Music, Mindfulness, & Madness

Dee and Michael talk about remaining unattached and getting your projects done. When to tap your endless well of creativity and when to walk away. Being a dedicated and constant learner. What do you want to leave behind? And more...

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Links to check out related to us and our conversation...

Dee & Michael:

Michael Hateley
Lotus Mastering
http://lotusmastering.com/

Extra Fancy "You Look Like a Movie Star" video
https://youtu.be/0pE1TqlWHCk

Baldyloks (Michael Hateley & John Napier)
https://soundcloud.com/baldyloks-1

Dee Madden
https://www.deemadden.com/

Penal Colony “Blue 9” video
https://youtu.be/Fes9E3ea8FY

Dee on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4jsYxJ4QxzoGn9t0HRllPk

Michael Hateley:
Lotus Mastering
http://lotusmastering.com/

Hello Crow
Hello Crow, Michael's new EP is available now!

Extra Fancy "You Look Like a Movie Star":
https://youtu.be/0pE1TqlWHCk

Baldyloks (Michael Hateley & John Napier):
https://baldyloks.bandcamp.com/

Dee Madden:
https://www.deemadden.com/

Dee's new album Paisley Madrigals is out now!

Penal Colony “Blue 9” video:
https://youtu.be/Fes9E3ea8FY

Dee Madden on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4jsYxJ4QxzoGn9t0HRllPk

Anu Kirk:
https://www.anukirk.com

• Anu on Bandcamp
• Sid Luscious and The Pants on Bandcamp
• Luscious-235 on Bandcamp
• Rêvenir on Bandcamp

Dee and Michael talk about remaining unattached and getting your projects done. When to tap your endless well of creativity and when to walk away. Being a dedicated and constant learner. What do you want to leave behind? And more...

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Links to check out related to us and our conversation...

Dee & Michael:

Michael Hateley
Lotus Mastering
http://lotusmastering.com/

Extra Fancy "You Look Like a Movie Star" video
https://youtu.be/0pE1TqlWHCk

Baldyloks (Michael Hateley & John Napier)
https://soundcloud.com/baldyloks-1

Dee Madden
https://www.deemadden.com/

Penal Colony “Blue 9” video
https://youtu.be/Fes9E3ea8FY

Dee on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4jsYxJ4QxzoGn9t0HRllPk

Michael Hateley:
Lotus Mastering
http://lotusmastering.com/

Hello Crow
Hello Crow, Michael's new EP is available now!

Extra Fancy "You Look Like a Movie Star":
https://youtu.be/0pE1TqlWHCk

Baldyloks (Michael Hateley & John Napier):
https://baldyloks.bandcamp.com/

Dee Madden:
https://www.deemadden.com/

Dee's new album Paisley Madrigals is out now!

Penal Colony “Blue 9” video:
https://youtu.be/Fes9E3ea8FY

Dee Madden on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4jsYxJ4QxzoGn9t0HRllPk

Anu Kirk:
https://www.anukirk.com

• Anu on Bandcamp
• Sid Luscious and The Pants on Bandcamp
• Luscious-235 on Bandcamp
• Rêvenir on Bandcamp

Money. What is it? What is it for? Savings, spending plans, tracking income and expenses, and solvency. Finding enough. Dee and Michael talk about making and managing money for creatives, looking for quality of life, retirement, and more...

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Links to check out related to us and our conversation...

Money management book suggestions:

• https://www.amazon.com/Your-Money-or-Your-Life-audiobook/dp/B07DLBZ5DW/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=your+money+or+your+life&qid=1634482884&s=books&sr=1-1
• https://www.amazon.com/Earn-What-You-Deserve-Underearning/dp/0553572229
• https://www.amazon.com/Money-Drunk-Sober-Financial-Freedom/dp/0345432657/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+money+drunk&qid=1634482811&s=books&sr=1-1
• https://www.amazon.com/Millionaire-Thomas-Stanley-William-Danko/dp/B015QN6XUG/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3B4KAF3P4G67N&dchild=1&keywords=the+millionaire+next+door+book&qid=1634482943&s=audible&sprefix=the+millionaire+next+door%2Caudible%2C222&sr=1-2

