Interludes Journal

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(Scroll to the bottom for helplines if you're experiencing suicidal thoughts. I'm also available via Interlude's Instagram DMs if you'd like some detailed guidance or need help finding the right place for you) *please note i'm not a trained therapist, my expertise only extend as far as a Bachelors in Psychology, but I can direct you to places where you can find one:)* What happened to Kurt Cobain? April 5th, marks the date he sadly left us. This episode focuses on the incredible life of an introvert living in an extroverted world. From heroin to heroic gestures, this is a musician who the world will never forget. Explore a complex and fascinating group of individuals - Introverts. They create the most incredible art, but why? What makes them so special? And how can you use this to your advantage… TIME STAMPS: (00:00 - 38:59) - Life’s delusions and illusions (08:50) - Follow along as we recall some of the events that occurred in Cobain’s childhood right through to fame. Including past interview snippets and inspirational quotes. Find out how you can navigate the music industry as an introvert. (17:56) : The Myer Briggs Indicator is a Personality Test which helps you identify one of 16 types that closely align with your identity, Kurt was an INFJ and we break down his inner being and what this meant for his career and unfortunate downfall. (34:40) : HOW THIS CAN HELP YOU References: Amichai-Hamburger, Y., Wainapel, G., & Fox, S. (2002). " On the Internet no one knows I'm an introvert": Extroversion, neuroticism, and Internet interaction. Cyberpsychology & behavior, 5(2), 125-128. The Hidden Gifts of the Introverted Child by Marti Olsen Laney (Workman Publishing Company 2005) I'm Not Crazy, I'm Just Not You by Roger R. Pearman and Sarah C. Albriton (Davies-Black 1997) Was That Really Me? by Naomi L. Quenk (Davies-Black 2003) Myer Briggs Personality Test: https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test Myer Briggs Personality Type Breakdown/ Detail on The 16 Personality Types: https://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/understanding-mbti-type-dynamics/type-dynamics.htm Various Studies on Introversion & Emotional Regulation: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0,5&q=introversion+and+emotions Videos: Kurt Cobain On Identity | Blank On Blank https://youtu.be/C1Z2BkZaOQc The Tragic Life of Kurt Cobain https://youtu.be/Prbm9X-aJS4 Courtney Love x Barbara Walters https://youtu.be/MfSXE9JehLI Blogs/Articles: https://www.livescience.com/44851-personality-substance-use-disorder-risk.html https://avpdblog.wordpress.com/2016/10/12/kurt-cobain-shyness-i-never-wanted-to-sing-i-just-wanted-to-play-rhythm-guitar-hide-at-the-back/ https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/news/a6062/my-night-with-kurt-cobain/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kurt-Cobain https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/nirvana-fights-the-demons-of-fame-197723/ https://www.theguardian.com/music/from-the-archive-blog/2014/apr/05/kurt-cobain-an-icon-of-alienation SUICIDE HELPLINES UK https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/feelings-and-symptoms/suicidal-feelings/ https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/feelings-symptoms-behaviours/behaviours/help-for-suicidal-thoughts/ https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/crisis-services/helplines-listening-services/ Numbers: Samaritans: 116 123 (free from any phone) SANEline: 0300 304 7000 (4.30pm–10.30pm every day). Not aware of the help available in the US, but if anyone has any details please forward them to me and I will update this bio. Stay Blessed, Interlude.

HOW WE EVOLVED TO KILL OUR GENERATIONS GREATEST TALENT This episode we take a look at how we have evolved to constantly create new technology to our own detriment. Over the years we have gone from church halls to home studios, but what is the knock on effect on our current day talented musicians? On the world entirely? Alongside the shift in music marketing, does talent have a place in the industry anymore? Or is it just about making money… TIME STAMP: 20:00 I’m joined by @shanaebrooks where we talk about the solutions, and provides an alternative perspective for our different tastes in music. TIME STAMP: 10:30 Of course, I had to show you how the world we live in is an illusion. TIME STAMP: 39:48 How this can help you as a music artist. Citations/Resources Ogden, J. R., Ogden, D. T., & Long, K. (2011). Music marketing: A history and landscape. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 18(2), 120-125. - Music marketing: A history and landscape Nicholas, A. J. (2020). Preferred Learning Methods of Generation Z. - https://digitalcommons.salve.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1075&context=fac_staff_pub Evolution of music | Ted talk by Matej Harangozo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yna3VKnOb9M&feature=youtu.be Statistics https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130529/15560423243/massive-growth-independent-musicians-singers-over-past-decade.shtml https://www.aamc.org/news-insights/press-releases/new-findings-confirm-predictions-physician-shortage https://www.statista.com/statistics/319278/number-of-musicians-in-the-uk/ https://metro.co.uk/2020/10/19/significant-shortage-of-hospital-consultants-across-england-report-finds-13443625/ https://publishing.rcseng.ac.uk/doi/pdfplus/10.1308/rcsbull.2020.78 - A broader view on the shortage of doctors in the UK Articles/ News https://www.express.co.uk/comment/expresscomment/1354657/nhs-treatments-covid-delays-doctor-shortage Failing NHS had crippling delays long before Covid due to doctor shortage’ https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/survey-finds-attention-spans-arent-shrinking--theyre-evolving-300702833.html Light Reading/Blogs https://medium.com/flock-chat/the-simple-truth-about-technology-and-human-attention-spans-311154c20fd - A blog that talks about technology and attention spans

