Monthly Archives: March 2014

Overcoming Indecision in Music Production

Posted on March 28, 2014 by tropicaltheartist

Through a series of sheer miracles, lately I am spending a lot of my day producing music.  I love producing music.  I should always have been a music producer from the beginning, but I started in earnest very late.  That’s … Continue reading →

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Your Wealth Is Here

Posted on March 27, 2014 by tropicaltheartist

In days of old, if somebody asserted that they were wealthy, you could test the assertion for yourself.  They would show you a veritable Aladdin’s cave filled with jewellery, precious stones, bullion, gold plate, precious metals, and fine hand woven … Continue reading →

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The Combination of Art, Design, Science and Engineering

Posted on March 26, 2014 by tropicaltheartist

A couple of things came across my desk recently that gave rise to this post.  I was looking at a TED talk by Disney’s first head Imagineer, Bran Ferren. Here is the link:  http://www.ted.com/talks/bran_ferren_to_create_for_the_ages_let_s_combine_art_and_engineering Bran was making the point that … Continue reading →

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The Last Laugh

Posted on March 24, 2014 by tropicaltheartist

If you are an artist and you seldom sell anything you made, despite trying to, think about this for a moment.  There were hundreds, maybe thousands of people that could have bought Van Goghs, Monets, Cezannes and works by any … Continue reading →

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Testament

Posted on March 23, 2014 by tropicaltheartist

Some people think about what will bear witness to their time on Earth, when they’re gone.  Others never give it a second thought.  For those that care about what remains of their presence, after they’re dead and buried, they are … Continue reading →

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For the Joy of It

Posted on March 21, 2014 by tropicaltheartist

I had a good day, today.  I spent the whole day working on a project I have been too afraid to immerse myself in, for years.  What stopped me before was perfectionism – the idea that I shouldn’t even start … Continue reading →

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Damaged Children

Posted on March 20, 2014 by tropicaltheartist

I read a really interesting book, recently.  It’s called “The Untouched Key: Tracing Childhood Trauma in Creativity and Destructiveness” by Alice Miller (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B009N989PM/ref=oh_d__o03_details_o03__i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 ).  Passages in this book really gave me pause for thought. The central thesis of the book … Continue reading →

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A Barren Budget for Creatives

Posted on March 19, 2014 by tropicaltheartist

We, in the UK, were told today that the budget would be one to support the makers and doers.  In delivering the budget, the government demonstrated, once again, that it is out of touch with making and doing.  It has … Continue reading →

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Who Do You Want to Be?

Posted on March 19, 2014 by tropicaltheartist

There are two conflicting sets of advice about how you should present yourself online.  For want of better descriptions I’m going to call the two schools of thought the “Anodyne, Professional, Inoffensive” advice and the “Authentic, Open, Individualistic” advice. The … Continue reading →

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The Trauma of Musical Collaboration

Posted on March 16, 2014 by tropicaltheartist

It is always amazing that when you get down to any artistic project, in earnest; all sorts of unexpected emotional conflicts come to the surface.  I don’t know why this should be, but it can give you sleepless nights of … Continue reading →

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