Dee & Michael:

Michael Hateley
Lotus Mastering
http://lotusmastering.com/

Extra Fancy "You Look Like a Movie Star" video
https://youtu.be/0pE1TqlWHCk

Baldyloks (Michael Hateley & John Napier)
https://soundcloud.com/baldyloks-1

Dee Madden
https://www.deemadden.com/

Penal Colony “Blue 9” video
https://youtu.be/Fes9E3ea8FY

Dee on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4jsYxJ4QxzoGn9t0HRllPk

Michael Hateley:
Lotus Mastering
http://lotusmastering.com/

Hello Crow
Hello Crow, Michael's new EP is available now!

Extra Fancy "You Look Like a Movie Star":
https://youtu.be/0pE1TqlWHCk

Baldyloks (Michael Hateley & John Napier):
https://baldyloks.bandcamp.com/

Dee Madden:
https://www.deemadden.com/

Dee's new album Paisley Madrigals is out now!

Penal Colony “Blue 9” video:
https://youtu.be/Fes9E3ea8FY

Dee Madden on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4jsYxJ4QxzoGn9t0HRllPk

Anu Kirk:
https://www.anukirk.com

• Anu on Bandcamp
• Sid Luscious and The Pants on Bandcamp
• Luscious-235 on Bandcamp
• Rêvenir on Bandcamp

Money. What is it? What is it for? Savings, spending plans, tracking income and expenses, and solvency. Finding enough. Dee and Michael talk about making and managing money for creatives, looking for quality of life, retirement, and more...

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Links to check out related to us and our conversation...

Money management book suggestions:

• https://www.amazon.com/Your-Money-or-Your-Life-audiobook/dp/B07DLBZ5DW/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=your+money+or+your+life&qid=1634482884&s=books&sr=1-1
• https://www.amazon.com/Earn-What-You-Deserve-Underearning/dp/0553572229
• https://www.amazon.com/Money-Drunk-Sober-Financial-Freedom/dp/0345432657/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+money+drunk&qid=1634482811&s=books&sr=1-1
• https://www.amazon.com/Millionaire-Thomas-Stanley-William-Danko/dp/B015QN6XUG/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3B4KAF3P4G67N&dchild=1&keywords=the+millionaire+next+door+book&qid=1634482943&s=audible&sprefix=the+millionaire+next+door%2Caudible%2C222&sr=1-2

Dee & Michael:

Michael Hateley
Lotus Mastering
http://lotusmastering.com/

Extra Fancy "You Look Like a Movie Star" video
https://youtu.be/0pE1TqlWHCk

Baldyloks (Michael Hateley & John Napier)
https://soundcloud.com/baldyloks-1

Dee Madden
https://www.deemadden.com/

Penal Colony “Blue 9” video
https://youtu.be/Fes9E3ea8FY

Dee on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4jsYxJ4QxzoGn9t0HRllPk

Michael Hateley:
Lotus Mastering
http://lotusmastering.com/

Hello Crow
Hello Crow, Michael's new EP is available now!

Extra Fancy "You Look Like a Movie Star":
https://youtu.be/0pE1TqlWHCk

Baldyloks (Michael Hateley & John Napier):
https://baldyloks.bandcamp.com/

Dee Madden:
https://www.deemadden.com/

Dee's new album Paisley Madrigals is out now!

Penal Colony “Blue 9” video:
https://youtu.be/Fes9E3ea8FY

Dee Madden on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4jsYxJ4QxzoGn9t0HRllPk

Anu Kirk:
https://www.anukirk.com

• Anu on Bandcamp
• Sid Luscious and The Pants on Bandcamp
• Luscious-235 on Bandcamp
• Rêvenir on Bandcamp

Dee and Michael talk about finishing what you started, Mellotron moments, common obstacles, time tracking and product management software, Buckminster Fuller, and more...