What leads a man to live a life like Kanye West? To become a presidential candidate? This is the life story of a music artist who lives with bipolar disorder and the psychology behind his actions. “ Do you know what it means sir? To understand your own way of daily living, see the truth and faults in your daily living. See how that daily operation, daily existence is conditioned, narrow, limited, based on self interest and whether it is possible to be free of that self interest ” - J. Krishnamurti (What is the mind) How this can help you as a music artist: TIME STAMP: 33.21 A place to talk confidentially: https://www.reddit.com/r/bipolar/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ask/comments/elzdbm/serious_whats_having_bipolar_disorder_like/ https://www.reddit.com/r/mentalhealth/ Helplines: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/bipolar-disorder/useful-contacts/ https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/ http://www.sane.org.uk/what_we_do/support/ Bipolar UK 0333 323 3880 bipolaruk.org Mind UK Infoline: 0300 123 3393 Email: info@mind.org.uk Text: 86463 Samaritans Free Call Service 116 123 jo@samaritans.org Sources & Information: https://www.healthline.com/health/bipolar-disorder/bipolar-1-vs-bipolar-2#bipolar-vs-bipolar- https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1197177.shtml https://globalgrind.com/3880177/kanye-west-car-accident-11-years-ago-full-story-photos/ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/may/01/surgeon-operated-on-kanye-west-mother-before-death-removed-album-artwork-jan-adams https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-nov-20-me-west20-story.html https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/bipolar-disorder/causes/ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/bdi.12682 - links with gut health and bipolar https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5849533/ - links with gut health and bipolar https://qbi.uq.edu.au/brain/brain-physiology/what-are-neurotransmitters https://www.britannica.com/science/norepinephrine 1. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwil4qrU64LuAhXcQEEAHeEqD2AQFjADegQICRAC&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.psycom.net%2Fbipolar-disorder-causes&usg=AOvVaw3nyawm-6vy_tWiujgYzUL7 - evidence of trauma catalysing the onset of bipolar https://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=bipolar+and+entrepreneurship&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart - bipolar and entrepreneurship https://www.simplypsychology.org/self-fulfilling-prophecy.html - the self fulfilling prophecy (although for more academic interpretations please use books or papers via google scholar)

SEASON 2 INTERLUDES JOURNAL COMING SOON 01.02.21

Welcome to the ultimate bonus episode for interludes journal. Bringing to you the creepy truth of K POP. One of the most successful genres of the decade but there is a dark secret that lies within. Lock in for all types of messy business. Siggy J will be discussing Slave Contracts, Mortality Salience, Marriage, Music Business and much much more. Always and forevea xx LIKE FOLLOW SHARE Psychology for your h3adtop: https://www.money.co.uk/guides/what-are-the-pros-and-cons-of-the-help-to-buy-scheme.htm https://www.worldfinance.com/wealth-management/for-richer-for-poorer-the-economics-of-marriage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26IaIL_RLOE https://www.grunge.com/92002/disturbing-truth-behind-k-pop-music/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTR7QlKq2Nk https://www.koreaboo.com/lists/poor-kpop-idols-overcame-hardship-rags-riches-success-stories/ https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/ed58/bcf3346b5a49f61e3221d73d69eccedece04.pdf Intro/Outro Music Producer: Siggy J @siggyjade Bed/Instrumental Artist & Producer: @jelanabrams Graphic Designer/ Logo Creator: Zephyr Cheetham @cheethamzephyr Email: zephyr.cheetham@gmail.com

