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Without A Map – Zen and the Art of Making Art
In my last article, I explored how it can be hard for artists to summon the guts to give to ourselves the same label – drummer, painter, sculptor – that we give to our heroes. “How can I possibly sha… more →
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Without A Map – Zen and the Art of Making Art
dumbdrummer wrote 5 months ago: In my last article, I explored how it can be hard for artists to summon the guts to give to ourselve … more →
What’s In A Name? - The Guts To Title Yourself Your Passion
dumbdrummer wrote 7 months ago: I started drumming at the age of seven, when my dad bought me a drum set for Christmas. For years I … more →
Confucius, Capitalism, and Karaoke - How Culture Influences The Way We Hear And Talk About Music
dumbdrummer wrote 10 months ago: Cultures have always borrowed from one another, only to transform what they borrowed into something … more →
No Disgrace - The Gift Of A Good Day Job
dumbdrummer wrote 10 months ago: The Life We Hide When musicians bump into one another at shows or parties, we like to catch up on ea … more →
Diving For Pearls - Identity, Soul & The Origins Of Style
dumbdrummer wrote 1 year ago: “I think having one’s own sound is the most fundamental kind of identity in music. But … more →
Bloom - Trusting Your Muse
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dumbdrummer wrote 1 year ago: Last Saturday I drove 250 miles in order to attend a reunion of family members I’d never met. These … more →
Evolve Or Die – The Value Of Taking Chances In Your Creative Process
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dumbdrummer wrote 1 year ago: I recently worked on a record that included a song-writing collaboration between a pop band and a ra … more →
For The Good Of The Group - Listening In Performance
dumbdrummer wrote 1 year ago: Listening To A Mime: A True Story When I was a kid growing up in Iowa, I had a band called Outrage w … more →
It Won’t Mean A Thing…If You Ain’t Listening
dumbdrummer wrote 1 year ago: In my last post I looked at how self-consciousness turns a musician inward, limiting their expressiv … more →
Letting Go - Removing The Handcuffs Of Self-Doubt
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dumbdrummer wrote 1 year ago: I wrote this article three years ago. It was the first of my Mind Set columns for Drummer Magazine, … more →
Green Days - Musicians Walk The Talk Of Climate Consciousness, by Adam Gardner
dumbdrummer wrote 1 year ago: Eric’s Introduction I’m a hypocrite. There, I said it. At home I’m a militant environmen … more →
Making It, Redefined by Kevin Kelly
dumbdrummer wrote 1 year ago: Kevin Kelly launched Wired Magazine in 1993, and since then has written books and blogs about everyt … more →
How to Sound Bigger, by Jacob Slichter
dumbdrummer wrote 1 year ago: Eric’s Introduction: “Good artists borrow,” explained Picasso, “Great artists steal!” … more →
A Drum Lesson From Carole King, by Jacob Slichter
dumbdrummer wrote 1 year ago: Eric’s Intro: Among the themes that recur in my articles is idea that the decisions we make as mus … more →
Dividing The Pie - Love and Money in Creative Partnerships
dumbdrummer wrote 1 year ago: A couple posts ago, dumbdrummer explored what I call the “invisible thread,” a mysterious vitality t … more →
OK, Go! - The Creative Power Of A Nomadic Mind by John Munson
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dumbdrummer wrote 1 year ago: Eric’s Introduction: John Munson is a rock star. Of course anyone familiar with the great power pop … more →
What Makes a Group of Musicians "Gel" Together? Composer-Musician Eric Fawcett Answers...
wpm1955 wrote 1 year ago: Eric Fawcett, image from: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&frien … more →
The Invisible Thread - Exploring the mysterious tie that binds a great group together
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dumbdrummer wrote 1 year ago: Recently I was hired to mediate a conflict between the members of a New York rock band. The stak … more →