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Links to check out related to us and our conversation...

Buckminster Fuller
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminster_Fuller

Project management tools:
https://trello.com/en-US

Dee & Michael:

Michael Hateley
Lotus Mastering
http://lotusmastering.com/

Extra Fancy "You Look Like a Movie Star" video
https://youtu.be/0pE1TqlWHCk

Baldyloks (Michael Hateley & John Napier)
https://soundcloud.com/baldyloks-1

Dee Madden
https://www.deemadden.com/

Penal Colony “Blue 9” video
https://youtu.be/Fes9E3ea8FY

Dee on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4jsYxJ4QxzoGn9t0HRllPk

Michael Hateley:
Lotus Mastering
http://lotusmastering.com/

Hello Crow
Hello Crow, Michael's new EP is available now!

Extra Fancy "You Look Like a Movie Star":
https://youtu.be/0pE1TqlWHCk

Baldyloks (Michael Hateley & John Napier):
https://baldyloks.bandcamp.com/

Dee Madden:
https://www.deemadden.com/

Dee's new album Paisley Madrigals is out now!

Penal Colony “Blue 9” video:
https://youtu.be/Fes9E3ea8FY

Dee Madden on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4jsYxJ4QxzoGn9t0HRllPk

Anu Kirk:
https://www.anukirk.com

• Anu on Bandcamp
• Sid Luscious and The Pants on Bandcamp
• Luscious-235 on Bandcamp
• Rêvenir on Bandcamp

Dee and Michael talk about finishing what you started, Mellotron moments, common obstacles, time tracking and product management software, Buckminster Fuller, and more...

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Links to check out related to us and our conversation...

Buckminster Fuller
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminster_Fuller

Project management tools:
https://trello.com/en-US

Dee & Michael:

Michael Hateley
Lotus Mastering
http://lotusmastering.com/

Extra Fancy "You Look Like a Movie Star" video
https://youtu.be/0pE1TqlWHCk

Baldyloks (Michael Hateley & John Napier)
https://soundcloud.com/baldyloks-1

Dee Madden
https://www.deemadden.com/

Penal Colony “Blue 9” video
https://youtu.be/Fes9E3ea8FY

Dee on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4jsYxJ4QxzoGn9t0HRllPk

Michael Hateley:
Lotus Mastering
http://lotusmastering.com/

Hello Crow
Hello Crow, Michael's new EP is available now!

Extra Fancy "You Look Like a Movie Star":
https://youtu.be/0pE1TqlWHCk

Baldyloks (Michael Hateley & John Napier):
https://baldyloks.bandcamp.com/

Dee Madden:
https://www.deemadden.com/

Dee's new album Paisley Madrigals is out now!

Penal Colony “Blue 9” video:
https://youtu.be/Fes9E3ea8FY

Dee Madden on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4jsYxJ4QxzoGn9t0HRllPk

Anu Kirk:
https://www.anukirk.com

• Anu on Bandcamp
• Sid Luscious and The Pants on Bandcamp
• Luscious-235 on Bandcamp
• Rêvenir on Bandcamp

Dee and Michael talk about self-sufficiency, self-production and recording, Billie Eilish, finding your drum kit "yard saled" on the front lawn, and a whole lot more.

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Links to check out related to us and our conversation...

Here is an interview Rik Agnew actually did just a couple months ago about "All By Myself" specifically:
https://www.negativeinsight.com/niblog/all-by-myself-an-interview-with-rikk-agnew

Sunset Sound interview with one of Prince's Engineers, Peggy McCreary. She tells some of the same stories Michael told about Prince, how he would kick everybody out of the studio to cut vocals:
https://youtu.be/WCswxx3ewsI

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Dee & Michael:

Michael Hateley
Lotus Mastering
http://lotusmastering.com/

Extra Fancy "You Look Like a Movie Star" video
https://youtu.be/0pE1TqlWHCk

Baldyloks (Michael Hateley & John Napier)
https://soundcloud.com/baldyloks-1

Dee Madden
https://www.deemadden.com/

Penal Colony “Blue 9” video
https://youtu.be/Fes9E3ea8FY

Dee on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4jsYxJ4QxzoGn9t0HRllPk

Michael Hateley:
Lotus Mastering
http://lotusmastering.com/

Hello Crow
Hello Crow, Michael's new EP is available now!