It’s the LAST EPISODE, been a big first season, so it was only right we ended on a big last episode. 2018 marked the year of drilling into the rappers of today on their use of violence, crime and poverty in their lyrics. News reports, articles and socials all had a say in the “harmful effect” this music was having, but nobody thought to question if this was the media’s plan all along… But to do what you ask? Interlude looks at how the human motivation to exist in groups is limiting the black community from escaping the cage that society has locked them in for centuries. How it encourages the youth of today to speak on false adversities, and how such a beautiful group of people are unable to venture into new avenues of creativity. Psychology for your h3adtop: https://nobaproject.com/modules/the-psychology-of-groups http://grmdaily.com/rappers-lying-do-we-care https://ambrosiaforheads.com/2019/08/dmx-swizz-beatz-rick-ross-song/ https://www.complex.com/music/2012/11/25-things-everyone-thinks-about-hip-hop-but-nobody-will-say/violence Intro/Outro Music Producer: Siggy J @siggyjade Bed/Instrumental: Artist: @jelanabrams Graphic Designer/ Logo Creator: Zephyr Cheetham @cheethamzephyr Email: zephyr.cheetham@gmail.com

Drugs are a touchy subject for many, especially when it concerns the youth… The common perception is that the youth are taking drugs for all the wrong reasons, one being just because it’s a part of the rave culture, but what if I told you taking drugs might just be a desperate attempt to get back to our true nature, to fulfil a destiny we are too far removed from in today’s society? Lock in for all things on the collective unconscious, trancing, hypnosis, and egolessness... LIKE FOLLOW SHARE Psychology for your h3adtop: Li, YN and Wood, EH (2014) Music festival motivation in China: free the mind. Leisure Studies, 35 (3). 332 - 351. ISSN 0261-4367 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02614367.2014.962588 https://www.intermissionbristol.co.uk/opinion/2018/5/26/the-psychology-of-raving https://edm.com/features/why-we-rave https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/defense-mechanisms Eckhart Tolle – Power Of Now Book https://files.shroomery.org/cms/6584522-EckhartTolle-ThePowerOfNow.pdf Intro/Outro Music Producer Siggy J @siggyjade Bed/Instrumental Artist & Producer @tarriqmusic @babyaapril Graphic Designer/ Logo Creator: Zephyr Cheetham @cheethamzephyr Email: zephyr.cheetham@gmail.com

Interlude presents the great chapter eight here for you this Wednesday! Investment is a tricky subject when it involves problematic artists. This week looks at how your unconscious investment in artists can actually push their success even though you consciously don’t agree with their actions. However, if this is the case then why do some controversial artists have more success than others, surely something psychological is going on… This week I wanted the opinion of the audience and the lovely @declanm003 got in the hot seat, lock in to here all things on romantic relationships, investment, and the differential push of controversial artists due to race, likeness and even severity of the abuse. LIKE FOLLOW SHARE Psychology for your h3adtop: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/aug/17/chris-brown-discusses-abuse-of-rihanna-i-felt-like-a-monster https://www.nme.com/news/music/lana-azealia-feud-2388415 https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/marcusjones/lana-del-rey-reacts-to-azealia-banks-criticism-of-her-with Lazarus, R. S., & Folkman, S. (1984). Stress, appraisal, and coping. New York: Springer Hwang, W. C., & Goto, S. (2008). The impact of perceived racial discrimination on the mental health of Asian American and Latino college students. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 14(4), 326. Skip to page 327. https://www.tutor2u.net/psychology/reference/relationships-investment-model (Provides diagram of investment model located at the bottom) Caryl, R. (2011). The investment model of commitment processes. Handbook of theories of social psychology, 2, 218. Intro/Outro Music Producer: Siggy J @siggyjade Bed/Instrumental Artist & Producer: @unofficial_m.i @tyreeqdemariousmusic Graphic Designer/ Logo Creator: Zephyr Cheetham @cheethamzephyr Email: zephyr.cheetham@gmail.com

Controversy is everywhere but it seems mumble rappers suffer a lot of the heat. Listen in to this week of Interlude’s Journal which looks at the beef between mumble rappers and old hip hop legends, is mumble rap really trash or did it just come too late? Make sure to lock in to find out what I’m talking about.. Psychology for your h3adtop: (Eidelman, Pattershall & Crandall, 2010) https://reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/S0022103110001599?token=6132329C96A34731DE1E8893D63C8F7EDB95B142D62F5F6A67A7E120D20789380AB35C6D5383E31D318D12170FE891A3 (Snoop Dog x 50 Cent GGN Interview) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4rq2d5FXQ4 Psychology for your h3adt0p: (Copy and paste these citations into Google Scholar or your Search Engines): Intro/Outro Music Producer: Siggy J @siggyjade Bed/Instrumental Producer: @jelanabrams Graphic Designer/ Logo Creator: Zephyr Cheetham @cheethamzephyr Email: zephyr.cheetham@gmail.com

