Lin-Manuel Miranda and his masterpiece, Hamilton
Spinning Plates which led to the discovery of art that I haven’t found words for at Alinea.
Ray Lamontagne’s latest record, Ouroboros.
“If music be the food of love, play on.” William Shakespeare
Three themes: music, food, and love.
Try music instead of math.
Tunes:
My Morning Jacket released their latest record this week, The Waterfall. This record glows the soul and is guaranteed to take you on a journey this spring. Download it here and if you can, find a way to go catch one of their shows. You’ll be glad you did.
Travels:
This week I was privileged to come across a thought provoking book on travel entitled, Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel. Enjoy and unlock your Whitman.
Trends:
No matter your industry, this information on Millennials from Goldman Sachs is worth the read and study. Know your customer.
Episode 4: The instruments make our music and our music writes our story.
This week we discuss the journey to finding and gathering the instruments that make our music, Tony Hsieh and his book Delivering Happiness, and the music of The Villagers.
You can find this week’s podcast in iTunes by clicking here.
Godspeed in your music making.
Book: Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh – CEO Zappos.
Music: The Villagers
Link to The Villagers on Spotify.
Lyrics from The Villagers song, Courage
Do you really wanna know,
About these lines on my face?
Well, each and every one is testament to
All the mistakes I’ve had to make
To find courage
It’s a feeling like no other
Let me tell you, yeah
Courage
In harmony with something other than your ego
Courage
The sweet belief of knowing nothing comes for free
For free…
Courage
It’s a feeling like no other
Let me tell you, yeah
Courage
And harmony with something other than your ego
Courage
The sweet belief of knowing nothing comes for free
May you hear the questions of the universe this week. May you hear the flower’s petals ask if you if you’re in bloom. May you have the courage to respond. May you hear the mountain invite you to come climb. May you find the courage to start the climb. May you seek to find those instruments that were originally poured into you. May you find the courage to pour them back out, to contribute, and to make the world around you a better place.
Pause by the orchid. Listen to the bluebird sing. Be love.
Ashton.Gustafson 