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Dr Freygan takes a personal interest in the case of FleischmannDom plays Dr Bastian FleischmannDan plays Gilbert GrayScott plays Dr Marion WellmanJoseph plays Harlan Blake P.I.Danann plays Jesse BrownAs dark deeds are discovered in the antiseptic halls of the Greenwood Asylum for the Deranged.If you like what you hear please support the show at ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠ to get early access, exclusive content and moreAnd if you don't know the marvelous work of the ⁠⁠Apocalypse Players⁠⁠ go and listen to it now (after finishing this of course!)

Harlan and Gray get some old time religionDom plays Dr Bastian FleischmannDan plays Gilbert GrayScott plays Dr Marion WellmanJoseph plays Harlan Blake P.I.Danann plays Jesse BrownAs dark deeds are discovered in the antiseptic halls of the Greenwood Asylum for the Deranged.If you like what you hear please support the show at ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ to get early access, exclusive content and moreAnd if you don't know the marvelous work of the ⁠Apocalypse Players⁠ go and listen to it now (after finishing this of course!)

PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss these topics:In-depth discussion on Sabu's career and where he fits in on an ECW depth chart of biggest stars in that company's history and some personal anecdotesA look at the latest happenings in WWE after Backlash including thoughts on the state of the new Paul Heyman faction and whether Seth Rollins will sacrifice his singalongs to get actual heel heatA preview of AEW Beach Break including Samoa Joe as a challenger, the big tag match, and moreA variety of other topics related to Saturday Night's Main Event, AEW residency twice this summer for TV events, the state of TNA, and moreAnd some sidebars including Grand Old Day history in St. Paul and how it relates to pro wrestling's popularityBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wade-keller-pro-wrestling-podcast--3076978/support.

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How many Doctors does one scenario needDom plays Dr Bastian FleischmannDan plays Gilbert GrayScott plays Dr Marion WellmanJoseph plays Harlan Blake P.I.Danann plays Jesse BrownAs dark deeds are discovered in the antiseptic halls of the Greenwood Asylum for the Deranged.If you like what you hear please support the show at ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ to get early access, exclusive content and moreAnd if you don't know the marvelous work of the ⁠Apocalypse Players⁠ go and listen to it now (after finishing this of course!)

Episode 11 of Bewitched: Breaking the Spell After Spiritual Mentoring Goes WrongBaljit Rayat was there in the beginning.The first student.The one who trusted deeply, taught faithfully, and stayed loyal — even after her intuition told her something wasn't right.In this episode, Baljit shares her story of spiritual mentorship turned sideways: the gaslighting, the psychic tracking, the grief, and the moment in Santa Fe when the portal was opened… and something else walked in.Baljit's episode arrives on Beltane — a sacred day of fire and fertility, crowned also by May Day, when Catholics honor Mary, the Divine Mother. It also marks the 11th story in the series — a number known in numerology as a gateway, a spiritual master number, a turning point.What she reveals in this conversation is layered and lucid — including:The early years of deep trust and transformationHer experience with fawning and subtle coercionHow she now sees signs of spiritual psychosisThe energetic aftermath: psychic tracking, sexual energy blocks, and moreAnd the unexpected role she may have played as a “handler” inside the systemI trusted her. I carried her work. I stayed loyal. And then I saw what it had become.This is the final story before the season finale.The spell is nearly broken.Links & Mentions:– Baljit Rayat's music and work: https://www.baljitrayat.com/– Connect with Robyn on Instagram: @robynmckayphd– Connect with Alyse Bacine: @alyse_breathes– Reserve your copy of Healing the Healers ebook (right here)– Join the conversation: DM Robyn or Alyse, or share your story at clientcare@drrobynmckay.com

Dr Marion Wellman is asked to perform some duties that he is sure weren't in the contract.Dom plays Dr Bastian FleischmannDan plays Gilbert GrayScott plays Dr Marion WellmanJoseph plays Harlan Blake P.I.Danann plays Jesse BrownAs dark deeds are discovered in the antiseptic halls of the Greenwood Asylum for the Deranged.If you like what you hear please support the show at ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ to get early access, exclusive content and moreAnd if you don't know the marvelous work of the ⁠Apocalypse Players⁠ go and listen to it now (after finishing this of course!)

Is it luck? Timing? Maybe. But when you peel back the curtain on authors who consistently sell books and grow an audience, you'll find they're playing a different game entirely.In this episode, we're breaking down the 5 habits that separate successful authors from the ones still spinning their wheels (and no, it's not just about being good at Instagram).You'll learn:Why showing up (even when you don't feel like it) matters more than you thinkHow to actually connect with your ideal readersThe power of partnerships (and how to start one even if you're new)Why talking less about your book might help you sell moreAnd how one small mindset shift could unlock long-term resultsReady to make one small shift that could change everything? Tune in now and walk away with something you can put into action this week.Episode notes, transcript, and podcast links are at http://jenndepaula.com/podcast/83Free Download: Book Marketing Blueprint

Finally it's here. The second splendorous scenario with our delightful friends over at Apocalypse Players. After the traumatic events in New Mexico we shift our gaze to the verdant hills of Greenwood, Maine were we can find rest and recuperation in the safety of the Greenwood Asylum for the Deranged. The big question is who are more insane, the inmates or the staff?Dom plays Dr Bastian FleischmannDan plays Gilbert GrayScott plays Dr Marion WellmanJoseph plays Harlan Blake P.I.Danann plays Jesse BrownAs dark deeds are discovered in the antiseptic halls of the Greenwood Asylum for the Deranged.If you like what you hear please support the show at ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ to get early access, exclusive content and moreAnd if you don't know the marvelous work of the ⁠Apocalypse Players⁠ go and listen to it now (after finishing this of course!)

In tonight's programme:Eight teams... two competitions... a place in one of two cup finals up for grabs! The semi-finals of the Ecap FA Cup and GH Corlett Woods Cup are among the standout ties in Manx football this weekendWith five games of the season remaining, FC Isle of Man will be hoping to bring an end to their longest winless run of the season so far when they host South Liverpool in the NWCFL Premier Division tomorrow nightRugby action on Island this Saturday includes Douglas in Regional 2 North West and a combined Manx Cup & Manx Shield showdown at Ballakilley Park whilst Vagabonds men are on their travels once moreAnd in hockey as many as three league titles could be decided throughout Saturday on what could well be a critical weekend in the 2025 Manx seasonRob Pritchard is joined by Tony Mepham, Paul Jones, Dave Christian and Ben Cunningham

Season 17 starts tomorrow.LYRICS:Mike took over BaseAnd he left Edgar behindEveryone was mad at himHe couldn't tell them whyHe had a plan in YellowknifeIterated their MikeHe went to Tex's poker nightAn iteration died.Stinky showed up on his ownWielding a deviceIt made him near invincibleHe toppled Tex in one tryHe almost did the same to BaseBut the Stinky device misfiredChance became the leaderAnd left Shadow behind.Meanwhile Mikey's very lostHe can't remember his lifeHe found himself in Rugby,Writing like a scribeHe finally escaped and made itAll the way to SlyWhere he was picked up once againAnd also Christmas Island happened,Or did it? Is that canon?Chance tried his hand at leading BaseWith Mikey at his sideThe Stinky device pointed themTo a mission on the insideBut inside of where?They think it is OIBut wherever it truly isMikey remembers his life.But Mikey's iterated once moreAnd finds himself on iceCANNONBALL has stolen himTo retrieve his deviceThis device can edit themAnd then store them insideSo Ryan hatches an escape planOr at least he tries.Ryan has a game planTo save them from the iceThey find themselves at Boris's placeTo root through Michael's filesBoris tries to shoot them downBut gets caught by surpriseLuckily, he's not the only oneMeddling in this time.Mikey gets sent back to baseBut everything's on fire,Or at least it's very hotAnd all empty insideCANNONBALL knew of their planWas not tricked by their liesAnd so they end up editedAnd inside the device.Charlie was inside Tier 3And had been all the timeShe kept Marissa inside thereTo coax out Chris and RyanThen VHS got consolidatedWith a compound MichaelThey overcame their editingAnd CANNONBALL said goodbye.But our heroes aren't safeCan't go back to their livesBecause everyone is editedAnd everybody liesSo who is who? And who isMerely CANNONBALL-lite?And who will Base edit nowThat they have the Stinky device? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Send us a textHello, I'm Brad DJ and this is Beast Movie Reviews a podcast where I talk about movies mainly scary ones and all the things I find funny about them, of course sometimes I get a bit off topic and mention other movies or other moments, little stories of my own experience that may relate or not, I don't knowIn this episode, I talk about IN A VIOLENT NATURE from 2024 … Which basically means whatever happens in this movie, it happens in a violent nature. From arm removal to head explosions to a very crazy Yoga scene. Which actually won best kill in the chainsaw award. It was also nominated for best horror film at the Saturn awards.I do this podcast while I'm watching it which means I watch a little bit talk about it and then go back and watch some more and then get back on talk about it some moreAnd keep listening for my little segment quick little chats. Where I chat to two of my kids about what movie would they want to see if they could pick any at allPodcast Credits; Written by Brad Eastall (aka Brad DJ)Podcast Website;braddj.com/podcast BMR starting song bit"Acent" by JoshE Music credit from looperman.com"Dubstep Drums 140 bpm Build Up" by CozyBroke Music credit from - freesound.org“Ionicsmusic” Drum&Bass 05 and 06 vol.1"Kangus Sound Editor Sound Effect" by Paulnorthyorks"Creepy Tension Rise Build Up 1" by Miksmusic"spooky music" by TheOjt"Thunderstorm Lighting Strike" by Foad"Electric Shock 10" by Mensageirocs

Don't forget to join the:FREE Write Off Your Life Masterclass happening Feb 20th!In this episode of the Life Changing Money Podcast, Barbara Schreihans takes you through the essentials of understanding and managing tax audits.If you've ever been anxious about what an audit entails or are curious about how to best prepare for one…Then this episode is a must-listen!From maintaining records to recognizing audit red flags, Barbara lays out a comprehensive plan to safeguard against IRS audits.You'll also get a behind-the-scenes look at our “Write Off Your Life” course, which is all about learning strategies for maximizing deductions while staying compliant.Topics covered:Understanding the types of audits and IRS procedures.Strategies to avoid commingling personal and business finances.Tools for tracking expenses simplify.How to lower your tax bill without triggering an auditPlus so much moreAnd don't forget to join the:FREE Write Off Your Life Masterclass happening Feb 20th!Join the waitlist for Minted Wealth Live™ 2025How To Get Involved:Life-Changing Money is a podcast all about money. We share stories of how money has impacted and radically changed the lives of others, and how it can do the same for you. Your host, Barbara Schreihans (pronounced ShREE-hands) is the founder and CEO of Your Tax Coach, and the Creator of the Write Off Your Life Course. She is a kickass tax strategist, business coach, and all-around master when it comes to wealth and finances. Barbara aids business owners and high net-worth individuals in saving tens of millions of dollars in taxes while also growing their profits.When she's not leading her team, coaching clients, or dreaming up new goals for her company, you can find her drinking coffee, hanging out with her family, and traveling the world.Grab a cup of coffee and become inspired as we hear from those who have overcome and are overcoming their self-limiting beliefs and money mindsets!Do you have a burning question that you'd love to hear answered on a future show?Please email it to: podcast@yourtaxcoach.bizSign Up For Our NewsletterLife Changing Money PodcastGet Tax Help! 

It's a new calendar year and in this solo-cast, let your own inner variety show be met!In this first episode of the new year, there's a bit of an array of topics as Rebekka reviews & shares on :- a little more of her personal scope of life including [still] letting go of 2024- sipping from the divine- meditation- what holidays actually mean- the spirituality of life itself- and some notes on this episode's namesake, the current movie on Bob Dylan's early artist years, 'A Complete Unknown' - the creative movement sweeping the masses within this great awakening on earth- and moreAND a few minutes within the episode to meditate, self reflect and absorb whatever may be for you from these soul-felt words in this podcast *NOTE : this episode was recorded right before the LA fires broke out.  It was not intentional to not mention as it does totally fit in with start of the year affairs and the preciousness of life on earth; sending all the care and love to those impacted by this tragic real life event.mentioned : SIP of the divine meditation_______________________________________________REBEKKA'S LINKS :

The energy and personality of New York City runs through its local businesses -- mom-and-pop shops, independently run stores and restaurants, often family run operations.We live in a world of chain stores, franchises, corporate run operations and online retailers that have run many of these kinds of stores out of business. But what is New York without its diners, its small book shops, its curious antique stores and its historic delis?These kinds of shops that contribute to the health of a neighborhood. And today we're celebrating them with Nicholas Heller, better known to his 1.4 million Instagram followers as New York Nico, "the unofficial talent scout of New York City."But he's also helped lift up small businesses and even helped them survive through the pandemic and beyond.And now Heller's new book New York Nico's Guide to NYC, he highlights 100 of his favorite small business from all five boroughs. So we thought we'd geek out with him for about an hour, talking about our favorite small places in the city.FEATURING: Astor Place Hairstylists, Pearl River Mart, Katz Deli, Casa Amadeo, Fishs Eddy, DeFonte's in Red Hook and many, many moreAnd remember to shop local this holiday season!

Welcome back to the Pelvic Power Podcast!In today's episode Penny talks about:Holding onto tension in the body The pelvic floor and stress How to bring yoga with you off your mat Rush less, live moreAnd so much more!Access a FREE meditation: Trust Your BodyEnjoy this episode and let me know what your takeaways were, I would love to receive a DM from you!Follow along at @wellbeing.by.penny or send an email to wellbeingbypenny@gmail.com if any questions pop up!

"If I'm too much for you, maybe you're not enough." Ann and Amanda interview deeply radiant, magnetic, and fabulous Vanderpump Villa chef and wise moon goddess Caroline Byl! Get ready to feed your soul -- bon appetit!We're trying something different these days -- enjoy today's interview episode and stay tuned for another episode about reality TV/pop culture/whatever else Ann and Amanda want to talk about later in the week!Check out:Caroline's socials + moreAnd don't forget to "tickle us on Instagram"!NOTE: The WSANDA team is working remotely from various locations right now, so everything's a little fucked up. Thanks for bearing with us!WSANDA SUBMISSIONS: wsandasubmissions@gmail.comFollow us on instagram @wesignedannda @mikiannmaddox @liffordthebigreddog so you can slither in our DMs with constructive feedback, but please, for the love of god, don't cyberbully us. We're fragile :-/If you're picking up what we're putting down and want even more Ann and Amanda comedy content, support us on Patreon. You have no idea how many times we've said "Wait, this is too batshit.....we'll put it on Patreon." Our cover art was made by America's sweetheart producer Maddy, and our theme song features parts of "Kawaii Til I Die" by Starjunk 95 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you have a fussy eater at home? Are mealtimes turning into a battleground? You're not alone! In fact, information about taming the toddler at mealtimes has been so highly requested, we even wrote a book about it (more on that in the episode!). For those who don't know Rach, she is a mum to her daughter Olive and son Teddy, a Paediatric Occupational Therapist, and the owner of Therapy Time, a private practice based in Brisbane.Even before having her own family, she has always been passionate about taking a big picture approach to child development. Rach strongly believes that what we eat has a huge impact on everything and sees this everyday in her clinical practice (and at home).Meal times are a big deal for our little ones, and they require a lot of sensory, fine motor, oral motor, and behavioural skills. With her gentle, kind and empowering approach Rach equips parents with a toolkit full of responsive, evidence-based and family-centered strategies.In this podcast we discuss:what is a fussy eater and when we may expect out child to show signs of fussinesswhen fussy eating has gone beyond what is considered normal and is in the realm of problem feedingwhether we can avoid having a fussy eating and Rach's tips and strategies to minimise the chancestop tips for having enjoyable family mealtimes if our little one is saying no to everything we offer... and so much moreAnd if you want more in depth information on all things toddlers and family meals, you can preorder our new book Toddler to Table HEREToday's episode was brought to you by Mingle. We all need to take short cuts sometimes (or often!) as mums, and Mingle has created the perfect shortcut for meal times with their 30 minute meal blends. Unlike a lot of the old- school pantry brands, Mingle's blends have no nasties at all – no added sugar, no added flour, vegetable oils, or high amounts of sodium – making them not only delicious, but perfect for the whole family. Luka has been loving their butter chicken, and Kate is too indecisive to pick just one favourite, but has been a long time fan of the brand! If you're like Kate and can't pick a fave, then why not try their Dinner Hero 30 Minute Meal Pack, which contains 20 sachets + the tuscan chicken spice blend.Head to www.mingleseasoning.com and use the code BOOBTOFOOD for 15% off your order!Follow us on instagram @boobtofood to stay up to date with all the podcast news, recipes and other content that we bring to help make meal times and family life easier.Visit www.boobtofood.com for blogs and resources, to book an appointment with one of our amazing practitioners and more.Presented by Luka McCabe and Kate HolmTo get in touch please email podcast@boobtofood.com

On The Real EFL News Round-Up today, we discuss some of the biggest news stories over the past 24 hours, including:- Sunderland finally close to appointing Beale successor- Sheffield United set to sign playmaker- Burnley to make major managerial decision- Lincoln City confirmed third summer acquisition- Wrexham boss makes transfer admission- Exeter want Wigan Athletic star- And much, much moreAnd so much more across the Championship, League One and League Two. You don't want to miss this one!EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/realeflTry it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! This Podcast has been created and uploaded by The Real EFL Podcast. The views in this Podcast are not necessarily the views of talkSPORT. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

词汇提示1.Tories 保守党2.utter 彻底的3.eroded 侵蚀4.devastation 破坏5.mortgage 抵押贷款6.derelic 废弃的7.vulnerable 脆弱的8.negotiating 谈判原文ArthurScargill: ' Criticism of Tory Policies' (1)Todayour nation, after eight years under the Tories, is on the brink of utter chaos,facing both social and economic collapse.Ourbasic industries have been butchered.Ourmanufacturing base has been eroded with hundreds of businesses, large andsmall, gone to the wall while the nation has become increasingly dependent onimported goods.Thehuman consequences of this industrial and economic devastation are terrible.Overeight million people struggle for survival on or below the poverty line andfour and a half million people are unemployed.Thousandsof families are homeless: the number of homeless families in Britain hasdoubled since 1978, while the enforced repossession of homesis at an all-time record because so many can no longer manage to maintainmortgage payments.Evenmore people, meanwhile, try to cope as best they can in derelict, oftendangerous dwellings - one and a quarter million homes are unfit to live in, whilehouse-building investment throughout Britain has been slashed by sixty per centsince 1979.Sicknessand ill health of all kinds are rampant, and they are made even more terribleby the crisis in the National Health Service and throughout the welfare system.TheTories have been utterly ruthless in their butchery of health and welfareprovisions.TheNHS, once the pride of our nation, has been reduced to a critical conditionthrough hospital closures, medical staff cutbacks, the lack and withdrawal ofresources and vital equipment, and the privatization of key services.Approximately700,000 people wait today for hospital treatment and an increasing number willnot receive that treatment before it is too late.Thousandsof people who are suffering from serious, often fatal diseases are being turnedaway through lack of hospital beds and staff.Oursocial services are faced with ever-increasing family and community problems asTory attacks take their toll, with children and old people among those mostvulnerable.Oureducation system is also in chaos, as students and teachers struggle againstyet more cutbacks, fewer resources - and for our youngsters it must seem oftena pointless exercise, with jobs, training and access to higher education becomingmore and more difficult to attain.Theirteachers meanwhile, like many other trade unionists, have had their negotiatingrights removed by the Government, and their commitment to teaching the nation'schildren treated with contempt.Thishas become a grim and desperate society - fulled by unemployment and its socialconsequences, frustration, rage and despair are rampant all around us.Moreand more people, I believe, are coming to see themselves as under attack - andthey are correct.翻译阿瑟·斯卡吉尔:“对保守党政策的批评”(1)今天，在保守党执政八年后，我们的国家正处于彻底混乱的边缘，面临着社会和经济的崩溃。我们的基础工业遭到了破坏。我们的制造业基础受到侵蚀，数以百计的大大小小的企业倒闭，而这个国家越来越依赖进口商品。这种工业和经济破坏对人类造成的后果是可怕的。800多万人在贫困线上或贫困线以下挣扎求生，450万人失业。成千上万的家庭无家可归:自1978年以来，英国无家可归家庭的数量翻了一番，而强制收回房屋的数量达到了历史最高水平，因为许多人无法再支付抵押贷款。与此同时，更多的人试图在废弃的，往往是危险的住房中尽可能地应对——125万套住房不适合居住，而自1979年以来，英国的住房建设投资已经削减了60%。各种各样的疾病和不健康状况都很严重，而国民医疗服务体系和整个福利体系的危机使它们变得更加可怕。托利党在削减医疗和福利方面一直非常无情。国民保健制度曾经是我们国家的骄傲，但由于医院关闭、医务人员裁减、资源和重要设备的缺乏和撤回以及关键服务的私有化，它已沦落到危急的境地。今天大约有70万人在等待医院治疗，越来越多的人得不到治疗，否则就为时已晚。由于缺乏医院床位和工作人员，成千上万患有严重、往往是致命疾病的人被拒之门外。由于保守党的攻击，我们的社会服务面临着越来越多的家庭和社区问题，儿童和老人是最脆弱的群体。我们的教育体系也陷入混乱，学生和教师都在努力应对更多的削减和更少的资源——对于我们的年轻人来说，这似乎是一项毫无意义的工作，工作、培训和接受高等教育的机会变得越来越难获得。与此同时，他们的教师像许多其他工会成员一样，被政府剥夺了谈判权利，他们对教育全国儿童的承诺受到蔑视。这已经变成了一个严峻而绝望的社会——充满了失业及其社会后果，挫折、愤怒和绝望在我们周围猖獗。我相信，越来越多的人开始觉得自己受到了攻击——他们是对的。

