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Piano tracks – November 22, 2017

Here are a couple of piano tracks from this morning…

This one is titled, “Where are they” (because I can’t seem to find my glasses this morning):

I composed it this morning and will likely never play it again. That’s just how some pieces go.

This one, titled “Leaf”, is an older track that I play quite often actually. This one’s in a major key:

You can hear an earlier version as the second track on Zen & the Piano.

Upcoming 10 Year Anniversary of Second Life Performances

This Saturday marks the 10 year anniversary of my weekly performances at Nitida Ridge in Second Life. Nearly every week, Bree Birke hosts a lovely virtual space where I perform to a global audience. It’s become quite the staple for many of them and for myself. Every Saturday at 10am CST, I get to fire up the piano and synthesizer and broadcast to the world. It’s been such a treat that I look forward to every week.

If you’re interested in tuning in, you can do so with or without a Second Life...

Seven (piano)

Seven

Piano

September 19, 2017 – Morning

Morning Trod – A Variation by Quartz

Morning Trod - Quartz

by Quartz

http://www.kouroshdini.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Morning-TrodQ.mp3

A few weeks ago, I experimented with a synthesizer and some electronic drums. A musician friend of mine, Quartz, who also hangs out in Second Life, took the file and did some neat things with it. Check it out!

Also, take a look at Quartz’ Reverbnation home page.

Quotes from Norm MacDonald

Norm MacDonald’s “Based on a True Story” book is quite entertaining. It’s a mix of reality, fantasy, drama, and something else, I’m not sure. And, it’s well written, and likely not for the faint of dark humor.

In any case, here are a couple of quotes I found entertaining:

“I understood then that it takes a powerful imagination to see a thing for what it really is.” p21

“I remember a psychiatrist once telling me that I gamble in order to escape the reality of life, and I told him that’s why ev...

Mountains Wave (ambient synthesizer and piano)

Visuals: iZotope Insight
Synthesizer: Steinberg Halion 5
Piano: Steinberg Grand 3

Two Ways to Break Work Down

Work can feel overwhelming. What to do next is not often clear. One way of handling this overwhelm is to “break it down” into smaller parts.

But how far is useful? If we continue to write many tasks that feel unnecessary, we only create busy work or procrastinate.

Read the rest of the post at UsingOmniFocus.com

This morning’s performance

I’ve been performing at Nitida Ridge in Second Life nearly every Saturday morning for close to 10 years now. Edith Halderman did a nice writeup of this morning’s performance.

For more information about the performances, check out the listening page here.

Ascend (piano)

Ascend

Recorded 2017-07-18

On The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up & Productivity

“I’m convinced that things that have been loved and cherished acquire elegance and character.”

Marie Kondo, Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up, p47

Introduction

While talking about organization, my neighbor had recommended Marie Kondo’s book, The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up. Apparently, it’s been quite the hit in the world of organizing, so I decided to give it a try.

The number of books on organization can ironically...