Extra Fancy "You Look Like a Movie Star":
https://youtu.be/0pE1TqlWHCk

Baldyloks (Michael Hateley & John Napier):
https://baldyloks.bandcamp.com/

Dee Madden:
https://www.deemadden.com/

Dee's new album Paisley Madrigals is out now!

Penal Colony “Blue 9” video:
https://youtu.be/Fes9E3ea8FY

Dee Madden on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4jsYxJ4QxzoGn9t0HRllPk

Anu Kirk:
https://www.anukirk.com

• Anu on Bandcamp
• Sid Luscious and The Pants on Bandcamp
• Luscious-235 on Bandcamp
• Rêvenir on Bandcamp

Dee and Michael talk about self-sufficiency, self-production and recording, Billie Eilish, finding your drum kit "yard saled" on the front lawn, and a whole lot more.

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Links to check out related to us and our conversation...

Here is an interview Rik Agnew actually did just a couple months ago about "All By Myself" specifically:
https://www.negativeinsight.com/niblog/all-by-myself-an-interview-with-rikk-agnew

Sunset Sound interview with one of Prince's Engineers, Peggy McCreary. She tells some of the same stories Michael told about Prince, how he would kick everybody out of the studio to cut vocals:
https://youtu.be/WCswxx3ewsI

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Dee & Michael:

Michael Hateley
Lotus Mastering
http://lotusmastering.com/

Extra Fancy "You Look Like a Movie Star" video
https://youtu.be/0pE1TqlWHCk

Baldyloks (Michael Hateley & John Napier)
https://soundcloud.com/baldyloks-1

Dee Madden
https://www.deemadden.com/

Penal Colony “Blue 9” video
https://youtu.be/Fes9E3ea8FY

Dee on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4jsYxJ4QxzoGn9t0HRllPk

Michael Hateley:
Lotus Mastering
http://lotusmastering.com/

Hello Crow
Hello Crow, Michael's new EP is available now!

Extra Fancy "You Look Like a Movie Star":
https://youtu.be/0pE1TqlWHCk

Baldyloks (Michael Hateley & John Napier):
https://baldyloks.bandcamp.com/

Dee Madden:
https://www.deemadden.com/

Dee's new album Paisley Madrigals is out now!

Penal Colony “Blue 9” video:
https://youtu.be/Fes9E3ea8FY

Dee Madden on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4jsYxJ4QxzoGn9t0HRllPk

Anu Kirk:
https://www.anukirk.com

• Anu on Bandcamp
• Sid Luscious and The Pants on Bandcamp
• Luscious-235 on Bandcamp
• Rêvenir on Bandcamp

Dee and Michael talk with Anu Kirk (Rhapsody, Playstation VR, Spatializer) about the past, present, and future of spatial audio, why services are limiting the roll-out of surround mixes, why lossless audio is a waste, how annoying it is when cables actually make a difference, professionals vs. amateurs, John Philip Sousa, and the menace of mechanical music.

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Links to check out related to us and our conversation...