Researchers in the UK have found that both teachers and parents may be confusing the immaturity of younger children in the same classrooms as a sign of ADHD. We speak with an educational psychologist, an occupational therapist and you our listeners to hear your personal experiencesIn light of Dr Michael Mosley's death which is believed to be caused by heat exhaustion, Internal Medicine specialist Dr Wajdi Albonji joins us to talk about what happens to the body in extreme temperatures‘Ozempic babies' stories are on the rise- women who use drugs like Ozempic report unexpected pregnancies so we ask how do weight-loss drugs affect fertility? Dr Mariam Awatai answers that and moreAnd looking at how exposed we are with Electromagnetic Field Radiation and its health risks with Blushield Middle East's Chris Pascoe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome back to The Trip Report Podcast, a production of Beckley Waves, a Psychedelic Venture Studio.Today, I am speaking with Dennis Walker, AKA the Mycopreneur.I don't know about you, but I am always flummoxed by the seriousness of the discourse among stakeholders in the ‘psychedelic renaissance.'My guess is that this earnestness is the result of a few things:* a reverence and respect for the medicine* an attempt to extend objective scientific rigor to human communication and * the don't-rock-the-boat-formality of the biopharmaceutical industry to avoid regulator scrutiny.But whatever it is that has led to such formality we can be grateful that The Cosmic Joke will reliably appear on the timeline, thanks to Dennis.I imagine that many Trip Report subscribers are familiar with Dennis as the Court Jester of Psychedelics through his satirical video shorts and articles with titles like “Netflix Announces America's Next Top Shaman” and “Drake Enters MDMA-Assisted Therapy after Kendrick Traumatizes Him”.But in addition to lighthearted satire, Dennis and Mycopreneur are also focused on mushroom entrepreneurship beyond psychedelics in areas like myco-materials, mycoremediation, mycofiltration, and mycelium-based food products.It turns out that mushrooms have many, many potential and emerging uses in the modern economy.In this conversation, Dennis and I discuss:* The Origin and Evolution of Mycopreneur* The potential impact of Mushroom-based-technology* The importance of community in the mycological industry* The redefinition of the 'legacy market' versus the 'black market' for psychedelics* The gap between the demand for and the legal supply of legal psychedelic experiences * And much moreAnd now, I bring you my conversation with Dennis Walker.Listen to the episode on Substack, Spotify, Google or Apple.Credits:* Hosted by Zach Haigney * Produced by Zach Haigney, Erin Greenhouse, and Katelin Jabbari* Find us at thetripreport.com* Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube* Theme music by MANCHO Sounds, Mixed and Mastered by Rollin Weary This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thetripreport.com

Welcome to the Kilkenny Soccer Podcast, where the beautiful game meets local passion! Hosted by the duo of Shane O'Keeffe and Davy Doyle, we delve deep into the heart of Kilkenny's soccer scene, bringing you all the latest buzz, insights, and debates fresh from the pitch.Joining us in the studio is none other than Robbie Lawler, the man behind this year's Kennedy Cup team. Shane looks at the Castlewarren versus Ormonde Villa match-up from last weekend and lots moreAnd hey, we want YOU to be a part of the action too! Reach out to the Kilkenny Soccer Podcast team at sport@kclr96fm.com and let your voice be heard.So grab your scarves, lace up your boots, and tune in to the Kilkenny Soccer Podcast.  Join the discussion today!

In this week's episode, our loveable boys from South Park are tasked with a homework assignment on the history of Thanksgiving. When Kyle suggests a wild theory involving aliens at the first Thanksgiving, inspired by the History Channel's questionable reporting, chaos ensues. Tune in as we follow the boys on their journey to uncover the true origins of Thanksgiving and explore the interconnectedness of our world, from Earth to other planets.Matt, Scoop, Joe & Dane also recap, trivia, pop culture, storyline continituy and moreAnd always remember, "He who controls the stuffing mine, controls the world."Connect with Us: Follow us for updates, bonus content, and discussions about all things South Park. On Facebook: @SouthParkPod On YouTube : @SouthParkPod On TikTok : @SouthParkPodOn Twitter: @SouthParkPodsOn Hive : @SouthParkPod  On Instagram: @SouthParkPodcastJoin our community of fans as we laugh, debate, and celebrate the genius of Trey Parker and Matt Stone's iconic creation. https://www.facebook.com/groups/spfanclubSubscribe and Support: Subscribe to SMB South Park Review Crew on your favorite podcast platform to never miss an episode. If you enjoy our show, consider supporting us on buymeacoffe.com/spfanclub to help us keep the laughs coming.Contact: Got a question, suggestion, or just want to share your thoughts on South Park? Reach out to us at suckmyballspod@gmail.co or visit us at linktr.ee/southparkpod

Nishi Bhopal, MD is board-certified in Psychiatry, Sleep Medicine, and Integrative Holistic Medicine. She is the founder and medical director of Pacific Integrative Psychiatry, an online practice in California where patients receive a whole-person approach to anxiety, depression, and sleep disorders, including nutrition, psychotherapy, and integrative and functional medicine. In addition to her private practice, Dr. Bhopal is the founder of IntraBalance, an educational platform that includes a YouTube channel and online courses for physicians and therapists where she teaches the fundamentals of clinical sleep medicine.Some of the topics we discussed were:Holistic treatments for insomnia that are evidence-basedTips about supplements that can help with insomniaWhich brands Dr. Bhopal personally trusts when she uses or recommends supplements for sleepWhat dose of melatonin is better for sleepHow to deal with waking up in the middle of the nightCommon issues that look like insomnia but are often misdiagnoseHow to deal with delayed sleep phase (later circadian rhythm) and advanced sleep phase (earlier circadian rhythm)About Dr. Bhopal's program for those who want to learn moreAnd more!Connect with Dr. Bhopal:LI:https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishibhopal/YT:https://www.youtube.com/c/intrabalanceIG:https://www.instagram.com/intrabalance FB:https://www.facebook.com/IntraBalanceLLC/ Private practice website:https://pacificintegrativepsych.com/Private IG:https://pacificintegrativepsych.com/MSK about herbs:https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/diagnosis-treatment/symptom-management/integrative-medicine/herbs/search

This is a selection of highlights from episode #183 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast.These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode:Spencer Greenberg on causation without correlation, money and happiness, lightgassing, hype vs value, and moreAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org.Highlights put together by Simon Monsour, Milo McGuire, and Dominic Armstrong

This is a selection of highlights from episode #182 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast.These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode:Bob Fischer on comparing the welfare of humans, chickens, pigs, octopuses, bees, and moreAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org.Highlights put together by Simon Monsour, Milo McGuire, and Dominic Armstrong

In this episode, we dive deep into the making of Project Chimera with Snehal Patel, a music video project that blends classical Indian dance with high-tech filmmaking.We dive into:‣ Working backward to figure out when virtual production is the right approach...and when it isn't‣ Snehal's approach to integrating AI in storyboarding and 3D element generation for a futuristic cyberpunk Mumbai (and when AI didn't work out so well)‣ The limitations and breakthroughs encountered during the film's production, like speeding up lens calibration to get over 100 setups in 2 days‣ Using Kino Flo MIMIK lights, SISU camera robot, and moreAnd a whole lot more!

Song written by the band Pink Floyd 1972From their Album "Dark Side of the Moon"Song was originally titled "Lunatic"Later Titled  "Brain Damage"Producer Renee plays her version on Piano + Guitar + ChimesSING & DANCE !Here are the lyrics:The lunatic is on the grassThe lunatic is on the grassRemembering games and daisy chains and laughsGot to keep the loonies on the pathThe lunatic is in the hallThe lunatics are in my  hallThe paper holds there folded faces to the floorAnd every day the paper boy brings moreAnd if the dam breaks open many years too soonAnd if there is no room upon the hillAnd if your head explodes with dark forebodings tooI'll see you on the dark side of the moonThe lunatic is in my head (bizarre laughter)The lunatic is in my head (bizarre laughter)You raise the blade, you make the changeYou re-arrange me till I'm saneYou lock the door and throw away the keyThere's someone in my head but it's not meAnd if the cloud bursts thunder in your earYou shout and no-one seems to hearAnd if the band you're in starts playing different tunesI'll see you on the dark side of the moonThe dark side of the moonI'll see you on the dark side of the moonPiano Tag :This is where the description is explained about The Dark, Far Side of the MoonWhich really isn't Dark at all.http://PinkieThePigPodcast.com

Welcome back to The Trip Report Podcast, a production of Beckley Waves, a Psychedelic Venture Studio.Today, I am speaking with Brandon Deroche, founder of the PORTAL—the Partnership of Responsible Trippers Advocating Legalization. PORTAL is a project from Propeller, the social impact and advocacy organization Brandon started more than 15 years ago to drive awareness and action for social movements. I was intrigued when I first learned about Propeller–and their methodology for advocacy and advancing causes.Propeller collaborates with big-name artists and musicians to leverage their platforms to raise awareness and inspire action.With PORTAL, Brandon and his team are taking this approach to advancing the psychedelic cause.I wanted to speak with Brandon because I love a good acronym, and PORTAL may be the best I've ever heard—and because I wanted to learn more about how social movements form and grow.In this episode, we discuss:* Brandon's experience working with some of the biggest celebrities in the world, like Justin Bieber, Lizzo, and Brian Cranston* His experience working with the spiritual teacher Ram Dass* The cultural adoption and destigmatization of psychedelics through artists with massive audiences—like Dua Lipa, Post Malone, and Zach Bryan* Leveraging these voices for psychedelic education, harm reduction, and best practices* The eventual political polarization of social movements* And much moreAnd now, I bring you my conversation with Brand Deroche.Listen to the episode on Substack, Spotify, Google or Apple.Credits:* Hosted by Zach Haigney * Produced by Zach Haigney, Erin Greenhouse, and Katelin Jabbari* Find us at thetripreport.com* Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube* Theme music by MANCHO Sounds, Mixed and Mastered by Rollin Weary This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thetripreport.com

Welcome to episode #372 of 20MTCeltic are on their holidays for the winter break, so we've opened the floor to our patrons to have their questions and topics discussed.•Should Celtic sign Paulo Bernardo?•Was the ill-feeling towards the board an overreaction?•How many do we need to sign in January•Does Greg Taylor get too much of a hard time?And much moreAnd much moreTreat yourself or the 20MT listener in your life, as well as supporting the podcast with some 20MT merch at 20mt.bigcartel.com/You can help support the production of these podcasts, as well as gaining access to over 890 extra episodes at patreon.com/20MinuteTimsSign up for Celtic's Youth Development Lottery The Celtic Pools and help shape Celtic's future here -https://celticpools.securecollections.net/index.aspx?Agent=3539Get 20% off and FREE shipping using the code TIMS at Manscaped.com20MT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lyrics Here soon, here soonHere soon, here soonLoving alone is what you make it (make it)Stay for the storm if you can take it (take it)But pray for a rainbowGo up to where they're blind toMistakesI know you worry a lotI'll be here for youDo I care enough?Do I feel for you?I can guaranteeCome on, this oneCome on, this oneCome on, this oneCome on, this oneI didn't know you triedCause you wanted moreAnd didn't know you criedCause you wanted moreThings don't happen the way you hoped toI'm just keeping a little hope, babyI didn't know you triedCause you wanted moreDying my day dreams in your bedroom (bedroom)Waiting so long, said you'd be here soon (here soon)How could you forget thatI'm the one whoForgot all your mistakesAnd dirty trashYou know I care for youOne hell over earthquakeI stood for youWill you stand for me?Come on, this oneCome on, this oneCome on, this oneCome on, this oneI didn't know you triedCause you wanted moreAnd didn't know you criedCause you wanted moreThings don't happen the way you hoped toI'm just keeping a little hope, babyI didn't know you triedCause you wanted moreFunny how life is turning outI don't have much to talk aboutDon't have much to write aboutGot a shitload to cry aboutFunny the words I do kickFunny the niggas I do pickIt's funny what sticks(Go figure)Mama said I'm sensitiveI gotta work on thatNot reallyTired of using adjectives, I gotta build on thatYou feel me?Not reallyYoung man, tryna hold the world in a broken hand, handYoung man, tryna find the world in a broken hand --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/juljina/message

Themes: Relationships, Partnership, Relationship Tips + Tools, Self Empowerment, Human Connection, Conflict, Love In this shorter solo podcast episode, Empowered Connection Podcast host Damodar Cordua talks about some of the key ideas + realizations he has learned over the years being both a relationship coach + expert and living in relationship to others within his own life.Explore practical self and relationship wisdom that will give you the inspiration and frameworks to empower both your life and all your relationships - with friend, family, lovers, and moreAnd stay tuned for part 2 for more tips, tools, and ideas to give you more self & relational potential!Reach Out to Empowered Connection podcast host Damodar for your FREE Discovery Session - and start your 2023 journey of self & relational discovery & empowerment... for both individuals + couples who are ready to explore, illuminate + empower their lives & their relationships*Follow Damodar on Instagram for Daily Self Growth & Relationship Tips + Tools:@empoweredconnection.meUpcoming Events:Emotional Intelligence + Conscious Communication Immersion in-person, in Bradley Beach, NJ at Ohana Rising - 10/14 learn more & register HEREDivine Self Men's Circle  more info here once a month in-person in Philadelphia & once a month online from around the world - click to learn more*Sponsored  by Bhava Wellness all organic, consciously crafted herbal remedies, skin care, incense, and more&  EMPOWERED CONNECTION

Dr Mariam Awatai discusses menopause and how to manage its symptomsTalking fertility and egg freezing with Torkia Mahloul and IVF Support UAE's Cassie DestinoClinical psychologist Sneha John gives advices when students transition to new schoolsCoach Harry White tells us how to make the kids move moreAnd lawyer Ankita Dhawan covers AI and law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Important Announcement Links RE:  Health Canada Proposal that restricts all Natural Health Products - Act now to help Canadians maintain access to all natural health products!Important Information on the proposed planGet Involved NOW - Deadline is July 26, 2023!Current Members of Parliament (fill name into email template linked above)https://nhppa.orgToday I welcome Dr Mike Sinel, a medical Doctor who is an expert in pain management, back pain, and spinal disorders.  He is a physician, healer, author, UCLA Clinical Professor, Serial Entrepreneur, Angel Investor, Biohacker and Community & Men's Group Leader.   Dr. Mike served for over20 yrs as Asst. Clinical Professor at UCLA School of Medicine and he authored several scientific articles and two well-known books on back pain including Back Pain Remedies for Dummies.To learn more about the research & to try Medical Foods, go to www.medicalfoods.com. Dr. Mike & I discuss the following:- the opioid crisis- how pain in the body presents itself- how neurotransmitters work in the body- how neurotransmitters are connected to pain- how Medical Foods actually work to combat chronic pain, inflammation & moreAnd so much more in this episode.  If you know someone living with chronic pain, please share this episode with them.SHARE this episode with someone who may benefit & subscribe, rate & review. And follow me below!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sandyknutrition/Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/sandyknutritionTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sandyknutritionYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIh48ov-SgbSUXsVeLL2qAgTwitter: https://twitter.com/sandyknutrition

Welcome to episode #345 of 20MT•Celtic beat 10 man Hearts to seal another title•Kobayashi has a shaky time deputising for CCV•Kyogo bags his 50th goal for Celtic•We head to Ibrox in a dead rubber And much moreAnd much moreTreat yourself or the 20MT listener in your life, as well as supporting the podcast with some 20MT merch at 20mt.bigcartel.com/You can help support the production of these podcasts, as well as gaining access to over 790 extra episodes at patreon.com/20MinuteTimsSign up for Celtic's Youth Development Lottery The Celtic Pools and help shape Celtic's future here - https://secure.edirectdebit.com/Celtic-Development-Pools-Ltd/lottery/Desktop-Form-Page/?&ref=3539Get 20% off and FREE shipping using the code TIMS at Manscaped.com20MT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode #344 of 20 Minute Tims•Celtic beat Rangers at Hampden to book a place in the Scottish Cup final•CCV is a Celtic great already•Starfelt proves his worth again•Maeda runs himself into the ground for the cause•No doubt we'll see the real Rangers next season eh?And much moreAnd much moreTreat yourself or the 20MT listener in your life, as well as supporting the podcast with some 20MT merch at 20mt.bigcartel.com/You can help support the production of these podcasts, as well as gaining access to over 790 extra episodes at patreon.com/20MinuteTimsSign up for Celtic's Youth Development Lottery The Celtic Pools and help shape Celtic's future here - https://secure.edirectdebit.com/Celtic-Development-Pools-Ltd/lottery/Desktop-Form-Page/?&ref=3539Get 20% off and FREE shipping using the code TIMS at Manscaped.com20MT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What words come to mind when you hear the word ‘teenager'? Or the word ‘adolescence'?Do you love working with teens or feel a little apprehensive? I've recently been facilitating some team trainings in museums about how to engage with teenagers and so I've been thinking a lot about the best ways to work with teens. It's also a subject I get asked about a lot. Here are some tips and ideas for better ways to engage with teenagers in the museum on your guided tours and programmes.I'm exploring:Why our thoughts shape our attitude towards teensSeeing teenage behaviour through a developmental lensPositive reasons for working with teensCreating an inclusive, warm and friendly atmosphereThe importance of shared ownershipThe role of open-ended questions and careful listeningReading the group and avoiding false cluesWhy less is moreAnd why teens like to discuss themes of global significanceLinksSupport the ShowJoin the Slow Looking Club Community on FacebookDownload the NEW resource - how to look at art (slowly)Curated newsletter by Claire Bown5 harmful myths and 5 inspiring truths about teenagers - Big ThinkEpisode 44 - The 4 elements of a great introduction

Sleep is one of the wellness trends of 2023, but how? We brought in sleep consultant Julie Mallon from Nurture 2 Sleep to answer all your worriesTalking body positivity with Natassia D'Souza, Emotional eating and weight loss coach.Just the start of the year is the right time to be talking about proper budgeting for the month, for the year and for retirement as well. Toni Hughes guides us through the top things that we need to be doing to save moreAnd we tell you all the details about Dubai's first camping wellness festival.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you're someone who's struggled with mental health challenges in the past, what better time than now to reclaim your power and rewrite your story? While we're living in a time where stigmas around mental health are actively being dismantled, it's essential for those of us who've had a history of mental health challenges to recognize that our experience with a complicated mental health journey can be a season in our lives... it's not our forever.While I'm not a medical professional and I'm here sharing my experience after 30 years of depression and the last two years of navigating through serious health challenges, it's essential for more people to speak up about their mental health journey so that together, we can overcome the self-defeat about growing up or navigating through mental health challenges. In this episode, I talk about...◆ The importance of getting honest with yourself about what's really going on◆ Why finding a therapist and doctors who speak your language is essential to heal◆ Become aware of your habits and your overall environment and how it's actually supporting your overall wellbeing◆ Honoring your Boundaries and knowing when to say no when you need that time out◆ What to do when you're feeling overwhelmed◆ Understanding the Law of Assumption◆ Recognizing that what has happened "to you" is actually happening "for you"... plus so much moreAnd as a disclaimer, if you need help, make sure you visit a mental health professional and take care of you!

Mark Muncy returns for the final edition covering his new book, 'Eerie Appalachia.' We talk about The Greenbriar Ghost, Rat Man, the Snarlygaster, and terrifying locals to this day, Ol' Pete.Purchase -Eerie Appalachia: Smiling Man Indrid Cold, the Jersey Devil, the Legend of Mothman and MoreAnd, their first three books are also available on Amazon...Eerie Florida, Freaky Florida, and Creepy FloridaFind Mark and Kari on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram , Twitter and WeBeamTVIf you love iNTO THE FRAY and want more content....join us over on Patreon! Get over 113 bonus episodes, (so far) physical rewards like stickers and signed books, interactive, live-on-video guest interviews and group chats with fellow patrons, private RSS feed, Patron-only Discord room and FB group, and more.Click HERE to check out the various pledge levels. You can also contact me HERE or via email, shannon@intothefrayradio.comGet your iTF STICKERS....HEREFollow iTF:Facebook: Join the interactive group and visit the official iTF page Twitter: Official iTF and  Shannon's personal accountShannon's Instagram Website artwork and logo for iNTO THE FRAY, by Mister-Sam ShearonIntro music with permission from TanekOutro music provided with permission from  Electus OfficialAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Are you a talented artist dreaming of making a living using your passion for music?Then today's episode could be a life-changing one for you.Joining me in today's episode of the Performance Marketer is the founder of Music Hustler, Kristine Mirelle.Kristine is graciously sharing with us how she went from being a starving to a professional musician turned multi-million dollar business owner.Like most aspiring singers, landing a record deal is the primary goal if you want to get into this competitive industry. But in today's generation, you don't only get into it through pure talent. Most of the time, having an entrepreneurial spirit does help you to move the needle.And no one knows that better than Kristine.She built Music Hustler to help independent artists get their breakthroughs even if they didn't sign with any record labels or have a huge fan base.So in today's episode of the Performance Marketer, we're going to talk about...- Kristine's life journey (from being homeless to managing her own business)- how she grew her business using ads- marketing strategies using Survey Detective- and a lot moreAnd she will prove to us that you can make more than just decent money with your musical talent.If you think this is something that would inspire you to take action, then make sure to tune in to today's episode.Let's dive right in!Key Takeaways:Intro (00:00)Meet Kristine Mirelle (01:10)How to take your passion into a business (02:27)Music Hustler's value ladder (10:00)"The ad is equally as important as the offer." (13:06)Which is better - video or static ads? (16:00)Good enough is better than perfect (24:33)You have to have thick skin (29:06)Music Hustler and Survey Detective's collaboration (39:45)Episode wrap-up (52:06)Additional Resources:- Eric Beer's One Affiliate Offer Challenge- Sign up for the SurveyDetective VIP Waitlist (Coming Soon)---Connect with Eric!- Join Eric's Text Community: 917-636-1998- Eric's website: https://ericbeer.com- Follow Eric on Instagram.- Subscribe to Eric's YouTube Channel.---Follow the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Google, Stitcher, TuneIn, or anywhere else you listen to your podcasts.If you haven't already, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts! 

