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Music

The Performance Edge

July 6, 2009

Who has not experienced sweaty palms, rapid heartbeat, shallow breathing, and a quivery voice before a performance of some kind? Performing in front of a crowd can bring on all those things and more.
When the American flight program was in full swing, I read a news article about a particular space launch. The article [...]

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Xtreme Music

June 29, 2009

Justin St Vincent is editor of the music webzine XtremeMusic, and an experienced DJ, producer and music journalist.
For his book The Spiritual Significance of Music he has obtained exclusive interviews with one hundred and fifty authors and over five hundred musicians. In order to explore the relationship between music and spirituality he [...]

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The Mystery of Songwriting

June 16, 2009

The process of receiving inspiration for songs is fascinating and mysterious.   Sometimes songs arrive like they’re trains running behind schedule. They rush in with fanfare and fury, and if we don’t move quickly they’ll leave the station without us.  In those moments I scramble for paper and pencil to get the idea down before I [...]

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The Spiritual Significance of Music

May 25, 2009

“What do you believe is the spiritual significance of music?”
Ah! An interesting question I was asked this week. How does one describe something so indescribable? Seems I’m going to try anyway.
As a singer/songwriter immersed in writing a new song, I perceive no separation between music and divine spirit. Creativity means [...]

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