Hard Work is considered a vital ingredient to securing the bag, even the most respected ingredient. This means that things like Ghost Writing leave a lot of people in the industry triggered, even DJ’s failing to mix and resorting to playlist sets have people upset too, and rightfully so! However, is it just as bad as it seems? Musical Anticipation and Emotional Contagion might just be the key to cutting out hard work and jumping straight to the jackpot, lock in for more context on this week of Interlude’s Journal. Massive shout out to Graphic Designer @nhoonae & Artist @claudia.dean for sharing their thoughts and opinions on their own experiences related to this topic, wonderful and intelligent people - check out their work!!! Catch me back next week for another episode, every Wednesday 6PM BST. Psychology for your h3adtop:  Salimpoor, V. N., Zald, D. H., Zatorre, R. J., Dagher, A., and McIntosh, A. R. (2015). Predictions and the brain: how musical sounds become rewarding. Trends Cogn. Sci. 19, 86–91. Davies, S. (2013). Music-to-listener emotional contagion. The Emotional Power of Music: Multidisciplinary perspectives on musical arousal, expression, and social control, 169. https://www.capitalxtra.com/artists/cardi-b/news/responds-city-girls-lil-yatchy-act-up/ https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7957963/laidback-luke-afrojack-pre-recorded-sets-zedd Link to AfroJack & Laidback Luke Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAD1gCeYzoQ&t=338s Intro/Outro Music Producer Siggy J @siggyjade Bed/Instrumental Artist: @unofficial_m.i / @nii.music Graphic Designer/ Logo Creator:  Zephyr Cheetham  @cheethamzephyr  Email: zephyr.cheetham@gmail.com

We’re back for another week! This episode of interlude’s Journal looks at the long history of Genre Mislabeling in the music world, why it might not be as harmless as you thought, and how the media slyly use different types of psychology to get away with it. If this is your kind of thing give it a listen! Bringing up an interesting theory in this one that might tell you more about yourself than you knew. Catch me back next week for another episode, every Wednesday 6PM BST. Psychology for your h3adtop: (Copy and paste these citations into Google Scholar or your Search Engines): Luck, S. J., & Ford, M. A. (1998). On the role of selective attention in visual perception. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 95(3), 825-830. Öhman, A., Flykt, A., & Esteves, F. (2001). Emotion drives attention: detecting the snake in the grass. Journal of experimental psychology: general, 130(3), 466. Haladjian, H. H., & Montemayor, C. (2015). On the evolution of conscious attention. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 22(3), 595-613. https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-selective-attention-2795022 (A much easier and informative read) Harmon-Jones, E., & Allen, J. J. (2001). The role of affect in the mere exposure effect: Evidence from psychophysiological and individual differences approaches. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 27(7), 889-898. http://socialpsychonline.com/2016/03/the-mere-exposure-effect/ Intro/Outro Music Producer: Siggy J @siggyjade Bed/ Instrumental / Producer Artist - @priscjaybeatz Graphic Designer/ Logo Creator: Zephyr Cheetham @cheethamzephyr Email: zephyr.cheetham@gmail.com

Yes, it really is another episode of Interludes Journal. This week looked at the controversial event between Old Skool and New Skool Garage Artists, the beef was not due to jealousy, as humans we all operate in similar ways and we have a fundamental need to operate this way for our own sanity and survival, lock in to find out what I’m talking about! New Episodes every Wednesday 6PM BST. Psychology for your h3adtop: (Copy and paste these citations into Google Scholar or your Search Engines): Kruglanski, A.W., & Orehek, E. (2011). The role of the quest for personal significance in motivating terrorism. Chapter in J. Forgas, A. Kruglanski, & K. Williams (Eds.), The Psychology of Social Conflict and Aggression. (pp. 153-166). New York: Psychology Press. Frankl, V. E. (1985). Man's search for meaning. Simon and Schuster. https://edisciplinas.usp.br/pluginfile.php/3403095/mod_resource/content/1/56ViktorFrankl_Mans%20Search.pdf Rewind 4Ever: The History of UK Garage (2013 Documentary) | Boiler Room https://youtu.be/_lYesLzw8lo Intro/Outro Music Producer: Siggy J @siggyjade Bed/Instrumental Featured from top single Need Your Love – Tarriq Jones @tarriqmusic @babyaapril