Mark Muncy and Kari Schultz Muncy are back for more talk of their new book, 'Eerie Appalachia'. We cover The Bone Lady, Bogey Men, Apple Devils, and the Moonville Tunnel.Purchase -Eerie Appalachia: Smiling Man Indrid Cold, the Jersey Devil, the Legend of Mothman and MoreAnd, their first three books are also available on Amazon...Eerie Florida, Freaky Florida, and Creepy FloridaFind Mark and Kari on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram , Twitter and WeBeamTVIf you love iNTO THE FRAY and want more content....join us over on Patreon! Get over 113 bonus episodes, (so far) physical rewards like stickers and signed books, interactive, live-on-video guest interviews and group chats with fellow patrons, private RSS feed, Patron-only Discord room and FB group, and more.Click HERE to check out the various pledge levels. You can also contact me HERE or via email, shannon@intothefrayradio.comGet your iTF STICKERS....HEREFollow iTF:Facebook: Join the interactive group and visit the official iTF page Twitter: Official iTF and  Shannon's personal accountShannon's Instagram Website artwork and logo for iNTO THE FRAY, by Mister-Sam ShearonIntro music with permission from TanekOutro music provided with permission from  Electus OfficialAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Mark Muncy and Kari Schultz join me once again. This time, we head to Appalachia to talk about massive spiders, a woman hell-bent on revenge even after death, the Wizard's Clip, and more.Purchase -Eerie Appalachia: Smiling Man Indrid Cold, the Jersey Devil, the Legend of Mothman and MoreAnd, their first three books are also available on Amazon...Eerie Florida, Freaky Florida, and Creepy FloridaFind Mark and Kari on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram , Twitter and WeBeamTVIf you love iNTO THE FRAY and want more content....join us over on Patreon! Get over 100 bonus episodes, physical rewards like stickers and signed books, watch me interview guests live on video, private RSS feed, Patron-only Discord room and FB group, and more.Click HERE to check out the various pledge levels. You can also contact me HERE or via email, shannon@intothefrayradio.comGet your iTF STICKERS....HEREFollow iTF:Facebook: Join the interactive group and visit the official iTF page Twitter: Official iTF and  Shannon's personal accountShannon's Instagram Website artwork and logo for iNTO THE FRAY, by Mister-Sam ShearonIntro music with permission from TanekOutro music provided with permission from  Electus OfficialAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 I had a conversation with a client recently who started the conversation telling me all the things that were going on since our previous appointment.  She ate foods she didn't want to eat because her son graduated from 8th grade and he wanted to go to a particular restaurantShe was chaperoning a field trip and the food choices were limitedShe feels like she's on her own because her husband brings soda and chips into the houseIt was a list of all the things she felt were not going well.  That weren't ‘perfect' for her situation to lose weight,I stopped before she could continue.And I had her put things in perspectiveThe truth is we professional working moms are BUSY and we live in a world that prides business, achieving, striving to do moreAnd you have accomplished a LOTBut you also want to lose weight.  But weight loss NOT achieved the way we've achieved other successes in our lives.Listen to hear more.

Meanwhile in Maidstone, I sit here writing this, pulling nails off my fingers; with the lingering taste of an unsatisfactory muffin in my mouth. Muffins are overrated, like chocolate-cake. And wot? Much prefer a chocolate-digestive, the undisputed king of the UK biscuit-game. Complete with a cup of tea, I feel like a military general with his loyal attack dog by his side, casually bowling onto the battlefield; drinking a cup of tea, just to muddle the metaphor even further. Someone get me a chocy-digestive, lively! He says.So what's going on? Another week done. Time is moving fast, mate, this year is almost 6 months old. Enough with the sentimentality, Paul, get on with it, son. Ok, Dad.Alright. So this week's offering is hope. Sort of. It's another piece from Make Your Own Bed and Hope for the Best. Yep. So how's that connect to hope? Well, a few weeks ago, writing the introduction to that days post, I mentioned how I've been struggling with this particular section of the show that I'm about to share. I then said last week that I'd started re-writing it, but was probably going to cut it; which was the case, until Tuesday, this week, sat on the Maidstone to Victoria train. I was out of ideas and just writing through to the end, in the hope that something would present itself.For some reason, I got the urge to re-start it again, slightly differently and this time it just flowed out in that way that rarely happens, ie I fleshed it out fairly quickly and in a way that just feels, well right, like when I get up in the morning and let the dogs into the garden. They just burst out the door. It's still scrappy, far from finished but it's a satisfying feeing and has altered my thinking on the whole thing. I'd share what I originally wrote, so you could see where I'm coming form but then, like school, that would probably be a bit well boring.A little word on the form. So this whole section of the show (none of which I've shared on here as yet) is written in this sort-of, list-poetry-style. I felt it lends itself nicely to the present-tense yet allows me to fill in any background information gaps, whilst moving the story a bit quicker. And I enjoy saying it this way. That's the thinking anyway.So that's your lot for now. Got an idea for a little article I want to write, regarding Peep Show. That may appear on here in the next few weeks, but then again I had this idea to write something about rap lyrics and working with kids. Started writing it and it was terrible. Not that confident with the ‘thought sharing' part of Lager-Time as yet. But you know, who dares wins and all that.If you like, hit that subscribe. Had one new subscriber join the ranks last week, thankyou, whoever you are. Please don't be a bot. Tortoise and the hare, mate.Have a banging weekend. Same next time next week?CALL CENTRE COLLECTORNothing like a slice of home cooked humble pieStayed at mum and dads for a weekA week not at workmeaning a week with no payBut I had mum and dad to look after meI was luckyI swear it was meant to be the other way around once I moved outWiped out with exhaustionThat's what the nurse saidAnd a ticking off about recreational drug useTold me to stick to paracetamol and aspirinDon't worry, I said I won't be doing that againI'll just stick to boozethat feeling of fatigue has been lingering for a few months nowGot back to BrightonGot my nut downMoved house againNumber 4changed jobs againNumber 4Me and Mohammed got taken on permanently by the bankWe're junior collectors nowMakes us sound like charity workersIf onlyWere Call centre drones , mercenariesCollecting debt on loans and overdraftsShifts are longBut I'm on a salary£13.5k a yearHoliday paySick payAnd wacky team building days outthe longer hours meant I had to stop the cleaning jobBut now earning slightly moreAnd in a house share againMy bills are slightly lessI'm living with Mick and MitSocially it's goodMates come and visitWe're making musicI'm writing more lyrics than everEven stories and poems, the ideas never stopped comingI'm reading moreGetting my eating under controlI've started running in the evenings tooBut this job is pretty gruellingWake up trudge out to workLike there's stage weights strapped to my backPlug in my headsetWait for the beepCustomer details snap on screenHello you through to Pcan I take your account details pleaseAnother debt laden customerSometimes I wonder how they got in this situationTarget driven bank-sellingPressurized Christmas spendingAdverts telling you you're worth itWithout the aprSky tv subscriptionsHolidays and cigarettesAnd liberal card spendingThat's how they got meI can normally tell me within the first few words how it's gonna goSometimes they're niceSometimes they're friendlySometimes they're relivedSometimes they're desperateSometimes they're angrySometimes they threaten meKeep tally everytime I get called a c u n tI'm in double figuresSomeitmes they're abusiveSometimes racistMohammed gets it a lotThey hear his accent and assume his calling from Indiaand the amount of times I've been asked if I'm blackwhat does that even meanand why is that relevant to the call?Supposedly all we have to do is follow the flow chartThe great flow chartEvery call should go the same wayEither they make a payment or make an arrangementAll done in 7 minutesSo our team leaders sayboshThat's itAs if it's all that simpleBag one then BEEP onto the next onewhen I take too long on a calllike the man that was suicidalor the lady who was in floods of tears afterGetting threatening court letters when she doesn't even bank with Lloydsthe supervisors who monitor the callsCome round and passively aggressively tell me I'm taking tooLong on my calls,then point to the flow chart on the wallsThen the league tablesNext to the empty motivational messagesShowing my teams statsWhose collected the most doughMade the most arrangementsAnd where I'm satOften on the bottomLetting the team downThey tell me I'm not assertive enoughPunch out the code for the toiletThe carzy on my floor has been busted for agesHave to go up two flights of stairsOnly two traps up thereand 4 floors of geezersSo If I need to bless-itAnd they're engagedI have to waitAnd when I come backSupervisor of the year is at my deskAsking why I took so longWhen I can, I go to lunch with MohammedThough Our shifts often don't alignI miss working side by sideHe's so calmHe's not phased by this jobHe tells me to not take it all to heart,there's more to life he saysI feel guilty when I moanHe's got his wife and his babyI can barely take care of meI go home each night wiped outBut I try and force myself to do somethingeither that or it's watch MTV Pimp My RideMohamed's right, there is more to lifeWaited my whole life to get cable TVwhat a disappointment it isspend my time on it channel hoppingso much choiceyet so little worth watchingAs much as it hurts my brain after those long daysI try to read a book or write a verse or practiseSome bars that I've already writtenI feel I owe it to my skullIt's the only way I know toFight that dull feeling that's likeSomeone  slowly pulling a tired greyTarpaulin over the skiesBeen in Brighton for 18 months4 addresses4 jobstimes moving onso should I This is a public episode. 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It's not everyday you come across a global marketing leader who trained as an engineer and computer scientist! But that's true for our visionary guest this week, Lucinda Barlow. Lucinda is Senior Director, Head of Marketing for Asia Pacific for Uber. Before joining Uber two years ago, Lucinda was global Marketing Director for YouTube, with its 2 billion daily users.With more than 20 years of experience working in Internet and mobile in Asia, the US and UK, Lucinda has some incredible and varied experience coupled with a true passion for championing creativity. In this episode you'll hear how:How Lucinda changed her life, and her job, after receiving some wise advice from fashion designer and icon Diane von FurstenbergHow she thinks about making big career transition decisionsWhy she believes failure should be celebrated moreAnd how Lucinda brings creativity out in her teams. Enjoy this episode with the incredibly passionate and creative Lucinda Barlow. P.S. A reminder that our mini episodes are taking a little break right now so we're back with a new episode every 2nd week. LinksLucinda on LinkedInLucinda on TwitterUber.comUber on YouTube See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, we had the pleasure of speaking to Peter Ross. Rossy has been either a Stage Manager, Production Manager, Tour Manager or Front of House or Monitor engineer for Aussie Bands like:- The Screaming Tribesmen- The Hitmen- Lime Spiders- The Johnnies- Sean Kelly & the Dukes- Psychotic Turnbuckles and many moreAnd some of the international supports- Joe Walsh - The Cult- The DamnedThis is such a great episode as he shares stories from his roadie days, and gives insight into the glory days of Sydney and Aussie pub rock. Sit back and enjoy, one of the great storytellers we have had on the show.===============================================================Songs Played – We acknowledge the copyright owners: Any ads played help the copyright ownersJupiter 5 - I'm Bored - https://www.facebook.com/jupiterfiveau/videos/1689176604621087Check Out Jupiter 5 on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/jupiterfiveau=============================================================Follow our SocialsYouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/UnfilteredUndiscovered/featuredFacebook – https://www.facebook.com/unfilteredundiscoveredTikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@unfilteredundiscoveredCheck Out our Website: https://unfilteredandundiscovered.com/Enjoy our Spotify PlaylistsUnfiltered & Undiscovered –https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5R84KLNeq7MhDewUtFJuqeUnfiltered Protest Songs https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2GTQ9aEQvxnVzRojKgtPdU?si=1fa4aadcd2244e15Undiscovered Covers Uncovered https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0hnG997ahqqtI10PIlmohY?si=5faa9e38f38649bdIn the words of the great Australian Songwriting Quartet, Kannis, Mazuak, Gilbert and Tek“I don't mind Surfer Girls'Thanks for tuning in#music #rockandroll #sydneymusic #undiscovered #unfiltered #newmusic #braggy #curly #aussiemusicshow #blakecateris #mickmedew #sydney #accoustic #vinylrecords#album #spotify #duranduran #podcast

Lori Siebert is an artist, designer, teacher & businesswoman. She has worked with clients like Universal Studios and licensed her work for products that are used around the world and now is featured on BloomTV. She runs art retreats and you can often find her running super fun art challenges on Instagram. Today she sat down with me to share how after some difficult life events caused her to disconnect from her creativity, she was able to find her way back to it, what she did when her company grew into something she no longer enjoyed, and towards the end of the show, she shares the number one important thing she thinks we can do to cultivate our own creativity. Lori is so sweet and genuine and candid I really enjoyed talking with her. A lot goes into producing Creative Genius - even a small contribution from you will have a direct impact on whether I am able to continue to bring you these conversations. I create a bunch of bonuses to thank my supporters, early access to episodes, behind-the-scenes content, even original art sent to your door, these are extras I think you won't want to miss. Head over to ​patreon.com/creativegeniuspodcast to find out moreAnd you can always consider buying some of my artwork as a way to show your support - from Gratitude Birds and other paintings, to my Handmade Nature Inspired jewelry Morning Moon- everything I make including this podcast is intended to ignite joy. Please keep my work in mind next time you need a gift for yourself or someone you love. Thank youI hope you enjoy my conversation with Lori and if you do, please make today the day you leave a review for the show -  in under 30 seconds you can do so much: from helping others discover the show, to bringing me tears of absolute joy. Head over to Apple Podcasts for that. Lori is really good at knowing when to and being willing to reach out for help. Whether she was navigating the isolated darkness of depression & anxiety and needed friends to remind her of the JOY inside her, or when she has found herself in the uncertain terrain of uncharted territory of a new skill - Lori has allowed herself to reach out for support - been willing to receive others guidance and allowed herself to be open to learning and being influenced -  or collaborating with others around her. She has made a habit for herself of reaching out to people and allow them to influence her when she has been on unsteady ground. Her ability to do this has pulled her out of depression, allowed her to redirect the course of her business when it was causing her burnout and has allowed her to step into new realms of her creative offering that she may not have otherwise ventured into on her own. After her brush with burnout when her company had grown without conscious intentions from her about what she wanted it to be, Lori has learned to be really good at self-referencing and asking herself if the things she is embarking upon are actually what she wants. This has helped her build a business that meets her creative needs AND falls within who she is as a person and what she wants. I was touched by Lori's willingness to be so open with us about how she struggled when she lost her parents, losing herself for a time to the grief of it and then later not wanting to be a Debbie Downer and keeping it to herself. Finally, she realized that she not only needed to give herself Grace to go through that and not put pressure on herself to be somewhere that she wasn't, she also learned the importance of reaching out to her people. Ultimately it was in feeling all her feelings and reaching out to her people that she was able to lift herself back up again. I was really glad she shared what she did about how her life went off the rails when her company grew to a size that overwhelmed her and I loved her clarity that it was because had been making decisions based on what she thought she SHOULD be doing - rather than by what her creative heart actually wanted. Realizing that what you thought was your dream isn't actually working for you and stepping back from it can be terrifying, it requires bravery and is often the only way to find the life of your dreams.  And I think she is right that so many people seem to be unconsciously waiting for their dreams to come and find them… waiting for their big break… when actually it's up to us to do the reflection, find out what we want and then go out there and make it happen. I think what I learned from Lori is that just like life itself, creativity is a bit like a rollercoaster ride -  we get inspired, we get to work on it, we find out we don't like it, we rework it, we like it, we make a change, we think we've ruined it then an unexpected moment happens and leads us to something we fall in love with and for all of it -  we're just along for the ride. I pulled the word trust for today's episode, so I will leave you with this:  What would be available today if you trusted the creativity inside you, and let yourself be taken for the ride of your life. Kate Shepherd: website | instagram | facebookLori Siebert: website | instagram | https://www.facebook.com/lorisiebertstudio

It's all the magical moments we've been able to crest together in LIFEIt's being inspired so much by Rebecca Soto and Josue Soto story that we write a book together and share their story with the worldIt's Veronica Figueroa inviting me ober when Sekou Pyle was in town and having a real chat about growth and how it effects our friendship and supporting each other's lifeIt's going to masterminds in Key West and going to Sloppy Joes with Jay Kinder and the crewIt's traveling to Phoenix and spending a day at the Forum with the amazing team Chuck and Angela Fazio built and enjoying some live musicIt's going to Put N Bay every year with Albie Stasek and Andrew Gaydosh and hanging out at Mojito BayBeing a Honey Badger opens up the possibility to have these magical moments all across the world and so much moreAnd through all of that support each other in business and completely open the playbook to help each other grow

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Join me and my client, Lydia Feldman, on this fun conversation that is SOOO needed in the coaching/entrepreneur industry today!It was so juicy, I had to split it into 2 parts. Today is Part 2.in Part 2, we cover:How the relationship with her business has changed since learning her unique Human Design and taking a breakDoing consults (and all of biz) HER way, which leads to all of her staying open and available for connection. No longer part of her is shutting down to do it "someone else's way."Not faking her way through things anymoreHer sexy new relationship with her business in detailHow she's trusting her body and the speed it wants to go so she's not overloading her nervous system and building more trustHow there is no rush - how to relish her business and the journey, just like a relationship or a fun sex episode!How the universe can alchemize for you in the space of doing nothingThe best car analogy in the world (