John Philip Sousa Article:
https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/music-and-theater-arts/21m-380-music-and-technology-contemporary-history-and-aesthetics-fall-2009/readings-and-listening/MIT21M_380F09_read02_sousa.pdf

Music Class
Anu worked on an educational CD-ROM in the early 2000s, based on a cut-down and simplified version of his history of 20th century music class. Here are some of the videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El17--3UsT4&list=PLLJ9ekDjbxz9lPglIczY0yuQ3dJ9j887E&ab_channel=AnuKir

Excerpts from Anu Kirk's Blog
Some articles and posts Anu wrote for his blog about music and music business issues:

David Byrne Yells "Get Off My Lawn!":
http://jinsai.blogspot.com/2013/10/david-byrne-tells-streaming-services-to.html

Keith Flint:
https://jinsai.blogspot.com/2019/04/keith-flint.html

Albums of Influence: Laurie Anderson
https://jinsai.blogspot.com/2018/05/albums-of-influence-united-states-live.html

James Burke and "Connections"

Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connections_(British_documentary)

James Burke's books are well worth a read, but the "Connections" shows are fantastic:

This YouTuber has uploaded what appears to be all of the first season:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XetplHcM7aQ&ab_channel=DRS_Education

Michael Hateley:
Lotus Mastering
http://lotusmastering.com/

Hello Crow
Hello Crow, Michael's new EP is available now!

Extra Fancy "You Look Like a Movie Star":
https://youtu.be/0pE1TqlWHCk

Baldyloks (Michael Hateley & John Napier):
https://baldyloks.bandcamp.com/

Dee Madden:
https://www.deemadden.com/

Dee's new album Paisley Madrigals is out now!

Penal Colony “Blue 9” video:
https://youtu.be/Fes9E3ea8FY

Dee Madden on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4jsYxJ4QxzoGn9t0HRllPk

Anu Kirk:
https://www.anukirk.com

• Anu on Bandcamp
• Sid Luscious and The Pants on Bandcamp
• Luscious-235 on Bandcamp
• Rêvenir on Bandcamp

Dee and Michael talk with Anu Kirk (Rhapsody, Playstation VR, Spatializer) about the past, present, and future of spatial audio, why services are limiting the roll-out of surround mixes, why lossless audio is a waste, how annoying it is when cables actually make a difference, professionals vs. amateurs, John Philip Sousa, and the menace of mechanical music.

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Links to check out related to us and our conversation...

John Philip Sousa Article:
https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/music-and-theater-arts/21m-380-music-and-technology-contemporary-history-and-aesthetics-fall-2009/readings-and-listening/MIT21M_380F09_read02_sousa.pdf

Music Class
Anu worked on an educational CD-ROM in the early 2000s, based on a cut-down and simplified version of his history of 20th century music class. Here are some of the videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El17--3UsT4&list=PLLJ9ekDjbxz9lPglIczY0yuQ3dJ9j887E&ab_channel=AnuKir

Excerpts from Anu Kirk's Blog
Some articles and posts Anu wrote for his blog about music and music business issues:

David Byrne Yells "Get Off My Lawn!":
http://jinsai.blogspot.com/2013/10/david-byrne-tells-streaming-services-to.html

Keith Flint:
https://jinsai.blogspot.com/2019/04/keith-flint.html

Albums of Influence: Laurie Anderson
https://jinsai.blogspot.com/2018/05/albums-of-influence-united-states-live.html

James Burke and "Connections"

Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connections_(British_documentary)

James Burke's books are well worth a read, but the "Connections" shows are fantastic:

This YouTuber has uploaded what appears to be all of the first season:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XetplHcM7aQ&ab_channel=DRS_Education

Michael Hateley:
Lotus Mastering
http://lotusmastering.com/

Hello Crow
Hello Crow, Michael's new EP is available now!

Extra Fancy "You Look Like a Movie Star":
https://youtu.be/0pE1TqlWHCk

Baldyloks (Michael Hateley & John Napier):
https://baldyloks.bandcamp.com/

Dee Madden:
https://www.deemadden.com/

Dee's new album Paisley Madrigals is out now!

Penal Colony “Blue 9” video:
https://youtu.be/Fes9E3ea8FY

Dee Madden on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4jsYxJ4QxzoGn9t0HRllPk

Anu Kirk:
https://www.anukirk.com

• Anu on Bandcamp
• Sid Luscious and The Pants on Bandcamp
• Luscious-235 on Bandcamp
• Rêvenir on Bandcamp