Interested in astrology? Why you do the things you do? How the music you listen to shapes your personality? This episode is for you! Interlude is challenging the folks who don’t know what true genre they’re into, what is the dark deeper meaning behind this? Catch us next week for even more controversial events to send your minds into space. SKIP TO THE PSYCHOLOGICAL MADNESS FROM 11:40. Psychology for your h3eadtop: Hargreaves, D. J., & North, A. C. (1999). The functions of music in everyday life: Redefining the social in music psychology. Psychology of music, 27(1), 71-83. Swami, V., Malpass, F., Havard, D., Benford, K., Costescu, A., Sofitiki, A., & Taylor, D. (2013). Metalheads: The influence of personality and individual differences on preference for heavy metal. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 7(4), 377-383. Adrian, C. (2010). Individual differences in musical taste. American journal of psychology, 123(2), 199-208.   https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2500476/Listen-heavy-metal-You-low-self-esteem-Psychologist-reveals-personality-traits-Slipknot-Metallica-fans.html https://www.popsci.com/article/science/psychology-loving-heavy-metal https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2007/mar/21/whymetalfansarebrainier Intro music/ Overall production : Siggy J / @siggyjade Bed/Instrumental: @imsaramatar (R&B Producer & Artist) Graphic Designer/ Logo Creator: Zephyr Cheetham @cheethamzephyr Email: zephyr.cheetham@gmail.com

Interlude is back for another week and today’s topic touches on why all music seems to sound the same/ why it has occurred in the past & the freaky psychology behind it! This week I touched on a few wise words from the amazing @katherineimogen , A Digital Marketer for Festivals based in London! So thankful for her input on this one, as I’m not always right!! For any artists who just wants to make what they love, her advice really is for you! 10 Gryffindor points for anyone who can spot the mistake I made in this episode Like, Follow, Share, Refresh your soul with a little psychology for your neurons... Psychology for your he3dtop: Most digestible page for understanding the present topic – https://www.sicotests.com/psyarticle.asp?id=252 Hewstone, M., Rubin, M., & Willis, H. (2002). Intergroup Bias. Annual Review of Psychology, 53, 575 – 604. Hogg, M. A., & Grieve, P. (1999). Social identity theory and the crisis of confidence in social psychology: A commentary, and some research on uncertainty reduction. Asian Journal of Social Psychology, 2(1), 79-93. Hogg, M. A., Sherman, D. K., Dierselhuis, J., Maitner, A. T., & Moffitt, G. (2007). Uncertainty, entitativity, and group identification. Journal of experimental social psychology, 43(1), 135-142. https://www.coursehero.com/file/p5k2eb3/2-Immediate-gratification-bias-describes-decision-makers-who-tend-to-want/ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/science-choice/201606/10-reasons-we-rush-immediate-gratification Intro music/Overall Production: Siggy J / @siggyjade Instrumental: @unofficial_m.i (Independent R&B Singer) @tyreeqdemariousmusic (Song Writer/ Producer) Graphic Designer/ Logo Creator: Zephyr Cheetham @cheethamzephyr Email: zephyr.cheetham@gmail.com

Welcome to the first episode of Interlude’s Journal. Massively thankful for anyone tuning in. Today I’ll be getting into the real reason why up and coming artists don’t seem to blow or succeed in the music industry and it turns out it might all be because of you! Please get in touch if you have any advice, suggestions for what you would like to see, or clarification for any of the things I bring up in this episode, everything is welcome! Just looking to share what I’ve learnt from the past 3 years of my Psychology degree and if it helps you in any way then fabulous! New episodes every Wednesday 6PM BST. Big shout outs to Summer Banton, Arielle, Rasharn Powell, & M.I crazy talented artists doing wonderful stuff for the R&B sound right now, if R&B is your safe place put me onnnnn, let’s lift this genre to the sky! Psychology for your h3adt0p: (Copy and paste these citations into Google Scholar or your Search Engines): Fraser, B. P., & Brown, W. J. (2002). Media, celebrities, and social influence: Identification with Elvis Presley. Mass Communication & Society, 5(2), 183-206. Nitis, T. (1989). Ego differentiation: Eastern and western perspectives. The American journal of psychoanalysis, 49(4), 339-346. https://iyengarhomepractice.wordpress.com/2014/07/30/lost-in-translation-the-eastern-ego-versus-the-western-ego/ Intro/Outro Music Producer: Siggy J @siggyjade Bed/Instrumental/Vocals: Artist: M.I (Independent R&B Singer) @unofficial_m.i Graphic Designer/ Logo Creator: Zephyr Cheetham @cheethamzephyr Email: zephyr.cheetham@gmail.com