, and that set the template for what would follow. After all this time, what ma...
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Season 2
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Episode 30
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2:05:58
The Mystery Of Fleeting Inspiration
We take the train to inspiration station. Where do we find inspiration? How do we access it, and sustain that mysterious driving force behind just about everything we do as humans? It's closer than our breath, yet evaporates in an instant if we...
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Season 2
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Episode 29
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1:35:17