Dear listener.. who is scared.  Stifled by walls built by you, based on other people's expectations.  Or what you believe to be others' expectations of you.  Agreements you have made about who “you should be” or had to be based on perceived pressures.  Dear listener, how do I know this about you? Because I used to be you.  For example, I went to law school not because I really wanted to be a lawyer but because writers and artists, and people with philosophy degrees were perceived as destined to be starving and without financial options. I really wanted to be a poet (the hungriest of writers of them all) and a writer, and at that very moment in college, I wanted to be a radio DJ. I'm laughing at myself now because it took me literally almost 25 years to cycle back around to be a writer and now a podcast host. My radio voice was destined to find a home. But I had to be a lawyer first. A very miserable lawyer, I might add. A lawyer with a drinking problem to numb the feeling of an amputated soul in the transactional lack filled and adversarial environment of law firms. I got to write a lot of legal briefs and contracts but it wasn't helping people. It definitely wasn't helping me become abundant or joyful. It quashed my creativity which is why I drank, it made me feel dead inside because it was a suppression of myself to put myself in this box, this mask of a lawyer. And other lawyers were always telling me I was doing it wrong anyway. I laughed too much, I tried to solve problems versus giving people things they didn't need.   And how did I get there/here? My mom, my fiance, societal beliefs about artists, econ majors at my school, all “shoulded” on me. And I internalized that on top of all my baggage about self-worth and needing to be useful that I chose the SAFE route and went to law school. I saddled myself with massive student loan debt and a bunch of matrix programming about fixing systems from within the system.  I built a really good “duck suit” that I thought would let all of the negativity roll off.  You know how water just rolls off a duck's feathers. My duck suit was armor - so I could keep smiling in the face of the projected onslaught of people's problems or dramas - so I could keep on, keeping on when I left law school doomed to continue - I literally couldn't afford to not be an attorney because I had so much debt and no other viable skills besides being an attorney (again I never looked at being a writer as an abundance producing skill).  In fact, I never even thought I could publish my words, who would want them?  And definitely, no one was ever going to give me money for them.  I built an entire miserable and safe reality around the identity of a lawyer so that by age 26 I had chronic fatigue, a drinking problem, intimacy issues, seriously low self-esteem, digestion, and other health issues. The only joy I found was in parties and live music because I could drown out the sadness,  with the noise.  I had no idea that none of this was real and that my prison of agreement about who and what I was, was all me making it up.  Ok Angel, nice bummer parade you are sharing - what is your point? Where is the law of abundance here? This one is hard for me to articulate in a sound bite, so let me try to unpack it. The safe route is a prison and a lie you tell yourself So much of “who we think we are '' is a story built on fictions of what we believe are other people's expectations and judgments of us.  Those “shoulds” I mentioned. Those shoulds are agreements we make. ARE YOU BEING “SHOULDED” ON? What agreement do you need to be yourself? If you could live completely free of these agreements you believe others have put on you - what life would you choose? Who are you really? And what is it you truly want to do? What brings you joy? How do we know what is actually our reliable reality? How do we figure out, like the old me in my story, that I am living in a self-constructed prison? Where do I find the key to walking out of the door that isn't locked and does not even exist?  How do I blow down the imaginary walls? First, we must get help in sorting  - what is real and unreal. I'm going to tell you that shockingly 95% to 99% of your life's reality is actually bullshit.  Really stinky dog poop stories your negative ego has made up to keep you stuck and not progressing on your path to your purpose and true self.   Our negative ego is so sneaky that it actually convinces us that we need to do more of the things that keep us stuck so we can bargain with our fears and get moving in the right direction.  It is always a lie.  We just dig ourselves into a deeper deep hole.  This is why we need a lifeline.  Phone a friend.  A path. A tool. HELP!! To get us out of our funhouse of unreality and start to figure out how to know what is real. And what is story. What is agreement and what is False Experience Appearing Real? Aka FEAR. This help can be in the form of listening to Jordan Peterson lectures, therapy, reading Brene Brown, getting initiated into a mystery school tradition, doing Kabbalah, finding Buddhism, and chanting nam myoho renge kyo. It could be stepping into the Landmark Forum. But you need discipline and a path that teaches you and gives you a gauge. I personally recommend a path based on hermetical principles and leads you to be able to talk with and know your higher self.  Hermes Trismegistus, in The Hermetica, defined the two greatest evils as Mere Opinion and Godlessness.  Evil being defined as that which stops the path of progression of another human being. (progression being forward momentum to your purpose and true self).  So mere opinion is all of that story out there, all of that “shoulding.”  You should do this, you should do that, we eat, breathe and steep in a soup of mere opinion. So much so that we can't see it. And then we don't believe in our god-ness.  We don't believe we are creating, our reality multiple thoughts at a time, literally trapping ourselves in prisons of lack and joylessness because it's safe inside there.  Yuck.  You know just because you don't believe you can create your reality, it doesn't mean are not actually creating your reality.  The fruits of your thoughts words and acts are still running your life, albeit unconsciously. The truth is we are ALWAYS creating. We are creator gods making beautifully complex woven stories draping these motifs all over our concrete walls and pretending our box of small self is the best place to be.  Fear can't get me here!!  These distractions are so pretty and fulfilling, if I just do more of them this tiny box will feel bigger…. You see where I am going with this? Idea, thought, plan, action equals results! Equals causes and effects in our life based on the seeds we plant - conscious or unconscious it's still happening.  So my dear ones. What do you actually want for your life?  What is your true purpose? Where is your joy? What agreements are you currently living by?  Are they your shoulds? Your grandmother's shoulds? Your husband's shoulds? Hell, I used to have a should that by my age I should have had a husband by now and this impacted my self-worth.  I've let that one go, for sure. Take a look at your life - what safety box have you built? Where are there walls or fences? DO NOT PASS lines because of beliefs you have constructed based on other's expectations or your perceived beliefs in their judgment or expectations.   How does this impact your boundaries?  How does this impact your ability to enjoy your life? What would you be doing if no one but you had a say in what that was? How would you spend your time? What might your profession be? Would you do more things - fail a lot more, but also feel joy a lot more? Would you get into the driver's seat instead of being the really annoying backseat driver of your own life?.   This law of abundance is to allow yourself to see - start telling yourself the truth and if you don't know-how, go get help to learn!   I needed A LOT of help. It took me 25 years of Buddhism, 4 plus years as a Kabbalist, multiple levels of initiations on a mystery school tradition, thousands of dollars and hours in healings, travel, and therapy and I'm still peeling back the lawyers of my own personal onion.  But I am definitely grateful that I know how to tell myself the truth and that I know that I build my reality. And I actually know my higher self, and I know I am on the path to my purpose.  But I got here with a lot of help.  With people routing for me all the way.  I did -  the doing.  I hold gratitude and experience joy daily because I'm actively working within a discipline to keep from rebuilding a prison for myself. In fact every day I work to build my will, my light, to plant conscious seeds that result in my light and love for myself and others on this planet.  I'm getting out of my own way. Jesus said “I can of my own self, do nothing.” things.” This is the act of surrender to our own destiny and purpose.  Think of it this way. As humans we are not doing love, when we love another, love (the force) loves through us. If you stand there trying to do all of it instead of just being the vessel and letting the force of love through you - then you are in your own way. So choose the will of higher power to flow through you, independent of your mind. Do without doing. Become the vessel. One way to say this is “I will, thy will.” that will you forgot you had when you came into the physical, So now I will, they will. The will I set in motion when I chose to come to this planet right here, right now. The purpose I set in motion and then forgot about when I entered physicality.  I will, that will. Translation. I get out of my own way so my purpose and love can live through me.  And from personal experience, the more I get out of my own way, the more I do without doing, the more I will only the will of my highest self and purpose, the moreAnd this fills me with joy.   If you cannot even begin to fathom what I'm talking about, cannot see a way out of your prison of stories, please reach out. I've got tools that will help you.  I can help with that!  Start unlocking who you are truly meant to be and do.  You do not have to do this alone. Alchemy works. Looking at this works. Getting help works.  Need a baby step? Join my Facebook group Building Joy - a public gratitude practice.  You got this. I may not know you personally, but energetically - I know you. I love you and the world is a better place because you are in it.  Let's get you on the path to enjoying this life.  NOW is the time to stop allowing others to  “should” on you. Walk out of your own box, because it does not exist.

Rha Goddess is THE entrepreneurial soul coach behind hundreds of breakthrough changemakers, cultural visionaries, and social entrepreneurs. Her mission? To revolutionize the way we live, work, play and do business. Part of fulfilling that mission includes revolutionary deals!You might also have heard Rha's previous DealQuest interview here, where she discussed her publishing deal for The Calling: Three Fundamental Shifts to Stay True, Do Good, and Get Paid. Listen today to hear about Rha's:An Early Deal-Making StartThe Rise if nFormationRevolutionary Business PartnershipsRevolutionary Deals in Research, Collaboration, and MoreAnd more! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today in our Disney Detective, we'll take a look at a 4 year old true gentleman in the magic kingdom, an an extra magical way to skip lines at the parksIn our Tales from the Edge of the Galaxy, Hasbro newest wares are on display plus The Art of Star Wars the Mandalorian Season 2And for our Entertainment News, Who's going Around the World in 80 Days plus Netflix buys the chocolate factory and moreAnd as always we'll finish up with our Insightful Picks of the week....and some afterthoughts

http://www.florafungapodcast.comToday we talk with Addie Theis a Wetland Delineator and Prairiologist from Mankato, Minnesota. I have been looking forward to catching up with her for quite some time since we went to school together-- both graduating with our Plant Science degrees. She continued with getting her Masters in Biology Education. In this weeks episode we chat about: Addie's work and how she landed this opportunityWhat is a wetland and what is the process as a wetland delineatorWhat is it like being a women in STEM What are her future goals Her MN park toursHow Native Americans land is a beautiful space and we need to respect itHow conservation in these careers make a differenceHow you can get into nature moreAnd of course lovely plant nerd banter!Where to find Addie:Bolten and MenkIGFBTikTokYouTubeFollow my other social media sites to interact and engage with me:FacebookInstagramTwitterYouTubeEmail: floraandfungapodcast@gmail.comHelp support my book and tea buying habit by "Buying me a Book"a twist on buy me a coffeeWhen I reach my goal of $100 I will do a special book giveaway!Theme song :    -Soundotcom called Go Rock    -Take the Lead by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4458-take-the-leadLicense: http://creativecommons.org/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/florafungapodcast)

When you start a business, there's a LOT of things you're told you need:A fancy photoshootBeautiful, printed business cardsAn account on ALL the social platformsAnd so much moreAnd one of the big ones, is a big, expensive, professional website! And guess what? I STILL don't have one.You heard me right, I have a multi-six figure business and I don't have a website.Join me on today's episode to hear why I still haven't prioritised building a website, and some of the things you actually DO need to scale to six-figures.LINKS:Are you struggling with selling on Instagram Stories? Grab a FREE copy of my done-for-you $10k Instagram Story sales scripts - CLICK HERE.Instagram: @milanasarenacFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/magneticsalessociety

Frank and Uncle Claude offer a much-needed burst of optimism by performing their own unique version of Ivor Novello's We'll Gather Lilacs, which despite having been written in the 1940s, is arguably the song of the moment. Merry Christmas to all, Happy New Year, see you all in 2021. A plinkety-plonk and a tinkety-tonk. Check out www.frankburton.co.uk.Contact Frank on fjb79@hotmail.com. Twitter & Instagram: @RagbagPresents Although you’re far awayAnd life is sad and greyI have a scheme, a dream to tryI’m thinking, dear, of youAnd all I meant to doWhen we’re together, you and IWe’ll soon forget our care and painAnd find such lovely things to share againWe’ll gather lilacs in the spring againAnd walk together down an English laneUntil our hearts have learned to sing againWhen you come home once moreAnd in the evening by the firelight’s glowYou’ll hold me close and never let me goYour eyes will tell me all I want to knowWhen you come home once more See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In Episode #5 of AcademyBlasting.TV we interview Dr. Josh Hoffman, the technical director of the Institute of Makers of Explosive. Dr. Hoffman's career includes numerous different aspects including public perception of mining and explosives, work on Capitol Hill with mining and explosive policy, and now he works in all sectors of commercial explosive use as an interface between industry and the government. Dr. Hoffman is considered one of the leading experts in explosive engineering and explosive policy.This episode has a wide span of conversation including Ammonium Nitrate disasters such as Beirut, blowing up trains in the desert, and much more.More information on the Institute of Maker's of Explosive can be found here: https://www.ime.org/Information on IME SLPs can be found here: https://www.ime.org/products/category/safety_library_publications_slpsInformation on IMESAFR can be found here: https://www.ime.org/content/imesafr_learn_moreAnd if you are looking for more training on explosives, please visit our show sponsor: AcademyBlasting.com

SEASON 1 LOOKING THROUGH THE TUNNEL WILL RUN FROM JUNE UNTIL THE END OF OCTOBER.NIGHT WORLD IS RECORDED AT NIGHT SOUND STUDIOS IN CARRBORO NORTH CAROLINA. THE MUSIC FEATURED IN EPISODE 2 -DARKNESS & WILD WOLF ARE FROM SFRBEATS.COMFOLLOW US ON TWITTER @NIGHTWORLDPODEmail us-nightworldpod@hvbrecordings.comNIGHT WORLD a PODCAST is written  & performed by Arvid, 8TATE HYE, & Zaf. Glenn Schwartz is our recording engineer. Please leave reviews, subscribe and share this podcast. The Children's Descent Into Ascension:Two boys round the bus stopTell you where the fun stopAt reflections on the metal That's where you see the devilDetails flesh out our levels Starter sweatersAnd bootleg jewels I wanted better And you did tooWallets don't lieThrow us some money Or give us your timeConstantly running Never taste pie5 am wake upsFor 6 am pick upsFor 8 am startersAmerican dream martyrs Degrees that will laud usOr lord usThe lore of The afternoon School Cross to reach houses on the moundsWhite kids get to lounge What you boasting get me downRustle of the leaves We don't know those soundsOur type of thingRoaches on the ground Green altimas And weekly ultimatums Talks with lordReceive some patience Ask for moreAnd keep on waiting That's the life that play out daily Pappa buy groceries Mamma bear fruit I'mma need more money That will not doSend us on field trips Then we all coolJays my boy got Jays Jays my boys got JaysI know I HEAR WHAT YOU SAYThat's how the convo playedA.I. QuestionsCan I get an answer Talk bout lessons Then you throw your hands upCircle of life pappa mufasa Told us move further Say he got love but treatment is murderOverprotective Tell you what the threat isThe wife the kidsBlame it on themThen live pretendStruggle for endsTreat the boys like friends Then blur the lensFoggy specs bound by scotch tapeGet identity through cosplay Wu wearWho cares Lugz No loveIt's a free world wear what you wantBut threadsCost breadDon't I knowSave or spendI wanna do bothThat seem like OTHER color dreamsFamily life like DEVIL on my wingsI've been on my kneesHopin'Wishin'Prayin'Sayin"I'm a do better and I'm a na make itPop always fed up and maa cannot take itYou call us some bastards we live by those StatementsStatementsWordsHurtHerd Mentality For the family Pose for pictures Smiles don't lift usSchool panoramas And weekly plannersWe all throw our hands upsYell at us teach mannersArrange secret Santas Force the kids to play pretendTug and pull and stress the rents'Barely make the rentBut kids need friendsGive inGiven inThanks for giving Play the culture save religionThanksgiving and football Is that what you wantPlay playPlay playPay to playBut play don't payIt take time to take timeAnd cab time don't make wineWord of the dayAAssimilation Work hard be patient Then come the day whenIt all come together that's over meOver peas And boxed potatoes Gravy in the ladle Talk about why we can't stay close We see other kidsWhere they liveThat school not even in our zip code**I want you to tell me what we doing round here If you do not help me then you don't get earFinger wagging ain't doing too muchIf you really want help me then pull out the love Eyes they are rolling those smiles disguise You know what they holdin' they give you no life When you realize it It feel like surprises You rather close eye lidsWe grew up in violence Hands on untouchablesYou just hope they don't Reach itOnly defense Is to play pretend But whenEscape do not defend You come out more weakened The weekend In the toilet Lock the bathroom block out noisesGot about your choices Like you picking up some rosesGrow up find the voices That make you fell annointed No lectures Just help fromThose who endeavorTo try an make us betterConfused in the wayGod called the playAnyone but meFind the way with easeHard keep it wholeIts easier to goBlind folded In the oceanUnaware of what's floating AroundDon't stop nowBut these silent pausesFeel like permanent closets I can't tell you how oftenAll this empty talkinFill the head up with caution Hexagonal redsSlow the movement of my stepsGot depressed Tried to eat myself to deathKetoacidosis Had to get low to get me open3 days floatinIn a hospital bed Corrupt the thoughts in my headThere's so much I didn't get toPouring out over instrumentals What's the aesthetic of my music Young wild rooted Young brown youth inA room withVarying huesWhen the day let looseAnd the paint start to droopThe layers that covered youAnd The prayers that kept you trueNo longer doDo you change rootsI asked you to Raise our roofInstead of raising your voiceCaught with a ear full Of blaze blaze blazeGive room to the things that I sayI can't Play offenseIf you often Off inThe clouds playing pretendI can't defend Your reasonsTo continue living weakened We in A bindSplit in design I gave you your timeI gotta get mineI gotta get usWe gotta get upI know you fellBut we can't failOr play pretendOr be in ConfusionOn what we are doing 

Cooped up for far too long, the Beesotted crew dared to venture out ... setting up their first ever socially distanced podcast in a Park in West LondonBilly Grant, Dave Lane, Martin The Dutchman and Matt The Allard quite literally sat around and shot the breeze discussing all sorts ... The season restart. The choc-a-block TV schedule. Division One and Two finishing their Leagues on a points per place basis. Plus loads moreAnd all this whilst being attacked by a nest of hornets - allegedly planted by Fulham fans slightly nervous for Saturday week - causing the volume levels to be even more erratic than usual. Don't forget to vote for Beesotted #BestPodcast in the football content awards  TWITTER - https://ctt.ac/tcT3e WEBSITE - https://bit.ly/FCAsBees20

Welcome to episode #5! This one features another boutique fitness brand, Charlotte Running Company. The owner of the Northlake and Lake Norman (Mooresville) locations, Jamie Davis, joins the podcast for an interview. We chat a little about Jamie's professional background and his journey toward small business ownership. Then we dive into what makes Charlotte Running Company special and discuss some of the great products and services they provide. Here are a few of the products:The Most Respected Brands In The IndustryRunning Footwear & ApparelNutritional ProductsInjury Prevention Apparel & AccessoriesElectronics, Timing, and GPSEyewearand much moreAnd for a few of the services:Professional Advice For All RunnersPersonalized Shoe Fitting - Fit ExperienceOnline OrderingEvents - Group Runs, Running Clinics, and RacesCharlotte Running Company is Lake Norman's go-to running apparel source. Enjoy the episode!Helpful links:Web https://charlotterunning.com/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/charlotterunning/https://www.facebook.com/CharlotteRunningCompanyLakeNorman/https://www.facebook.com/CharlotteRunningCompanyNorthlake/Instagram@charlotterunningcompany@crc_northlake_lakenormanTwitterhttps://twitter.com/charruncoLKN Locations:Charlotte Running Company - Northlake10129 Perimeter PkwyCharlotte, NC  28216Phone:  | 704.910-1335Charlotte Running Company - Lake Norman146 Mooresville Commons WaySuite IMooresville, NC  28117Phone:  | 704-799-1400Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/epicjourneymedia)

Episode #25 features cases from 6 different podcasts!True Crime LabEat CrimeMad of BadTrue Crime and Wine TimeMurder and MoreAnd yours truly!

Andy Ayim is simply magic. Anyone that has met him on their journey would agree he’s just the most interesting human. His deep wisdom and his bravery are two of the things that inspire me the most about him.We met on the airwaves, from our home based lives, and enjoyed the same fever of the normal catchups we have IRL. We spoke of things like:

Episode #25 features cases from 6 different podcasts! True Crime LabEat CrimeMad of BadTrue Crime and Wine TimeMurder and MoreAnd yours truly!

LISTEN NOW to episode 19! This week we wrap up the Cold Chisel season by going through our (and your your) favourite albums and songs as well as opening up the Letters to Alan bag one last time and finally finding out what's up with Zupp from Mr Adrian Zupp himself!!See Matt Live in BRISBANE March 10-15 and MELBOURNE March 26-April 19: use the discount code PODCAST via https://www.mattstewartcomedy.com/gigsFollow us on the ‘socials’:Instagram: @ListenNowPodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ListenNowPod/Twitter: @ListenNowPodEmail us at listennowpod@gmail.com with any Chisel-related contentHere's our Listen Now Spotify account with our curated Cold Chisel playlists: http://bit.ly/ListenNowPlaylistsFeaturing Cold Chisel Essential Tracks, Matt and Sam's Alternative Greatest Hits and MOREAnd don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast - next week we wrap up the Chisel season!Follow Matt on:Instagram: @mattstewartcomedyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/mattstewartcomedy/Twitter: @mattstew_art Matt’s Other Podcasts:Do Go On: https://dogoonpod.comPrime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/ Follow Sam on Instagram to see her asshole of a cat: @SammaTonk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

LISTEN NOW to episode 18! This week we talk about Chisel's 1994 album of unreleased tracks, Teenage Love!See Matt Live in BRISBANE March 10-15 and MELBOURNE March 26-April 19: use the discount code PODCAST via https://www.mattstewartcomedy.com/gigsFollow us on the ‘socials’:Instagram: @ListenNowPodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ListenNowPod/Twitter: @ListenNowPodEmail us at listennowpod@gmail.com with any Chisel-related contentHere's our Listen Now Spotify account with our curated Cold Chisel playlists: http://bit.ly/ListenNowPlaylistsFeaturing Cold Chisel Essential Tracks, Matt and Sam's Alternative Greatest Hits and MOREAnd don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast - next week we wrap up the Chisel season!Follow Matt on:Instagram: @mattstewartcomedyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/mattstewartcomedy/Twitter: @mattstew_art Matt’s Other Podcasts:Do Go On: https://dogoonpod.comPrime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/ Follow Sam on Instagram to see her asshole of a cat: @SammaTonkReviews read:https://www.allmusic.com/album/teenage-love-mw0000978203https://books.google.com.au/books?id=tQsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA37&dq=cold+chisel+don+walker&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CC4Q6AEwA2oVChMIx_3U9KXpxgIVCSseCh06hAd1#v=onepage&q=cold%20chisel%20don%20walker&f=false See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

LISTEN NOW to episode 17! This week we talk about Chisel's latest and possibly final album, 2019's Blood Moon!See Matt Live in BRISBANE March 10-15 and MELBOURNE March 26-April 19: use the discount code PODCAST via https://www.mattstewartcomedy.com/gigsFollow us on the ‘socials’:Instagram: @ListenNowPodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ListenNowPod/Twitter: @ListenNowPodEmail us at listennowpod@gmail.com with any Chisel-related contentTell us your Chisel favourites before next week's season finale! https://www.eSurveysPro.com/Survey.aspx?id=e2f23175-dca9-48ed-b874-df49beef9a2dHere's our Listen Now Spotify account with our curated Cold Chisel playlists: http://bit.ly/ListenNowPlaylistsFeaturing Cold Chisel Essential Tracks, Matt and Sam's Alternative Greatest Hits and MOREAnd don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast - next week we talk about the 1994 album of previously unreleased tracks, Teenage Love!Follow Matt on:Instagram: @mattstewartcomedyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/mattstewartcomedy/Twitter: @mattstew_art Matt’s Other Podcasts:Do Go On: https://dogoonpod.comPrime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/ Follow Sam on Instagram to see her asshole of a cat: @SammaTonkReviews read:https://stack.com.au/music/music-interview/blood-brothers-an-interview-with-cold-chisel/https://www.therockpit.net/2019/album-review-cold-chisel-blood-moon/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

