Kourosh Dini's Blog, page 34

Constants & Variables (Piano & Synth Album) – 8 years in Second Life

For the last 8 years, I’ve been performing live music nearly every Saturday morning via the Internet. The audience at Nitida Ridge and the hostess, Bree, have been truly wonderful throughout. I am so grateful to have a neat place where I can just hang out and play music for people who enjoy it. So much of music’s draw is simply this.

I recorded the performance from October 3rd, 2015. With some small edits, here it is:

Constants & Variables by Kourosh Dini

Form & Formless

Here’s a track I’ve been working on recently for the synthesizer. It is in C minor and mostly common time.

Form & Formless

Simplicity

Simplicity is certainly a hallmark of maturity. But, it is not often a first step. It is a character of mastery gradually woven into our endeavors and lives.

As we attempt any new project or craft, we build supports, not fully knowing their upkeep or maintenance. How could we know? We haven’t done it before. While we could take the word of those who claim experience before us, and it is certainly important to hear their thoughts, we must also experience it ourselves. Without grounding in the...

Sky Lily – (piano and synth)

Here’s a track recorded live during today’s performance at Nitida Ridge in Second Life. Sky Lily

Sun & Stars (piano)

I’m trying out iTunes Connect as an artist. Here is today’s practice session:

“Sun & Stars”

It is a relaxing improvisation Eb major.

Do let me know if you like this method of music presentation.

Illusion

Time, space, and attention are three dimensions of the Universe.

But even this distinction is an illusion.

We cannot have one without the others.

The Sunshine Underground – The Chemical Brothers

Just a fun tune:

Jim Green’s True North

Jim Green has created a relaxing album of excellent guitar work. He’s usually known for his more percussive tracks, but that might distract you from his talented structuring of music. Though we only hear the moment, much of music is about the large scale of a piece – the relationships of the momentary sounds to the entirety of the sonic playground.

Here he is playing the title track off his new album, “True North”:

Jim honored me in asking that I take part in several tracks of the album, t...

Good Morning, Lake Michigan.

Inside Out – A Well Done Movie of the Psyche

I’m so glad the movie Inside Out exists. I can now point to something whenever someone asks what psychoanalysis is about. Too often, psychoanalysis is associated with hidden phallic symbols, lusting for mothers, and the like. But the real issues, the depth of it, is about that which is meaningful to the individual, the emotions touched off by our environments, and how we grow as human beings.

The movie is such a fun and vibrant presentation of concepts of the mind. The importance of grief an...