LISTEN NOW to episode 16! This week we talk about Chisel's return to bluesy rock, 2015's The Perfect Crime!See Matt Live in BRISBANE March 10-15 and MELBOURNE March 26-April 19: use the discount code PODCAST via https://www.mattstewartcomedy.com/gigsFollow us on the ‘socials’:Instagram: @ListenNowPodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ListenNowPod/Twitter: @ListenNowPodEmail us at listennowpod@gmail.com with any Chisel-related contentHere's our Listen Now Spotify account with our curated Cold Chisel playlists: http://bit.ly/ListenNowPlaylistsFeaturing Cold Chisel Essential Tracks, Matt and Sam's Alternative Greatest Hits and MOREAnd don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast - next week we talk about Chisel's 2019 album Blood Moon!Follow Matt on:Instagram: @mattstewartcomedyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/mattstewartcomedy/Twitter: @mattstew_art Matt’s Other Podcasts:Do Go On: https://dogoonpod.comPrime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/ Follow Sam on Instagram to see her asshole of a cat: @SammaTonkReviews read:https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/cold-chisel-set-to-tour-new-album-the-perfect-crime-20150924-gjuax4.htmlhttps://theupsidenews.com/2015/10/30/cold-chisel-the-perfect-crime-album-review/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

LISTEN NOW to episode 15! This week we talk about Chisel's first album in 13 years, and the final to feature drummer Steve Prestwich, 2011's No Plans!See Matt Live in BRISBANE March 10-15 and MELBOURNE March 26-April 19: use the discount code PODCAST via https://www.mattstewartcomedy.com/gigsFollow us on the ‘socials’:Instagram: @ListenNowPodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ListenNowPod/Twitter: @ListenNowPodEmail us at listennowpod@gmail.com with any Chisel-related contentHere's our Listen Now Spotify account with our curated Cold Chisel playlists: http://bit.ly/ListenNowPlaylistsFeaturing Cold Chisel Essential Tracks, Matt and Sam's Alternative Greatest Hits and MOREAnd don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast - next week we talk about Chisel's The Perfect Crime!Follow Matt on:Instagram: @mattstewartcomedyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/mattstewartcomedy/Twitter: @mattstew_art Matt’s Other Podcasts:Do Go On: https://dogoonpod.comPrime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/ Follow Sam on Instagram to see her asshole of a cat: @SammaTonkReview: https://thewest.com.au/entertainment/music-reviews/cd-review-no-plans-cold-chisel-ng-ya-321948Press Conference: https://youtu.be/_0M2dwAfFdM See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Here are my notes that I read from for this episode.New comment from reading Countdown by Alan WeismanOverpopulation is major issue.Challenges are culture, religion, lack of education, lack of birth controlHe presented research results of demand for birth control by women -- about 250 million. Figure about a guy for each: 500 millionI figure low because many don't know it exists or are swayed by not seeing it so not realizing they could want itHe also showed results that unwanted children lead to poverty while smaller families where most people live today, ie cities, prosperCombination of huge unmet demand that when met leads to money tells me birth control isn't a moral issue, nor legal, religion, or charity issue but a finance issue. The money comes later if demand is metShould be profitable if someone can figure out financingMany people may default, may be hard to keep track, but look at how huge the demandWomen risk their lives and die for abortions. No products or services have that kind of demand. Maybe heroin, which is also profitable.In all of environmental efforts, reduction being major goal and profit coming from growth, profit rarely comes from conserving environmentMost would-be environmentally sustainable businesses look like steam engine, which I've talked about before. It looked like it would lower coal use and did for each use but increased it overallMaking meeting the interests of half a billion people a finance issue seems a huge change in perspectiveDon't have to look for charity or government aidAs for morals and legality, Coca-Cola shows what happens when profits face against morality. They sell unhealthy sugar water everywhere in the world, including parched places with no water, charge for it, and people keep investing in it.Could be a major route to bringing human population down to sustainable level of a couple billion.Signs I see show we are over sustainable and projections people say imply we're leveling off still show growth in 2100.I hope some enterprising entrepreneur sees opportunity and meets it.Many stories of successful family planning nationwide in Thailand, Iran, Mexico, Costa Rica, as well as cultural shifts in Japan, Italy, and moreAnd economics seem likely, unlike growth economics which are failing everywhere, environmentally, culturally, socially, failing in every way but making a few people incredibly wealthy, mostly by birth See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Learn how to use a music theory hack from Bob Marley “Could You Be Loved” to write a legendary song intro that won’t get skipped! WELCOMEHello revolutionary music makers, we are Kate Harmony and Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony), and welcome to Hack Music Theory. We help you make great music that stands out, so you can move and grow your audience! If that sounds useful to you, then subscribe to our YouTube channel and hit that bell to get notified every Friday, when we publish our new video. Also, if you’re new to our channel, be sure to download our free book “12 Music Theory Hacks to Learn Scales & Chords” (link below). Alright, it’s time to open your DAW to hack music theory. But first… tea! THEORYThe opening riff in “Could You Be Loved” by Bob Marley & The Wailers creates a truly legendary intro! Despite being written 40 years ago, “Could You Be Loved” is more relevant than ever, because its intro hooks us in the first five seconds. And with a quarter of all songs on Spotify getting skipped in their first five seconds, it’s absolutely essential to have a great intro, and that’s exactly what we can learn from this legendary song. What makes this intro so remarkable? Four things: First, it’s simple. Second, it’s singable. Third, it’s interesting. And fourth, it teases. Now let’s explore these in more detail. The riff is simple, because it consists of only three notes: the 1, 2 and ♭3. And that makes this riff extremely easy to sing, which makes it extremely catchy. But, while the melodic side of the riff is simple, the rhythmic side is really interesting, which prevents it from getting annoying. And that is vital, because catchy music that gets annoying after a few listens will be nothing more than a trend. For music to become legendary, it needs to be simultaneously catchy and interesting, and “Could You Be Loved” is the perfect example of that! And lastly, this intro hooks us by confidently teasing, without giving everything away, like so many artists do these days in a desperate attempt to avoid that five second skip. PRACTICALAlright, now you’re gonna learn how to use the music theory from “Could You Be Loved” to make your own legendary intro. And remember, just like all our lessons, you can use this theory hack to make music in whatever genre you want. And to show this, in our playthrough at the end, we’ll switch from Reggae to EDM without changing the riff, chords, bass or drums. Okay, so for the example in this lesson, we’ll be using our version that we made earlier. So, start by setting up two bars of 4/4, with your grid set to 1/16 notes, and your tempo set to 103 BPM. “Could You Be Loved” is in the key of B minor, so we’ll use it too. STEP 1. PITCHThis is the element that you wanna keep simple, so choose only a handful of notes for your riff. We centred ours around the 1, ♭3, 2, and ♭7, then we threw in the 5 and ♭6 at the end for variation. And be sure you also change something in your second bar, just for a little variation. Lastly, you wanna play the root note a few times in each bar, in order to establish it as your home and anchor your riff into the key. MOREAnd just a quick heads up before we get to Step 2. If you need help writing riffs, melodies, chord progressions, bass lines, counterpoint harmonies, and more, then check out our Songwriting & Producing PDF (click & scroll down). It also comes with MIDI file examples! STEP 2. RHYTHMThis is the element that you wanna make more interesting, to prevent your catchy riff from getting annoying. And the way we do that is by using syncopation, which is when you accent an off-beat. Now, in order to create that syncopation, you’ll want a few 1/8 note and 1/16 note rests in your riff, which also gives it space to breathe. Lastly, here’s a little bonus hack for you. Start your song with four bars of your riff on its own, which will hook and tease your listeners. Then, drop your bass and drums in bar five. And finally, bring your vocals in a couple bars after that. NEXTRight, so now you’ve got a Bob-inspired intro. Congratulations! But, if you wanna make a legendary song like “Could You Be Loved”, then you’ll need many more minutes of music! So, if you wanna learn how to write other sections (verse/chorus/bridge) for an existing section, how to transition between sections (especially when they’re in different keys), and how to structure and arrange your song, then join our online apprenticeship course. Kate & Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony)Music Teachers & Producers in Vancouver BC, Canada   Take Your Music to the Next Level LEVEL 1 – FREE BOOK"12 Music Theory Hacks to Learn Scales & Chords" will give you a super solid music theory foundation in 30 minutes! LEVEL 2 – SONGWRITING & PRODUCING PDF (click & scroll)This is our best-selling PDF, which includes MIDI file examples. Learn the essential hacks for songwriting and producing, like our Melody Checklist (the ultimate list of do's and don'ts for writing great melodies). You'll also learn how to write chord progressions, bass lines, riffs, counterpoint harmonies, and more! LEVEL 3 – LESSON PACKSAfter learning our essential hacks, it's time to put them to practical use and start writing some new songs. Lesson packs include step-by-step PDF guides to making music for different instruments and in different genres (electronic, metal, soundtrack, etc.), as well as multitrack MIDI files of the examples. LEVEL 4 – ONLINE APPRENTICESHIPGo from a blank screen to a finished song, in this online video course. Learn how to write new sections for an existing section, how to transition between sections in different keys, how to structure and arrange, and much more! This course has been called "life-changing" many times, so join 700+ music makers now (from all genres), who are learning Ray's secret hack: Song Whispering. ABOUTHack Music Theory is a pioneering DAW method for making great music that stands out, so you can move and grow your audience! Taught by multi-award-winning music lecturer Ray Harmony, and his protégé wife Kate Harmony, from their studio in Vancouver BC, Canada. Ray is the author of critically-acclaimed book series "Hack Music Theory", and has made music with Serj Tankian (System of a Down), Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree), Devin Townsend (Strapping Young Lad), Ihsahn (Emperor), Kool Keith (Ultramagnetic MCs), Madchild (Swollen Members), and many more! Kate has the highest grade distinction in Popular Music Theory from the London College of Music, and is the only person on the planet who's been trained by Ray to teach his method. On that note, the "Hack Music Theory" YouTube channel teaches relevant and instantly-usable music theory for producers, DAW users, and all other music makers (songwriters, singers, guitarists, bassists, drummers, etc.) in all genres, from EDM to R&B, pop to hip-hop, reggae to rock, electronic to metal (and yes, we djefinitely djent!). COPYRIGHT© 2019 Revolution HarmonyRevolution Harmony is Ray Harmony & Kate HarmonyAll content (script & music) in video by Revolution HarmonyThumbnail photo of Bob Marley by Denis O’Regan/Getty Images     Wooohooo!!! You’re a mere 30 minutes away from being even smarter than you already are. Just head on over to your inbox now for your free download. There was an error submitting your subscription. Please try again.   “The most brilliant, fast, easy & fun music theory book I’ve ever seen!” DEREK SIVERS, CD Baby founder We use this field to detect spam bots. If you fill this in, you will be marked as a spammer. 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Learn how to use a music theory hack from Bob Marley “Could You Be Loved” to write a legendary song intro that won't get skipped! WELCOMEHello revolutionary music makers, we are Kate Harmony and Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony), and welcome to Hack Music Theory. We help you make great music that stands out, so you can move and grow your audience! If that sounds useful to you, then subscribe to our YouTube channel and hit that bell to get notified every Friday, when we publish our new video. Also, if you're new to our channel, be sure to download our free book “12 Music Theory Hacks to Learn Scales & Chords” (link below). Alright, it's time to open your DAW to hack music theory. But first… tea! THEORYThe opening riff in “Could You Be Loved” by Bob Marley & The Wailers creates a truly legendary intro! Despite being written 40 years ago, “Could You Be Loved” is more relevant than ever, because its intro hooks us in the first five seconds. And with a quarter of all songs on Spotify getting skipped in their first five seconds, it's absolutely essential to have a great intro, and that's exactly what we can learn from this legendary song. What makes this intro so remarkable? Four things: First, it's simple. Second, it's singable. Third, it's interesting. And fourth, it teases. Now let's explore these in more detail. The riff is simple, because it consists of only three notes: the 1, 2 and ♭3. And that makes this riff extremely easy to sing, which makes it extremely catchy. But, while the melodic side of the riff is simple, the rhythmic side is really interesting, which prevents it from getting annoying. And that is vital, because catchy music that gets annoying after a few listens will be nothing more than a trend. For music to become legendary, it needs to be simultaneously catchy and interesting, and “Could You Be Loved” is the perfect example of that! And lastly, this intro hooks us by confidently teasing, without giving everything away, like so many artists do these days in a desperate attempt to avoid that five second skip. PRACTICALAlright, now you're gonna learn how to use the music theory from “Could You Be Loved” to make your own legendary intro. And remember, just like all our lessons, you can use this theory hack to make music in whatever genre you want. And to show this, in our playthrough at the end, we'll switch from Reggae to EDM without changing the riff, chords, bass or drums. Okay, so for the example in this lesson, we'll be using our version that we made earlier. So, start by setting up two bars of 4/4, with your grid set to 1/16 notes, and your tempo set to 103 BPM. “Could You Be Loved” is in the key of B minor, so we'll use it too. STEP 1. PITCHThis is the element that you wanna keep simple, so choose only a handful of notes for your riff. We centred ours around the 1, ♭3, 2, and ♭7, then we threw in the 5 and ♭6 at the end for variation. And be sure you also change something in your second bar, just for a little variation. Lastly, you wanna play the root note a few times in each bar, in order to establish it as your home and anchor your riff into the key. MOREAnd just a quick heads up before we get to Step 2. If you need help writing riffs, melodies, chord progressions, bass lines, counterpoint harmonies, and more, then check out our Songwriting & Producing PDF (click & scroll down). It also comes with MIDI file examples! STEP 2. RHYTHMThis is the element that you wanna make more interesting, to prevent your catchy riff from getting annoying. And the way we do that is by using syncopation, which is when you accent an off-beat. Now, in order to create that syncopation, you'll want a few 1/8 note and 1/16 note rests in your riff, which also gives it space to breathe. Lastly, here's a little bonus hack for you. Start your song with four bars of your riff on its own, which will hook and tease your listeners. Then, drop your bass and drums in bar five. And finally, bring your vocals in a couple bars after that. NEXTRight, so now you've got a Bob-inspired intro. Congratulations! But, if you wanna make a legendary song like “Could You Be Loved”, then you'll need many more minutes of music! So, if you wanna learn how to write other sections (verse/chorus/bridge) for an existing section, how to transition between sections (especially when they're in different keys), and how to structure and arrange your song, then join our online apprenticeship course. Kate & Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony)Music Teachers & Producers in Vancouver BC, Canada   Take Your Music to the Next Level LEVEL 1 – FREE BOOK"12 Music Theory Hacks to Learn Scales & Chords" will give you a super solid music theory foundation in 30 minutes! LEVEL 2 – SONGWRITING & PRODUCING PDF (click & scroll)This is our best-selling PDF, which includes MIDI file examples. Learn the essential hacks for songwriting and producing, like our Melody Checklist (the ultimate list of do's and don'ts for writing great melodies). You'll also learn how to write chord progressions, bass lines, riffs, counterpoint harmonies, and more! LEVEL 3 – LESSON PACKSAfter learning our essential hacks, it's time to put them to practical use and start writing some new songs. Lesson packs include step-by-step PDF guides to making music for different instruments and in different genres (electronic, metal, soundtrack, etc.), as well as multitrack MIDI files of the examples. LEVEL 4 – ONLINE APPRENTICESHIPGo from a blank screen to a finished song, in this online video course. Learn how to write new sections for an existing section, how to transition between sections in different keys, how to structure and arrange, and much more! This course has been called "life-changing" many times, so join 700+ music makers now (from all genres), who are learning Ray's secret hack: Song Whispering. ABOUTHack Music Theory is a pioneering DAW method for making great music that stands out, so you can move and grow your audience! Taught by multi-award-winning music lecturer Ray Harmony, and his protégé wife Kate Harmony, from their studio in Vancouver BC, Canada. Ray is the author of critically-acclaimed book series "Hack Music Theory", and has made music with Serj Tankian (System of a Down), Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree), Devin Townsend (Strapping Young Lad), Ihsahn (Emperor), Kool Keith (Ultramagnetic MCs), Madchild (Swollen Members), and many more! Kate has the highest grade distinction in Popular Music Theory from the London College of Music, and is the only person on the planet who's been trained by Ray to teach his method. On that note, the "Hack Music Theory" YouTube channel teaches relevant and instantly-usable music theory for producers, DAW users, and all other music makers (songwriters, singers, guitarists, bassists, drummers, etc.) in all genres, from EDM to R&B, pop to hip-hop, reggae to rock, electronic to metal (and yes, we djefinitely djent!). COPYRIGHT© 2019 Revolution HarmonyRevolution Harmony is Ray Harmony & Kate HarmonyAll content (script & music) in video by Revolution HarmonyThumbnail photo of Bob Marley by Denis O'Regan/Getty Images     Wooohooo!!! You're a mere 30 minutes away from being even smarter than you already are. Just head on over to your inbox now for your free download. There was an error submitting your subscription. Please try again.   “The most brilliant, fast, easy & fun music theory book I've ever seen!” DEREK SIVERS, CD Baby founder We use this field to detect spam bots. If you fill this in, you will be marked as a spammer. 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Learn how to use a music theory hack from Bob Marley “Could You Be Loved” to write a legendary song intro that won’t get skipped! WELCOMEHello revolutionary music makers, we are Kate Harmony and Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony), and welcome to Hack Music Theory. We help you make great music that stands out, so you can move and grow your audience! If that sounds useful to you, then subscribe to our YouTube channel and hit that bell to get notified every Friday, when we publish our new video. Also, if you’re new to our channel, be sure to download our free book “12 Music Theory Hacks to Learn Scales & Chords” (link below). Alright, it’s time to open your DAW to hack music theory. But first… tea! THEORYThe opening riff in “Could You Be Loved” by Bob Marley & The Wailers creates a truly legendary intro! Despite being written 40 years ago, “Could You Be Loved” is more relevant than ever, because its intro hooks us in the first five seconds. And with a quarter of all songs on Spotify getting skipped in their first five seconds, it’s absolutely essential to have a great intro, and that’s exactly what we can learn from this legendary song. What makes this intro so remarkable? Four things: First, it’s simple. Second, it’s singable. Third, it’s interesting. And fourth, it teases. Now let’s explore these in more detail. The riff is simple, because it consists of only three notes: the 1, 2 and ♭3. And that makes this riff extremely easy to sing, which makes it extremely catchy. But, while the melodic side of the riff is simple, the rhythmic side is really interesting, which prevents it from getting annoying. And that is vital, because catchy music that gets annoying after a few listens will be nothing more than a trend. For music to become legendary, it needs to be simultaneously catchy and interesting, and “Could You Be Loved” is the perfect example of that! And lastly, this intro hooks us by confidently teasing, without giving everything away, like so many artists do these days in a desperate attempt to avoid that five second skip. PRACTICALAlright, now you’re gonna learn how to use the music theory from “Could You Be Loved” to make your own legendary intro. And remember, just like all our lessons, you can use this theory hack to make music in whatever genre you want. And to show this, in our playthrough at the end, we’ll switch from Reggae to EDM without changing the riff, chords, bass or drums. Okay, so for the example in this lesson, we’ll be using our version that we made earlier. So, start by setting up two bars of 4/4, with your grid set to 1/16 notes, and your tempo set to 103 BPM. “Could You Be Loved” is in the key of B minor, so we’ll use it too. STEP 1. PITCHThis is the element that you wanna keep simple, so choose only a handful of notes for your riff. We centred ours around the 1, ♭3, 2, and ♭7, then we threw in the 5 and ♭6 at the end for variation. And be sure you also change something in your second bar, just for a little variation. Lastly, you wanna play the root note a few times in each bar, in order to establish it as your home and anchor your riff into the key. MOREAnd just a quick heads up before we get to Step 2. If you need help writing riffs, melodies, chord progressions, bass lines, counterpoint harmonies, and more, then check out our Songwriting & Producing PDF (click & scroll down). It also comes with MIDI file examples! STEP 2. RHYTHMThis is the element that you wanna make more interesting, to prevent your catchy riff from getting annoying. And the way we do that is by using syncopation, which is when you accent an off-beat. Now, in order to create that syncopation, you’ll want a few 1/8 note and 1/16 note rests in your riff, which also gives it space to breathe. Lastly, here’s a little bonus hack for you. Start your song with four bars of your riff on its own, which will hook and tease your listeners. Then, drop your bass and drums in bar five. And finally, bring your vocals in a couple bars after that. NEXTRight, so now you’ve got a Bob-inspired intro. Congratulations! But, if you wanna make a legendary song like “Could You Be Loved”, then you’ll need many more minutes of music! So, if you wanna learn how to write other sections (verse/chorus/bridge) for an existing section, how to transition between sections (especially when they’re in different keys), and how to structure and arrange your song, then join our online apprenticeship course. Kate & Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony)Music Teachers & Producers in Vancouver BC, Canada   Take Your Music to the Next Level LEVEL 1 – FREE BOOK"12 Music Theory Hacks to Learn Scales & Chords" will give you a super solid music theory foundation in 30 minutes! LEVEL 2 – SONGWRITING & PRODUCING PDF (click & scroll)This is our best-selling PDF, which includes MIDI file examples. Learn the essential hacks for songwriting and producing, like our Melody Checklist (the ultimate list of do's and don'ts for writing great melodies). You'll also learn how to write chord progressions, bass lines, riffs, counterpoint harmonies, and more! LEVEL 3 – LESSON PACKSAfter learning our essential hacks, it's time to put them to practical use and start writing some new songs. Lesson packs include step-by-step PDF guides to making music for different instruments and in different genres (electronic, metal, soundtrack, etc.), as well as multitrack MIDI files of the examples. LEVEL 4 – ONLINE APPRENTICESHIPGo from a blank screen to a finished song, in this online video course. Learn how to write new sections for an existing section, how to transition between sections in different keys, how to structure and arrange, and much more! This course has been called "life-changing" many times, so join 700+ music makers now (from all genres), who are learning Ray's secret hack: Song Whispering. ABOUTHack Music Theory is a pioneering DAW method for making great music that stands out, so you can move and grow your audience! Taught by multi-award-winning music lecturer Ray Harmony, and his protégé wife Kate Harmony, from their studio in Vancouver BC, Canada. Ray is the author of critically-acclaimed book series "Hack Music Theory", and has made music with Serj Tankian (System of a Down), Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree), Devin Townsend (Strapping Young Lad), Ihsahn (Emperor), Kool Keith (Ultramagnetic MCs), Madchild (Swollen Members), and many more! Kate has the highest grade distinction in Popular Music Theory from the London College of Music, and is the only person on the planet who's been trained by Ray to teach his method. On that note, the "Hack Music Theory" YouTube channel teaches relevant and instantly-usable music theory for producers, DAW users, and all other music makers (songwriters, singers, guitarists, bassists, drummers, etc.) in all genres, from EDM to R&B, pop to hip-hop, reggae to rock, electronic to metal (and yes, we djefinitely djent!). COPYRIGHT© 2019 Revolution HarmonyRevolution Harmony is Ray Harmony & Kate HarmonyAll content (script & music) in video by Revolution HarmonyThumbnail photo of Bob Marley by Denis O’Regan/Getty Images     Wooohooo!!! You’re a mere 30 minutes away from being even smarter than you already are. Just head on over to your inbox now for your free download. There was an error submitting your subscription. Please try again.   “The most brilliant, fast, easy & fun music theory book I’ve ever seen!” DEREK SIVERS, CD Baby founder We use this field to detect spam bots. If you fill this in, you will be marked as a spammer. 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Learn how to write a drum beat, using a music theory hack from Port Noir “Young Bloods” (off their new album “The New Routine”). Subtitles/CC available. Hello revolutionary music makers, we are Kate Harmony and Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony), and welcome to Hack Music Theory. We help you make great music that stands out, so you can move and grow your audience! If that sounds useful to you, then subscribe to our YouTube channel and hit that bell to get notified every Thursday, when we publish our new video. Also, if you’re new to our channel, be sure to download our free book “12 Music Theory Hacks to Learn Scales & Chords” below. Alright, it’s time to open your DAW to hack music theory. But first… tea! INTROSwedish band Port Noir recently released their new album “The New Routine”, which is one of the most underrated albums of the year, as this band has created a sound that’s totally up-to-date but also totally unique. They arrived at this super fresh sound by blending the melodies of pop, the synths of electronic, the guitars of rock, and the grooves of hip-hop. And as everything is built on this flawless foundation of epic grooves, that’s what we’ll be hacking in this lesson. So what makes this drummer so good? Well, he actually plays relatively simple grooves, but they’re so tasty that it’s physically impossible not to move to them. And the way he gets our bodies moving, is by offsetting his syncopated kicks with a solid backbeat snare, and then spicing everything up with incredibly creative cymbal patterns. SETUPAlright, now you’re gonna learn how to use this theory to make your own version. So, start by setting up four bars of 4/4, with your grid set to 1/32 notes, and your tempo set to 72 BPM. And in this lesson we’ll be hacking the chorus groove of their song Young Bloods. STEP 1. KICK & SNAREFirst things first, throw in the backbeat snare in every bar, which is on beat 2 and beat 4. This will give your groove momentum, and get those heads bobbing and feet tapping. Next, throw in the kick on beat 1 in every bar. This will provide a reference point for all your off-beat kicks, which you’re gonna get to next. Right, now it’s time to inject the syncopation (which is an accented off-beat), and that is what’s gonna get people seriously moving to your drums. And be sure to use a combination of off-beat 1/8 notes and off-beat 1/16 notes. This will add depth to your groove, and prevent your drums from getting boring. Also, change up a couple bars with a little variation on the kick. In this example, bars two and three have the same kick pattern, but bars one and four are different. MOREAnd by the way, if you wanna get your hands on our best drum hacks, then download our two Drum PDFs (click & scroll down) - the downloads include step-by-step PDF guides and multitrack MIDI files. STEP 2. CYMBALSRight, now that you’ve got a solid groove in place, it’s time to spice it up with hi-hats, and this is where things get really interesting. So start by deciding what syncopated kicks you wanna accent, and then add an open hat on those hits. And if you wanna add an open hat where there is no kick, that’s cool too. Now you’re gonna create a 1/16 note closed hat pattern around those open hats, which will lead into and out of them nice and smoothly. Next, you’re gonna add even more spice, by throwing in a few 1/32 notes on the closed hats. So between two 1/16 hits, add a 1/32 hit. This creates a little roll on the hats, and if you do them in a few different places, it’ll keep your groove totally fresh. Lastly, change your grid to 1/32 note triplets, and before one of your open hats, add a 1/32 note triplet roll that leads into that open hat. This is next level spice, and while your average listener won’t even notice it, your super fans will love it! NEXTOkay, so now that you’ve got one section down, how do you write the other sections? How do you transition between them (especially when they’re in different keys)? And, how do you structure and arrange your song? These are issues that many songwriters and producers struggle with, and that’s exactly why we made our online course Apprenticeship #1. So, if you wanna overcome these obstacles once and for all, then sign up now! Kate & Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony)Music Teachers & Producers in Vancouver BC, Canada   LEVELSLevel 1 - Read our free book (below) & watch our YouTube videosLevel 2 - Read our "Part 1" book & "Songwriting & Producing" PDFLevel 3 - Practice making music using our lessons (PDF+MIDI+WAV)Level 4 - Learn our secret art of song-whispering & finish your music ABOUTHack Music Theory is a pioneering DAW method for making great music that stands out, so you can move and grow your audience! Taught by award-winning music lecturer Ray Harmony, and his protégé wife Kate Harmony, from their studio in Vancouver BC, Canada. Ray is the author of critically-acclaimed book series "Hack Music Theory", and has made music with Serj Tankian (System of a Down), Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree), Devin Townsend (Strapping Young Lad), Ihsahn (Emperor), Kool Keith (Ultramagnetic MCs), Madchild (Swollen Members), and many more! Kate has the highest grade distinction in Popular Music Theory from the London College of Music, and is the only person on the planet who's been trained by Ray to teach his method. On that note, the "Hack Music Theory" YouTube channel teaches relevant and instantly-usable music theory for producers, DAW users, and all other music makers (songwriters, singers, guitarists, bassists, drummers, etc.) in all genres, from EDM to R&B, pop to hip-hop, reggae to rock, electronic to metal (and yes, we djefinitely djent!).  COPYRIGHT© 2019 Revolution HarmonyRevolution Harmony is Ray Harmony & Kate HarmonyAll content (script & music) in video by Revolution HarmonyThumbnail photo of AW Wiberg courtesy of instagram.com/by_aw     Wooohooo!!! You’re a mere 30 minutes away from being even smarter than you already are. Just head on over to your inbox now for your free download. There was an error submitting your subscription. Please try again.   “The most brilliant, fast, easy & fun music theory book I’ve ever seen!” DEREK SIVERS, CD Baby founder We use this field to detect spam bots. If you fill this in, you will be marked as a spammer. 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Learn how to write a drum beat, using a music theory hack from Port Noir “Young Bloods” (off their new album “The New Routine”). Subtitles/CC available. Hello revolutionary music makers, we are Kate Harmony and Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony), and welcome to Hack Music Theory. We help you make great music that stands out, so you can move and grow your audience! If that sounds useful to you, then subscribe to our YouTube channel and hit that bell to get notified every Thursday, when we publish our new video. Also, if you're new to our channel, be sure to download our free book “12 Music Theory Hacks to Learn Scales & Chords” below. Alright, it's time to open your DAW to hack music theory. But first… tea! INTROSwedish band Port Noir recently released their new album “The New Routine”, which is one of the most underrated albums of the year, as this band has created a sound that's totally up-to-date but also totally unique. They arrived at this super fresh sound by blending the melodies of pop, the synths of electronic, the guitars of rock, and the grooves of hip-hop. And as everything is built on this flawless foundation of epic grooves, that's what we'll be hacking in this lesson. So what makes this drummer so good? Well, he actually plays relatively simple grooves, but they're so tasty that it's physically impossible not to move to them. And the way he gets our bodies moving, is by offsetting his syncopated kicks with a solid backbeat snare, and then spicing everything up with incredibly creative cymbal patterns. SETUPAlright, now you're gonna learn how to use this theory to make your own version. So, start by setting up four bars of 4/4, with your grid set to 1/32 notes, and your tempo set to 72 BPM. And in this lesson we'll be hacking the chorus groove of their song Young Bloods. STEP 1. KICK & SNAREFirst things first, throw in the backbeat snare in every bar, which is on beat 2 and beat 4. This will give your groove momentum, and get those heads bobbing and feet tapping. Next, throw in the kick on beat 1 in every bar. This will provide a reference point for all your off-beat kicks, which you're gonna get to next. Right, now it's time to inject the syncopation (which is an accented off-beat), and that is what's gonna get people seriously moving to your drums. And be sure to use a combination of off-beat 1/8 notes and off-beat 1/16 notes. This will add depth to your groove, and prevent your drums from getting boring. Also, change up a couple bars with a little variation on the kick. In this example, bars two and three have the same kick pattern, but bars one and four are different. MOREAnd by the way, if you wanna get your hands on our best drum hacks, then download our two Drum PDFs (click & scroll down) - the downloads include step-by-step PDF guides and multitrack MIDI files. STEP 2. CYMBALSRight, now that you've got a solid groove in place, it's time to spice it up with hi-hats, and this is where things get really interesting. So start by deciding what syncopated kicks you wanna accent, and then add an open hat on those hits. And if you wanna add an open hat where there is no kick, that's cool too. Now you're gonna create a 1/16 note closed hat pattern around those open hats, which will lead into and out of them nice and smoothly. Next, you're gonna add even more spice, by throwing in a few 1/32 notes on the closed hats. So between two 1/16 hits, add a 1/32 hit. This creates a little roll on the hats, and if you do them in a few different places, it'll keep your groove totally fresh. Lastly, change your grid to 1/32 note triplets, and before one of your open hats, add a 1/32 note triplet roll that leads into that open hat. This is next level spice, and while your average listener won't even notice it, your super fans will love it! NEXTOkay, so now that you've got one section down, how do you write the other sections? How do you transition between them (especially when they're in different keys)? And, how do you structure and arrange your song? These are issues that many songwriters and producers struggle with, and that's exactly why we made our online course Apprenticeship #1. So, if you wanna overcome these obstacles once and for all, then sign up now! Kate & Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony)Music Teachers & Producers in Vancouver BC, Canada   LEVELSLevel 1 - Read our free book (below) & watch our YouTube videosLevel 2 - Read our "Part 1" book & "Songwriting & Producing" PDFLevel 3 - Practice making music using our lessons (PDF+MIDI+WAV)Level 4 - Learn our secret art of song-whispering & finish your music ABOUTHack Music Theory is a pioneering DAW method for making great music that stands out, so you can move and grow your audience! Taught by award-winning music lecturer Ray Harmony, and his protégé wife Kate Harmony, from their studio in Vancouver BC, Canada. Ray is the author of critically-acclaimed book series "Hack Music Theory", and has made music with Serj Tankian (System of a Down), Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree), Devin Townsend (Strapping Young Lad), Ihsahn (Emperor), Kool Keith (Ultramagnetic MCs), Madchild (Swollen Members), and many more! Kate has the highest grade distinction in Popular Music Theory from the London College of Music, and is the only person on the planet who's been trained by Ray to teach his method. On that note, the "Hack Music Theory" YouTube channel teaches relevant and instantly-usable music theory for producers, DAW users, and all other music makers (songwriters, singers, guitarists, bassists, drummers, etc.) in all genres, from EDM to R&B, pop to hip-hop, reggae to rock, electronic to metal (and yes, we djefinitely djent!).  COPYRIGHT© 2019 Revolution HarmonyRevolution Harmony is Ray Harmony & Kate HarmonyAll content (script & music) in video by Revolution HarmonyThumbnail photo of AW Wiberg courtesy of instagram.com/by_aw     Wooohooo!!! You're a mere 30 minutes away from being even smarter than you already are. Just head on over to your inbox now for your free download. There was an error submitting your subscription. 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Learn how to write a drum beat, using a music theory hack from Port Noir “Young Bloods” (off their new album “The New Routine”). Subtitles/CC available. Hello revolutionary music makers, we are Kate Harmony and Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony), and welcome to Hack Music Theory. We help you make great music that stands out, so you can move and grow your audience! If that sounds useful to you, then subscribe to our YouTube channel and hit that bell to get notified every Thursday, when we publish our new video. Also, if you’re new to our channel, be sure to download our free book “12 Music Theory Hacks to Learn Scales & Chords” below. Alright, it’s time to open your DAW to hack music theory. But first… tea! INTROSwedish band Port Noir recently released their new album “The New Routine”, which is one of the most underrated albums of the year, as this band has created a sound that’s totally up-to-date but also totally unique. They arrived at this super fresh sound by blending the melodies of pop, the synths of electronic, the guitars of rock, and the grooves of hip-hop. And as everything is built on this flawless foundation of epic grooves, that’s what we’ll be hacking in this lesson. So what makes this drummer so good? Well, he actually plays relatively simple grooves, but they’re so tasty that it’s physically impossible not to move to them. And the way he gets our bodies moving, is by offsetting his syncopated kicks with a solid backbeat snare, and then spicing everything up with incredibly creative cymbal patterns. SETUPAlright, now you’re gonna learn how to use this theory to make your own version. So, start by setting up four bars of 4/4, with your grid set to 1/32 notes, and your tempo set to 72 BPM. And in this lesson we’ll be hacking the chorus groove of their song Young Bloods. STEP 1. KICK & SNAREFirst things first, throw in the backbeat snare in every bar, which is on beat 2 and beat 4. This will give your groove momentum, and get those heads bobbing and feet tapping. Next, throw in the kick on beat 1 in every bar. This will provide a reference point for all your off-beat kicks, which you’re gonna get to next. Right, now it’s time to inject the syncopation (which is an accented off-beat), and that is what’s gonna get people seriously moving to your drums. And be sure to use a combination of off-beat 1/8 notes and off-beat 1/16 notes. This will add depth to your groove, and prevent your drums from getting boring. Also, change up a couple bars with a little variation on the kick. In this example, bars two and three have the same kick pattern, but bars one and four are different. MOREAnd by the way, if you wanna get your hands on our best drum hacks, then download our two Drum PDFs (click & scroll down) - the downloads include step-by-step PDF guides and multitrack MIDI files. STEP 2. CYMBALSRight, now that you’ve got a solid groove in place, it’s time to spice it up with hi-hats, and this is where things get really interesting. So start by deciding what syncopated kicks you wanna accent, and then add an open hat on those hits. And if you wanna add an open hat where there is no kick, that’s cool too. Now you’re gonna create a 1/16 note closed hat pattern around those open hats, which will lead into and out of them nice and smoothly. Next, you’re gonna add even more spice, by throwing in a few 1/32 notes on the closed hats. So between two 1/16 hits, add a 1/32 hit. This creates a little roll on the hats, and if you do them in a few different places, it’ll keep your groove totally fresh. Lastly, change your grid to 1/32 note triplets, and before one of your open hats, add a 1/32 note triplet roll that leads into that open hat. This is next level spice, and while your average listener won’t even notice it, your super fans will love it! NEXTOkay, so now that you’ve got one section down, how do you write the other sections? How do you transition between them (especially when they’re in different keys)? And, how do you structure and arrange your song? These are issues that many songwriters and producers struggle with, and that’s exactly why we made our online course Apprenticeship #1. So, if you wanna overcome these obstacles once and for all, then sign up now! Kate & Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony)Music Teachers & Producers in Vancouver BC, Canada   LEVELSLevel 1 - Read our free book (below) & watch our YouTube videosLevel 2 - Read our "Part 1" book & "Songwriting & Producing" PDFLevel 3 - Practice making music using our lessons (PDF+MIDI+WAV)Level 4 - Learn our secret art of song-whispering & finish your music ABOUTHack Music Theory is a pioneering DAW method for making great music that stands out, so you can move and grow your audience! Taught by award-winning music lecturer Ray Harmony, and his protégé wife Kate Harmony, from their studio in Vancouver BC, Canada. Ray is the author of critically-acclaimed book series "Hack Music Theory", and has made music with Serj Tankian (System of a Down), Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree), Devin Townsend (Strapping Young Lad), Ihsahn (Emperor), Kool Keith (Ultramagnetic MCs), Madchild (Swollen Members), and many more! Kate has the highest grade distinction in Popular Music Theory from the London College of Music, and is the only person on the planet who's been trained by Ray to teach his method. On that note, the "Hack Music Theory" YouTube channel teaches relevant and instantly-usable music theory for producers, DAW users, and all other music makers (songwriters, singers, guitarists, bassists, drummers, etc.) in all genres, from EDM to R&B, pop to hip-hop, reggae to rock, electronic to metal (and yes, we djefinitely djent!).  COPYRIGHT© 2019 Revolution HarmonyRevolution Harmony is Ray Harmony & Kate HarmonyAll content (script & music) in video by Revolution HarmonyThumbnail photo of AW Wiberg courtesy of instagram.com/by_aw     Wooohooo!!! You’re a mere 30 minutes away from being even smarter than you already are. Just head on over to your inbox now for your free download. There was an error submitting your subscription. Please try again.   “The most brilliant, fast, easy & fun music theory book I’ve ever seen!” DEREK SIVERS, CD Baby founder We use this field to detect spam bots. If you fill this in, you will be marked as a spammer. 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Learn how to write an uplifting bass line, using a music theory hack from Black Eyed Peas “Be Nice” ft. Snoop Dogg (written by Adam Friedman for Songland TV show). Subtitles/CC available. Hello revolutionary music makers, we are Kate Harmony and Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony), and welcome to Hack Music Theory. We help you make great music that stands out, so you can move and grow your audience! If that sounds useful to you, then subscribe to our YouTube channel and hit that bell to get notified every Thursday, when we publish our new video. Also, if you're new to our channel, be sure to download our free book “12 Music Theory Hacks to Learn Scales & Chords” below. Alright, it's time to open your DAW to hack music theory. But first… tea! INTROThe new single “Be Nice” from The Black Eyed Peas (which was written by Adam Friedman for the Songland TV show), has a super fun bass line that's not only the central focus of the song, but it's also perfect for conveying the super positive message behind the lyrics. So what makes this bass line feel so good? Well, there's a few things, like the fact that it's built around an ascending line, which is literally uplifting. But far more interesting than that, is the fact that the bass line is in a minor key. And as you probably know, major keys are usually used in feel good songs like this. So how do they make a minor key feel so uplifting? Easy, they made the song for dancing, and when we move to music, we feel good. So to get people dancing, they used lots of syncopation in their bass line, and that makes it really funky. And by the way, syncopation is when you accent an off-beat. Also, most funk bass lines are actually in minor keys, cos funk's favourite notes are the 1, the ♭3 and the ♭7. And lastly, to emphasise all those off-beats in the bass line, the drums accent all the 1/4 note beats by playing the classic four-on-the-floor groove. SETUPAlright, now you're gonna learn how to use this theory to make your own version. And for the example in this lesson, we'll be using our version that we made earlier. So, start by setting up two bars of 4/4, with your grid set to 1/16 notes, and your tempo set to 105 BPM. “Be Nice” is in the key of F minor, so we'll use it too. STEP 1. SYNCOPATIONFunkiness is all about syncopation. So to get people moving to your bass line, you have to accent lots of off-beats. If you don't, it'll sound rigid and stiff, and that ain't gonna get anybody dancing! And for that reason, the best place to start writing a funky bass line, is with the rhythm, and more importantly, syncopation. And remember, great bass lines have a balance of notes on the beat and notes off the beat. So don't just play everything off the beat thinking it'll make your bass line extra funky, you gotta spank some of those 1/4 note beats as well! In our example, we're playing beat 1 and beat 3 in each bar, and then everything else is syncopated. MOREAnd by the way, if you want our ultimate hack for funky bass lines, along with a MIDI file example, then check out our Songwriting & Producing PDF (click & scroll down). It also contains hacks on how to write great chord progressions, melodies, and more MIDI examples as well! STEP 2. TWO LINESRight, now it's time to turn your rhythm into a bass line. And what's cool about the bass line in “Be Nice”, is that it's a 2-in-1. What I mean by that, is there's actually two clearly defined lines playing together (obviously playing one-at-a-time though). The upper line carries the melody, while the lower line holds things down with one note (in the original, that note is C, the 5). And writing two lines like this will make your bass even more funky, as it mirrors the slap bass technique often used in funk. VALUENow, as with many of the songs we hack, the vibe and the production are super cool, but when it comes to the actual music, the songwriters and producers often choose to sacrifice longevity for popularity. And for the record, there's absolutely nothing wrong with that, because the value of music is different for everyone. If music has extrinsic value to you, then you're making music as a way of achieving something, like a hit. On the other hand, if music has intrinsic value to you, then you're making music purely for the joy of creating art. And this song is the perfect example of music that was made for extrinsic value, as it was written to be a hit. BE NICESo, in their bass' upper line, they simply ascend note-by-note through the scale. This makes it instantly appealing, cos the first time someone hears it they already know where it's going, and the average person likes music that sounds familiar. The downside to writing predictable music though, is that people get tired of it quickly. But, if you're aiming for a hit that doesn't matter, because you only need it to be trending for a few weeks. BE DIFFERENTIf you're like us though, and you're happy to sacrifice popularity for longevity, then write an upper line that people won't be able to guess where it's going on their first listen, as that will keep them coming back again and again! NEXTOkay, so now that you've got one section down, how do you write the other sections? How do you transition between them (especially when they're in different keys)? And, how do you structure and arrange your song? These are issues that many songwriters and producers struggle with, and that's exactly why we made our online course Apprenticeship #1. So, if you wanna overcome these obstacles once and for all, then sign up now! Kate & Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony)Music Teachers & Producers in Vancouver BC, Canada   LEVELSLevel 1 - Read our free book (below) & watch our YouTube videosLevel 2 - Read our "Part 1" book & "Songwriting & Producing" PDFLevel 3 - Practice making music using our lessons (PDF+MIDI+WAV)Level 4 - Learn our secret art of song-whispering & finish your music ABOUTHack Music Theory is a pioneering DAW method for making great music that stands out, so you can move and grow your audience! Taught by award-winning music lecturer Ray Harmony, and his protégé wife Kate Harmony, from their studio in Vancouver BC, Canada. Ray is the author of critically-acclaimed book series "Hack Music Theory", and has made music with Serj Tankian (System of a Down), Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree), Devin Townsend (Strapping Young Lad), Ihsahn (Emperor), Kool Keith (Ultramagnetic MCs), Madchild (Swollen Members), and many more! Kate has the highest grade distinction in Popular Music Theory from the London College of Music, and is the only person on the planet who's been trained by Ray to teach his method. On that note, the "Hack Music Theory" YouTube channel teaches relevant and instantly-usable music theory for producers, DAW users, and all other music makers (songwriters, singers, guitarists, bassists, drummers, etc.) in all genres, from EDM to R&B, pop to hip-hop, reggae to rock, electronic to metal (and yes, we djefinitely djent!). COPYRIGHT© 2019 Revolution HarmonyRevolution Harmony is Ray Harmony & Kate HarmonyAll content (script & music) in video by Revolution HarmonyThumbnail photo by James Hickey     Wooohooo!!! You're a mere 30 minutes away from being even smarter than you already are. Just head on over to your inbox now for your free download. There was an error submitting your subscription. Please try again.   “The most brilliant, fast, easy & fun music theory book I've ever seen!” DEREK SIVERS, CD Baby founder We use this field to detect spam bots. If you fill this in, you will be marked as a spammer. 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Learn how to write an uplifting bass line, using a music theory hack from Black Eyed Peas “Be Nice” ft. Snoop Dogg (written by Adam Friedman for Songland TV show). Subtitles/CC available. Hello revolutionary music makers, we are Kate Harmony and Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony), and welcome to Hack Music Theory. We help you make great music that stands out, so you can move and grow your audience! If that sounds useful to you, then subscribe to our YouTube channel and hit that bell to get notified every Thursday, when we publish our new video. Also, if you’re new to our channel, be sure to download our free book “12 Music Theory Hacks to Learn Scales & Chords” below. Alright, it’s time to open your DAW to hack music theory. But first… tea! INTROThe new single “Be Nice” from The Black Eyed Peas (which was written by Adam Friedman for the Songland TV show), has a super fun bass line that’s not only the central focus of the song, but it’s also perfect for conveying the super positive message behind the lyrics. So what makes this bass line feel so good? Well, there’s a few things, like the fact that it’s built around an ascending line, which is literally uplifting. But far more interesting than that, is the fact that the bass line is in a minor key. And as you probably know, major keys are usually used in feel good songs like this. So how do they make a minor key feel so uplifting? Easy, they made the song for dancing, and when we move to music, we feel good. So to get people dancing, they used lots of syncopation in their bass line, and that makes it really funky. And by the way, syncopation is when you accent an off-beat. Also, most funk bass lines are actually in minor keys, cos funk’s favourite notes are the 1, the ♭3 and the ♭7. And lastly, to emphasise all those off-beats in the bass line, the drums accent all the 1/4 note beats by playing the classic four-on-the-floor groove. SETUPAlright, now you’re gonna learn how to use this theory to make your own version. And for the example in this lesson, we’ll be using our version that we made earlier. So, start by setting up two bars of 4/4, with your grid set to 1/16 notes, and your tempo set to 105 BPM. “Be Nice” is in the key of F minor, so we’ll use it too. STEP 1. SYNCOPATIONFunkiness is all about syncopation. So to get people moving to your bass line, you have to accent lots of off-beats. If you don’t, it’ll sound rigid and stiff, and that ain’t gonna get anybody dancing! And for that reason, the best place to start writing a funky bass line, is with the rhythm, and more importantly, syncopation. And remember, great bass lines have a balance of notes on the beat and notes off the beat. So don’t just play everything off the beat thinking it’ll make your bass line extra funky, you gotta spank some of those 1/4 note beats as well! In our example, we’re playing beat 1 and beat 3 in each bar, and then everything else is syncopated. MOREAnd by the way, if you want our ultimate hack for funky bass lines, along with a MIDI file example, then check out our Songwriting & Producing PDF (click & scroll down). It also contains hacks on how to write great chord progressions, melodies, and more MIDI examples as well! STEP 2. TWO LINESRight, now it’s time to turn your rhythm into a bass line. And what’s cool about the bass line in “Be Nice”, is that it’s a 2-in-1. What I mean by that, is there’s actually two clearly defined lines playing together (obviously playing one-at-a-time though). The upper line carries the melody, while the lower line holds things down with one note (in the original, that note is C, the 5). And writing two lines like this will make your bass even more funky, as it mirrors the slap bass technique often used in funk. VALUENow, as with many of the songs we hack, the vibe and the production are super cool, but when it comes to the actual music, the songwriters and producers often choose to sacrifice longevity for popularity. And for the record, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that, because the value of music is different for everyone. If music has extrinsic value to you, then you’re making music as a way of achieving something, like a hit. On the other hand, if music has intrinsic value to you, then you’re making music purely for the joy of creating art. And this song is the perfect example of music that was made for extrinsic value, as it was written to be a hit. BE NICESo, in their bass’ upper line, they simply ascend note-by-note through the scale. This makes it instantly appealing, cos the first time someone hears it they already know where it’s going, and the average person likes music that sounds familiar. The downside to writing predictable music though, is that people get tired of it quickly. But, if you’re aiming for a hit that doesn’t matter, because you only need it to be trending for a few weeks. BE DIFFERENTIf you’re like us though, and you’re happy to sacrifice popularity for longevity, then write an upper line that people won’t be able to guess where it’s going on their first listen, as that will keep them coming back again and again! NEXTOkay, so now that you’ve got one section down, how do you write the other sections? How do you transition between them (especially when they’re in different keys)? And, how do you structure and arrange your song? These are issues that many songwriters and producers struggle with, and that’s exactly why we made our online course Apprenticeship #1. So, if you wanna overcome these obstacles once and for all, then sign up now! Kate & Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony)Music Teachers & Producers in Vancouver BC, Canada   LEVELSLevel 1 - Read our free book (below) & watch our YouTube videosLevel 2 - Read our "Part 1" book & "Songwriting & Producing" PDFLevel 3 - Practice making music using our lessons (PDF+MIDI+WAV)Level 4 - Learn our secret art of song-whispering & finish your music ABOUTHack Music Theory is a pioneering DAW method for making great music that stands out, so you can move and grow your audience! Taught by award-winning music lecturer Ray Harmony, and his protégé wife Kate Harmony, from their studio in Vancouver BC, Canada. Ray is the author of critically-acclaimed book series "Hack Music Theory", and has made music with Serj Tankian (System of a Down), Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree), Devin Townsend (Strapping Young Lad), Ihsahn (Emperor), Kool Keith (Ultramagnetic MCs), Madchild (Swollen Members), and many more! Kate has the highest grade distinction in Popular Music Theory from the London College of Music, and is the only person on the planet who's been trained by Ray to teach his method. On that note, the "Hack Music Theory" YouTube channel teaches relevant and instantly-usable music theory for producers, DAW users, and all other music makers (songwriters, singers, guitarists, bassists, drummers, etc.) in all genres, from EDM to R&B, pop to hip-hop, reggae to rock, electronic to metal (and yes, we djefinitely djent!). COPYRIGHT© 2019 Revolution HarmonyRevolution Harmony is Ray Harmony & Kate HarmonyAll content (script & music) in video by Revolution HarmonyThumbnail photo by James Hickey     Wooohooo!!! You’re a mere 30 minutes away from being even smarter than you already are. Just head on over to your inbox now for your free download. There was an error submitting your subscription. Please try again.   “The most brilliant, fast, easy & fun music theory book I’ve ever seen!” DEREK SIVERS, CD Baby founder We use this field to detect spam bots. If you fill this in, you will be marked as a spammer. 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Learn how to write an uplifting bass line, using a music theory hack from Black Eyed Peas “Be Nice” ft. Snoop Dogg (written by Adam Friedman for Songland TV show). Subtitles/CC available. Hello revolutionary music makers, we are Kate Harmony and Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony), and welcome to Hack Music Theory. We help you make great music that stands out, so you can move and grow your audience! If that sounds useful to you, then subscribe to our YouTube channel and hit that bell to get notified every Thursday, when we publish our new video. Also, if you’re new to our channel, be sure to download our free book “12 Music Theory Hacks to Learn Scales & Chords” below. Alright, it’s time to open your DAW to hack music theory. But first… tea! INTROThe new single “Be Nice” from The Black Eyed Peas (which was written by Adam Friedman for the Songland TV show), has a super fun bass line that’s not only the central focus of the song, but it’s also perfect for conveying the super positive message behind the lyrics. So what makes this bass line feel so good? Well, there’s a few things, like the fact that it’s built around an ascending line, which is literally uplifting. But far more interesting than that, is the fact that the bass line is in a minor key. And as you probably know, major keys are usually used in feel good songs like this. So how do they make a minor key feel so uplifting? Easy, they made the song for dancing, and when we move to music, we feel good. So to get people dancing, they used lots of syncopation in their bass line, and that makes it really funky. And by the way, syncopation is when you accent an off-beat. Also, most funk bass lines are actually in minor keys, cos funk’s favourite notes are the 1, the ♭3 and the ♭7. And lastly, to emphasise all those off-beats in the bass line, the drums accent all the 1/4 note beats by playing the classic four-on-the-floor groove. SETUPAlright, now you’re gonna learn how to use this theory to make your own version. And for the example in this lesson, we’ll be using our version that we made earlier. So, start by setting up two bars of 4/4, with your grid set to 1/16 notes, and your tempo set to 105 BPM. “Be Nice” is in the key of F minor, so we’ll use it too. STEP 1. SYNCOPATIONFunkiness is all about syncopation. So to get people moving to your bass line, you have to accent lots of off-beats. If you don’t, it’ll sound rigid and stiff, and that ain’t gonna get anybody dancing! And for that reason, the best place to start writing a funky bass line, is with the rhythm, and more importantly, syncopation. And remember, great bass lines have a balance of notes on the beat and notes off the beat. So don’t just play everything off the beat thinking it’ll make your bass line extra funky, you gotta spank some of those 1/4 note beats as well! In our example, we’re playing beat 1 and beat 3 in each bar, and then everything else is syncopated. MOREAnd by the way, if you want our ultimate hack for funky bass lines, along with a MIDI file example, then check out our Songwriting & Producing PDF (click & scroll down). It also contains hacks on how to write great chord progressions, melodies, and more MIDI examples as well! STEP 2. TWO LINESRight, now it’s time to turn your rhythm into a bass line. And what’s cool about the bass line in “Be Nice”, is that it’s a 2-in-1. What I mean by that, is there’s actually two clearly defined lines playing together (obviously playing one-at-a-time though). The upper line carries the melody, while the lower line holds things down with one note (in the original, that note is C, the 5). And writing two lines like this will make your bass even more funky, as it mirrors the slap bass technique often used in funk. VALUENow, as with many of the songs we hack, the vibe and the production are super cool, but when it comes to the actual music, the songwriters and producers often choose to sacrifice longevity for popularity. And for the record, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that, because the value of music is different for everyone. If music has extrinsic value to you, then you’re making music as a way of achieving something, like a hit. On the other hand, if music has intrinsic value to you, then you’re making music purely for the joy of creating art. And this song is the perfect example of music that was made for extrinsic value, as it was written to be a hit. BE NICESo, in their bass’ upper line, they simply ascend note-by-note through the scale. This makes it instantly appealing, cos the first time someone hears it they already know where it’s going, and the average person likes music that sounds familiar. The downside to writing predictable music though, is that people get tired of it quickly. But, if you’re aiming for a hit that doesn’t matter, because you only need it to be trending for a few weeks. BE DIFFERENTIf you’re like us though, and you’re happy to sacrifice popularity for longevity, then write an upper line that people won’t be able to guess where it’s going on their first listen, as that will keep them coming back again and again! NEXTOkay, so now that you’ve got one section down, how do you write the other sections? How do you transition between them (especially when they’re in different keys)? And, how do you structure and arrange your song? These are issues that many songwriters and producers struggle with, and that’s exactly why we made our online course Apprenticeship #1. So, if you wanna overcome these obstacles once and for all, then sign up now! Kate & Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony)Music Teachers & Producers in Vancouver BC, Canada   LEVELSLevel 1 - Read our free book (below) & watch our YouTube videosLevel 2 - Read our "Part 1" book & "Songwriting & Producing" PDFLevel 3 - Practice making music using our lessons (PDF+MIDI+WAV)Level 4 - Learn our secret art of song-whispering & finish your music ABOUTHack Music Theory is a pioneering DAW method for making great music that stands out, so you can move and grow your audience! Taught by award-winning music lecturer Ray Harmony, and his protégé wife Kate Harmony, from their studio in Vancouver BC, Canada. Ray is the author of critically-acclaimed book series "Hack Music Theory", and has made music with Serj Tankian (System of a Down), Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree), Devin Townsend (Strapping Young Lad), Ihsahn (Emperor), Kool Keith (Ultramagnetic MCs), Madchild (Swollen Members), and many more! Kate has the highest grade distinction in Popular Music Theory from the London College of Music, and is the only person on the planet who's been trained by Ray to teach his method. On that note, the "Hack Music Theory" YouTube channel teaches relevant and instantly-usable music theory for producers, DAW users, and all other music makers (songwriters, singers, guitarists, bassists, drummers, etc.) in all genres, from EDM to R&B, pop to hip-hop, reggae to rock, electronic to metal (and yes, we djefinitely djent!). COPYRIGHT© 2019 Revolution HarmonyRevolution Harmony is Ray Harmony & Kate HarmonyAll content (script & music) in video by Revolution HarmonyThumbnail photo by James Hickey     Wooohooo!!! You’re a mere 30 minutes away from being even smarter than you already are. Just head on over to your inbox now for your free download. There was an error submitting your subscription. Please try again.   “The most brilliant, fast, easy & fun music theory book I’ve ever seen!” DEREK SIVERS, CD Baby founder We use this field to detect spam bots. If you fill this in, you will be marked as a spammer. 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Learn how to write a melody, using a music theory hack from Dog Blood (Skrillex & Boys Noize) “Break Law”, from their new EP “Turn Off The Lights”. Hello revolutionary music makers, we are Kate Harmony and Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony), and welcome to Hack Music Theory. We help you make great music that stands out, so you can move and grow your audience! If that sounds useful to you, then subscribe to our YouTube channel and hit that bell to get notified every Thursday, when we publish our new video. Also, if you're new to our channel, be sure to download our free book “12 Music Theory Hacks to Learn Scales & Chords” below. Alright, it's time to open your DAW to hack music theory. But first… tea! INTROBREAK LAW (off the new Dog Blood EP from Skrillex & Boys Noize) contains an awesome Indian vocal sample, which instantly hooks you! The original vocal is obviously not by Dog Blood, but they've credited the late Indian composer Aadesh Shrivastava as a co-writer, so we think it's originally from his song “Sona Sona” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBo2-e8Dnsg). Now, Skrillex and Boys Noize did a great job of finding and re-using this melody, cos it's super catchy but it's also super interesting, and those two elements are usually mutually exclusive. In other words, if you want a catchy melody, it can't be too interesting otherwise people won't be able to sing it, and therefore it won't be memorable. And if you want an interesting melody, it can't be too catchy otherwise it'll become too familiar, and then it won't be interesting anymore. So, how can this melody be both interesting and catchy? Well, the composer very cleverly wrote it to be both simple and complex. It's simple in terms of its pitches, which makes it easy to sing and remember, but it's complex in terms of its rhythm, which keeps it interesting even after countless listens. Also, here's a bonus hack for you. The original melody is actually five bars long, and that's another great method for writing interesting melodies: use an odd number of bars! SETUPAlright, now you're gonna learn how to use this theory to make your own version. So, start by setting up four bars of 4/4, with your grid set to 1/32 notes, and your tempo set to 108 BPM. “Break Law” is in D Phrygian, so we'll use it too. STEP 1. PITCHRight, so the “pitch” element is the one you're gonna keep simple, in order to make your melody catchy. So, choose only three notes from D Phrygian, which is: D E♭ F G A B♭ C. The original melody uses G, A and B♭, but you can use any three notes from the scale. And if you want, you can choose a fourth note that will be used exclusively as a 1/32 note to decorate your melody, and provide some variation. The original melody uses C as its decorative note, but once again, you can use any note from the scale. MOREAnd by the way, if you need help writing melodies, then simply use the Melody Checklist in our Songwriting & Producing PDF (click & scroll down). It's the ultimate list of dos and don'ts for writing great melodies. And on that note, just a quick reminder that our epic summer sale is finishing this Sunday (9 June 2019), so grab 33% OFF all our PDFs, lessons, and our online course. STEP 2. RHYTHMNow, the “rhythm” element is the one you're gonna make more complex, in order to make your melody interesting. Remember, if your pitches and your rhythm are both simple, then people will get tired of your melody after a few listens. A more complex rhythm will give your melody depth, which will in turn give it longevity. So, here's how it's done. You actually write four melodic segments (known as phrases), which then come together to form your melody. But, and this is a very important but, in order to make your whole melody unpredictable and therefore interesting, make each phrase different, and don't stick to the bar lines. For example, you can see our first phrase actually ends in the second bar, and our third phrase actually begins before the third bar. And lastly, in the Dog Blood track, the melody is played over a droning bass line that just keeps pounding that root note, so we'll do that too. NEXTOkay, so now that you've got one section down, how do you write the other sections? How do you transition between them (especially when they're in different keys)? And, how do you structure and arrange your song? These are issues that many songwriters and producers struggle with, and that's exactly why we made our online course Apprenticeship #1. So, if you wanna overcome these obstacles once and for all, then sign up now! Kate & Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony)Music Teachers & Producers in Vancouver BC, Canada   LEVELSLevel 1 - Read our free book (below) & watch our YouTube videosLevel 2 - Read our "Part 1" book & "Songwriting & Producing" PDFLevel 3 - Practice making music using our lessons (PDF+MIDI+WAV)Level 4 - Learn our secret art of song-whispering & finish your music ABOUTHack Music Theory is a pioneering DAW method for making great music that stands out, so you can move and grow your audience! Taught by award-winning music lecturer Ray Harmony, and his protégé wife Kate Harmony, from their studio in Vancouver BC, Canada. Ray is the author of critically-acclaimed book series "Hack Music Theory", and has made music with Serj Tankian (System of a Down), Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree), Devin Townsend (Strapping Young Lad), Ihsahn (Emperor), Kool Keith (Ultramagnetic MCs), Madchild (Swollen Members), and many more! Kate has the highest grade distinction in Popular Music Theory from the London College of Music, and is the only person on the planet who's been trained by Ray to teach his method. On that note, the "Hack Music Theory" YouTube channel teaches relevant and instantly-usable music theory for producers, DAW users, and all other music makers (songwriters, singers, guitarists, bassists, drummers, etc.) in all genres, from EDM to R&B, pop to hip-hop, reggae to rock, electronic to metal (and yes, we djefinitely djent!). COPYRIGHT© 2019 Revolution HarmonyRevolution Harmony is Ray Harmony & Kate HarmonyAll content (script & music) in video by Revolution HarmonyThumbnail photo courtesy of ukf.com/news/watch-skrillex-tempa-t-buzzing-in-the-studio/11591     Wooohooo!!! You're a mere 30 minutes away from being even smarter than you already are. Just head on over to your inbox now for your free download. There was an error submitting your subscription. 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Learn how to write a melody, using a music theory hack from Dog Blood (Skrillex & Boys Noize) “Break Law”, from their new EP “Turn Off The Lights”. Hello revolutionary music makers, we are Kate Harmony and Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony), and welcome to Hack Music Theory. We help you make great music that stands out, so you can move and grow your audience! If that sounds useful to you, then subscribe to our YouTube channel and hit that bell to get notified every Thursday, when we publish our new video. Also, if you’re new to our channel, be sure to download our free book “12 Music Theory Hacks to Learn Scales & Chords” below. Alright, it’s time to open your DAW to hack music theory. But first… tea! INTROBREAK LAW (off the new Dog Blood EP from Skrillex & Boys Noize) contains an awesome Indian vocal sample, which instantly hooks you! The original vocal is obviously not by Dog Blood, but they’ve credited the late Indian composer Aadesh Shrivastava as a co-writer, so we think it’s originally from his song “Sona Sona” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBo2-e8Dnsg). Now, Skrillex and Boys Noize did a great job of finding and re-using this melody, cos it’s super catchy but it’s also super interesting, and those two elements are usually mutually exclusive. In other words, if you want a catchy melody, it can’t be too interesting otherwise people won’t be able to sing it, and therefore it won’t be memorable. And if you want an interesting melody, it can’t be too catchy otherwise it’ll become too familiar, and then it won’t be interesting anymore. So, how can this melody be both interesting and catchy? Well, the composer very cleverly wrote it to be both simple and complex. It’s simple in terms of its pitches, which makes it easy to sing and remember, but it’s complex in terms of its rhythm, which keeps it interesting even after countless listens. Also, here’s a bonus hack for you. The original melody is actually five bars long, and that’s another great method for writing interesting melodies: use an odd number of bars! SETUPAlright, now you’re gonna learn how to use this theory to make your own version. So, start by setting up four bars of 4/4, with your grid set to 1/32 notes, and your tempo set to 108 BPM. “Break Law” is in D Phrygian, so we’ll use it too. STEP 1. PITCHRight, so the “pitch” element is the one you’re gonna keep simple, in order to make your melody catchy. So, choose only three notes from D Phrygian, which is: D E♭ F G A B♭ C. The original melody uses G, A and B♭, but you can use any three notes from the scale. And if you want, you can choose a fourth note that will be used exclusively as a 1/32 note to decorate your melody, and provide some variation. The original melody uses C as its decorative note, but once again, you can use any note from the scale. MOREAnd by the way, if you need help writing melodies, then simply use the Melody Checklist in our Songwriting & Producing PDF (click & scroll down). It’s the ultimate list of dos and don’ts for writing great melodies. And on that note, just a quick reminder that our epic summer sale is finishing this Sunday (9 June 2019), so grab 33% OFF all our PDFs, lessons, and our online course. STEP 2. RHYTHMNow, the “rhythm” element is the one you’re gonna make more complex, in order to make your melody interesting. Remember, if your pitches and your rhythm are both simple, then people will get tired of your melody after a few listens. A more complex rhythm will give your melody depth, which will in turn give it longevity. So, here’s how it’s done. You actually write four melodic segments (known as phrases), which then come together to form your melody. But, and this is a very important but, in order to make your whole melody unpredictable and therefore interesting, make each phrase different, and don’t stick to the bar lines. For example, you can see our first phrase actually ends in the second bar, and our third phrase actually begins before the third bar. And lastly, in the Dog Blood track, the melody is played over a droning bass line that just keeps pounding that root note, so we’ll do that too. NEXTOkay, so now that you’ve got one section down, how do you write the other sections? How do you transition between them (especially when they’re in different keys)? And, how do you structure and arrange your song? These are issues that many songwriters and producers struggle with, and that’s exactly why we made our online course Apprenticeship #1. So, if you wanna overcome these obstacles once and for all, then sign up now! Kate & Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony)Music Teachers & Producers in Vancouver BC, Canada   LEVELSLevel 1 - Read our free book (below) & watch our YouTube videosLevel 2 - Read our "Part 1" book & "Songwriting & Producing" PDFLevel 3 - Practice making music using our lessons (PDF+MIDI+WAV)Level 4 - Learn our secret art of song-whispering & finish your music ABOUTHack Music Theory is a pioneering DAW method for making great music that stands out, so you can move and grow your audience! Taught by award-winning music lecturer Ray Harmony, and his protégé wife Kate Harmony, from their studio in Vancouver BC, Canada. Ray is the author of critically-acclaimed book series "Hack Music Theory", and has made music with Serj Tankian (System of a Down), Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree), Devin Townsend (Strapping Young Lad), Ihsahn (Emperor), Kool Keith (Ultramagnetic MCs), Madchild (Swollen Members), and many more! Kate has the highest grade distinction in Popular Music Theory from the London College of Music, and is the only person on the planet who's been trained by Ray to teach his method. On that note, the "Hack Music Theory" YouTube channel teaches relevant and instantly-usable music theory for producers, DAW users, and all other music makers (songwriters, singers, guitarists, bassists, drummers, etc.) in all genres, from EDM to R&B, pop to hip-hop, reggae to rock, electronic to metal (and yes, we djefinitely djent!). COPYRIGHT© 2019 Revolution HarmonyRevolution Harmony is Ray Harmony & Kate HarmonyAll content (script & music) in video by Revolution HarmonyThumbnail photo courtesy of ukf.com/news/watch-skrillex-tempa-t-buzzing-in-the-studio/11591     Wooohooo!!! You’re a mere 30 minutes away from being even smarter than you already are. Just head on over to your inbox now for your free download. There was an error submitting your subscription. 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Learn how to write a melody, using a music theory hack from Dog Blood (Skrillex & Boys Noize) “Break Law”, from their new EP “Turn Off The Lights”. Hello revolutionary music makers, we are Kate Harmony and Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony), and welcome to Hack Music Theory. We help you make great music that stands out, so you can move and grow your audience! If that sounds useful to you, then subscribe to our YouTube channel and hit that bell to get notified every Thursday, when we publish our new video. Also, if you’re new to our channel, be sure to download our free book “12 Music Theory Hacks to Learn Scales & Chords” below. Alright, it’s time to open your DAW to hack music theory. But first… tea! INTROBREAK LAW (off the new Dog Blood EP from Skrillex & Boys Noize) contains an awesome Indian vocal sample, which instantly hooks you! The original vocal is obviously not by Dog Blood, but they’ve credited the late Indian composer Aadesh Shrivastava as a co-writer, so we think it’s originally from his song “Sona Sona” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBo2-e8Dnsg). Now, Skrillex and Boys Noize did a great job of finding and re-using this melody, cos it’s super catchy but it’s also super interesting, and those two elements are usually mutually exclusive. In other words, if you want a catchy melody, it can’t be too interesting otherwise people won’t be able to sing it, and therefore it won’t be memorable. And if you want an interesting melody, it can’t be too catchy otherwise it’ll become too familiar, and then it won’t be interesting anymore. So, how can this melody be both interesting and catchy? Well, the composer very cleverly wrote it to be both simple and complex. It’s simple in terms of its pitches, which makes it easy to sing and remember, but it’s complex in terms of its rhythm, which keeps it interesting even after countless listens. Also, here’s a bonus hack for you. The original melody is actually five bars long, and that’s another great method for writing interesting melodies: use an odd number of bars! SETUPAlright, now you’re gonna learn how to use this theory to make your own version. So, start by setting up four bars of 4/4, with your grid set to 1/32 notes, and your tempo set to 108 BPM. “Break Law” is in D Phrygian, so we’ll use it too. STEP 1. PITCHRight, so the “pitch” element is the one you’re gonna keep simple, in order to make your melody catchy. So, choose only three notes from D Phrygian, which is: D E♭ F G A B♭ C. The original melody uses G, A and B♭, but you can use any three notes from the scale. And if you want, you can choose a fourth note that will be used exclusively as a 1/32 note to decorate your melody, and provide some variation. The original melody uses C as its decorative note, but once again, you can use any note from the scale. MOREAnd by the way, if you need help writing melodies, then simply use the Melody Checklist in our Songwriting & Producing PDF (click & scroll down). It’s the ultimate list of dos and don’ts for writing great melodies. And on that note, just a quick reminder that our epic summer sale is finishing this Sunday (9 June 2019), so grab 33% OFF all our PDFs, lessons, and our online course. STEP 2. RHYTHMNow, the “rhythm” element is the one you’re gonna make more complex, in order to make your melody interesting. Remember, if your pitches and your rhythm are both simple, then people will get tired of your melody after a few listens. A more complex rhythm will give your melody depth, which will in turn give it longevity. So, here’s how it’s done. You actually write four melodic segments (known as phrases), which then come together to form your melody. But, and this is a very important but, in order to make your whole melody unpredictable and therefore interesting, make each phrase different, and don’t stick to the bar lines. For example, you can see our first phrase actually ends in the second bar, and our third phrase actually begins before the third bar. And lastly, in the Dog Blood track, the melody is played over a droning bass line that just keeps pounding that root note, so we’ll do that too. NEXTOkay, so now that you’ve got one section down, how do you write the other sections? How do you transition between them (especially when they’re in different keys)? And, how do you structure and arrange your song? These are issues that many songwriters and producers struggle with, and that’s exactly why we made our online course Apprenticeship #1. So, if you wanna overcome these obstacles once and for all, then sign up now! Kate & Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony)Music Teachers & Producers in Vancouver BC, Canada   LEVELSLevel 1 - Read our free book (below) & watch our YouTube videosLevel 2 - Read our "Part 1" book & "Songwriting & Producing" PDFLevel 3 - Practice making music using our lessons (PDF+MIDI+WAV)Level 4 - Learn our secret art of song-whispering & finish your music ABOUTHack Music Theory is a pioneering DAW method for making great music that stands out, so you can move and grow your audience! Taught by award-winning music lecturer Ray Harmony, and his protégé wife Kate Harmony, from their studio in Vancouver BC, Canada. Ray is the author of critically-acclaimed book series "Hack Music Theory", and has made music with Serj Tankian (System of a Down), Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree), Devin Townsend (Strapping Young Lad), Ihsahn (Emperor), Kool Keith (Ultramagnetic MCs), Madchild (Swollen Members), and many more! Kate has the highest grade distinction in Popular Music Theory from the London College of Music, and is the only person on the planet who's been trained by Ray to teach his method. On that note, the "Hack Music Theory" YouTube channel teaches relevant and instantly-usable music theory for producers, DAW users, and all other music makers (songwriters, singers, guitarists, bassists, drummers, etc.) in all genres, from EDM to R&B, pop to hip-hop, reggae to rock, electronic to metal (and yes, we djefinitely djent!). COPYRIGHT© 2019 Revolution HarmonyRevolution Harmony is Ray Harmony & Kate HarmonyAll content (script & music) in video by Revolution HarmonyThumbnail photo courtesy of ukf.com/news/watch-skrillex-tempa-t-buzzing-in-the-studio/11591     Wooohooo!!! You’re a mere 30 minutes away from being even smarter than you already are. Just head on over to your inbox now for your free download. There was an error submitting your subscription. 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Learn how to write a bass line using a music theory hack from Wu-Tang Clan “Seen a Lot of Things” (from “Of Mics and Men” EP). Hello revolutionary music makers, we are Kate Harmony and Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony), and welcome to Hack Music Theory. We help you make great music that stands out, so you can move and grow your audience! If that sounds useful to you, then subscribe to our YouTube channel and hit that bell to get notified every Thursday, when we publish our new video. Also, if you’re new to our channel, be sure to download our free book “12 Music Theory Hacks to Learn Scales & Chords” below. Alright, it’s time to open your DAW to hack music theory. But first… tea! INTRO“Seen a Lot of Things” (off Wu-Tang’s new EP) contains a music theory gem that’s as effective as it is hidden. Seriously, most people listening to this track won’t even notice this gem, but they’ll feel it for sure! And the reason they’ll feel it, is because it has to do with the 3rd note of the root chord. Remember, the 3rd in a chord is the note that determines whether that chord is major or minor. When the 3rd note is three semitones above the root, it’s a minor chord, and when the 3rd note is four semitones above the root, it’s a major chord. Now, Wu’s track is in the key of D minor, so the root chord is obviously Dm, and that’s the chord they use first in their four-bar loop. But, here’s where things get interesting. They change some of the Dm chords into Dmaj chords. And that’s crazy cool on its own, but they don’t stop there. The chords in their progression are not actually full chords, they’re “power chords”, which consist of only the root and the 5th, so on their own, “power chords” are not major or minor, cos they’re missing the 3rd. So, the way they change the Dm to Dmaj is by changing the 3rd note in the bass line, from F (the minor 3rd) to F♯ (the major 3rd). This also means that the same chord progression works over both bass lines, the one with F, and the one with F♯. And even the vocal melody in the chorus avoids that 3rd note as well, which means the same melody works over both choruses, despite the first chorus using Dm and the second chorus using Dm and Dmaj. And that makes the second chorus feel way more uplifting than the first chorus. Super clever! SETUPAlright, now you’re gonna learn how to use this theory to make your own version, and what you see on the screen right now is our version that we made earlier. So, start by setting up four bars of 4/4, with your grid set to 1/16 notes, and your tempo set to 86 BPM. And as you know, Wu’s track is in the key of D minor, so we’ll use it too. STEP 1. MINOROkay so you’re gonna start by writing a bass line using the D natural minor scale: D E F G A B♭ C. Now, be sure to play a long D in bars one and three, which will anchor your bass line into the root note, and therefore the key. And in bars two and four, make sure you play a relatively long F. Then you can fill out the rest of your bass line with other notes from the scale. But, in the first half, don’t play B♭, cos that’s the minor 6th so it will lock you into that minor vibe, which will then mess up step two. MOREAnd by the way, if you need help writing bass lines, lead melodies, chord progressions and everything else, then download our Songwriting & Producing PDF (click & scroll down). It’s your one-stop-source for everything you need to make great music now! And just before we jump into step two, a quick heads up. The sun is shining here in Vancouver and it’s feeling a lot like summer, and you know what that means: it’s time for our epic summer sale! So, everything on our website is now 33% OFF. And yes, that includes our online apprenticeship course, which you will SAVE $50 on. Are you ready to invest in yourself, and take your music to the next level? Then get involved now, and use the discount code “summer” at the checkout. The sale ends on Sunday, 9 June 2019. Enjoy! STEP 2. MAJORAlright, here comes the clever bit. Take that relatively long F you played in bar two, and move it up to F♯. With that one simple tweak, you’ve now turned Dm into Dmaj. But remember, in the chord progression above this note, you need to be playing a D “power chord”, which is just the notes D and A. And now you have two versions of your bass line: the original version, and this new uplifting version. So, play around with using both versions throughout your track in order to change up the vibe. NEXTOkay, so now that you’ve got one section down, how do you write the other sections? How do you transition between them (especially when they’re in different keys)? And, how do you structure and arrange your song? These are issues that many songwriters and producers struggle with, and that’s exactly why we made our online course Apprenticeship #1. So, if you wanna overcome these obstacles once and for all, then sign up now! Kate & Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony)Music Teachers & Producers in Vancouver BC, Canada   LEVELSLevel 1 - Read our free book (below) & watch our YouTube videosLevel 2 - Read our "Part 1" book & "Songwriting & Producing" PDFLevel 3 - Practice making music using our lessons (PDF+MIDI+WAV)Level 4 - Learn our secret art of song-whispering & finish your music ABOUTHack Music Theory is a pioneering DAW method for making great music that stands out, so you can move and grow your audience! Taught by award-winning music lecturer Ray Harmony, and his protégé wife Kate Harmony, from their studio in Vancouver BC, Canada. Ray is the author of critically-acclaimed book series "Hack Music Theory", and has made music with Serj Tankian (System of a Down), Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree), Devin Townsend (Strapping Young Lad), Ihsahn (Emperor), Kool Keith (Ultramagnetic MCs), Madchild (Swollen Members), and many more! Kate has the highest grade distinction in Popular Music Theory from the London College of Music, and is the only person on the planet who's been trained by Ray to teach his method. On that note, the "Hack Music Theory" YouTube channel teaches relevant and instantly-usable music theory for producers, DAW users, and all other music makers (songwriters, singers, guitarists, bassists, drummers, etc.) in all genres, from EDM to R&B, pop to hip-hop, reggae to rock, electronic to metal (and yes, we djefinitely djent!). 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Learn how to write a bass line using a music theory hack from Wu-Tang Clan “Seen a Lot of Things” (from “Of Mics and Men” EP). Hello revolutionary music makers, we are Kate Harmony and Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony), and welcome to Hack Music Theory. We help you make great music that stands out, so you can move and grow your audience! If that sounds useful to you, then subscribe to our YouTube channel and hit that bell to get notified every Thursday, when we publish our new video. Also, if you're new to our channel, be sure to download our free book “12 Music Theory Hacks to Learn Scales & Chords” below. Alright, it's time to open your DAW to hack music theory. But first… tea! INTRO“Seen a Lot of Things” (off Wu-Tang's new EP) contains a music theory gem that's as effective as it is hidden. Seriously, most people listening to this track won't even notice this gem, but they'll feel it for sure! And the reason they'll feel it, is because it has to do with the 3rd note of the root chord. Remember, the 3rd in a chord is the note that determines whether that chord is major or minor. When the 3rd note is three semitones above the root, it's a minor chord, and when the 3rd note is four semitones above the root, it's a major chord. Now, Wu's track is in the key of D minor, so the root chord is obviously Dm, and that's the chord they use first in their four-bar loop. But, here's where things get interesting. They change some of the Dm chords into Dmaj chords. And that's crazy cool on its own, but they don't stop there. The chords in their progression are not actually full chords, they're “power chords”, which consist of only the root and the 5th, so on their own, “power chords” are not major or minor, cos they're missing the 3rd. So, the way they change the Dm to Dmaj is by changing the 3rd note in the bass line, from F (the minor 3rd) to F♯ (the major 3rd). This also means that the same chord progression works over both bass lines, the one with F, and the one with F♯. And even the vocal melody in the chorus avoids that 3rd note as well, which means the same melody works over both choruses, despite the first chorus using Dm and the second chorus using Dm and Dmaj. And that makes the second chorus feel way more uplifting than the first chorus. Super clever! SETUPAlright, now you're gonna learn how to use this theory to make your own version, and what you see on the screen right now is our version that we made earlier. So, start by setting up four bars of 4/4, with your grid set to 1/16 notes, and your tempo set to 86 BPM. And as you know, Wu's track is in the key of D minor, so we'll use it too. STEP 1. MINOROkay so you're gonna start by writing a bass line using the D natural minor scale: D E F G A B♭ C. Now, be sure to play a long D in bars one and three, which will anchor your bass line into the root note, and therefore the key. And in bars two and four, make sure you play a relatively long F. Then you can fill out the rest of your bass line with other notes from the scale. But, in the first half, don't play B♭, cos that's the minor 6th so it will lock you into that minor vibe, which will then mess up step two. MOREAnd by the way, if you need help writing bass lines, lead melodies, chord progressions and everything else, then download our Songwriting & Producing PDF (click & scroll down). It's your one-stop-source for everything you need to make great music now! And just before we jump into step two, a quick heads up. The sun is shining here in Vancouver and it's feeling a lot like summer, and you know what that means: it's time for our epic summer sale! So, everything on our website is now 33% OFF. And yes, that includes our online apprenticeship course, which you will SAVE $50 on. Are you ready to invest in yourself, and take your music to the next level? Then get involved now, and use the discount code “summer” at the checkout. The sale ends on Sunday, 9 June 2019. Enjoy! STEP 2. MAJORAlright, here comes the clever bit. Take that relatively long F you played in bar two, and move it up to F♯. With that one simple tweak, you've now turned Dm into Dmaj. But remember, in the chord progression above this note, you need to be playing a D “power chord”, which is just the notes D and A. And now you have two versions of your bass line: the original version, and this new uplifting version. So, play around with using both versions throughout your track in order to change up the vibe. NEXTOkay, so now that you've got one section down, how do you write the other sections? How do you transition between them (especially when they're in different keys)? And, how do you structure and arrange your song? These are issues that many songwriters and producers struggle with, and that's exactly why we made our online course Apprenticeship #1. So, if you wanna overcome these obstacles once and for all, then sign up now! Kate & Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony)Music Teachers & Producers in Vancouver BC, Canada   LEVELSLevel 1 - Read our free book (below) & watch our YouTube videosLevel 2 - Read our "Part 1" book & "Songwriting & Producing" PDFLevel 3 - Practice making music using our lessons (PDF+MIDI+WAV)Level 4 - Learn our secret art of song-whispering & finish your music ABOUTHack Music Theory is a pioneering DAW method for making great music that stands out, so you can move and grow your audience! Taught by award-winning music lecturer Ray Harmony, and his protégé wife Kate Harmony, from their studio in Vancouver BC, Canada. Ray is the author of critically-acclaimed book series "Hack Music Theory", and has made music with Serj Tankian (System of a Down), Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree), Devin Townsend (Strapping Young Lad), Ihsahn (Emperor), Kool Keith (Ultramagnetic MCs), Madchild (Swollen Members), and many more! Kate has the highest grade distinction in Popular Music Theory from the London College of Music, and is the only person on the planet who's been trained by Ray to teach his method. On that note, the "Hack Music Theory" YouTube channel teaches relevant and instantly-usable music theory for producers, DAW users, and all other music makers (songwriters, singers, guitarists, bassists, drummers, etc.) in all genres, from EDM to R&B, pop to hip-hop, reggae to rock, electronic to metal (and yes, we djefinitely djent!). COPYRIGHT© 2019 Revolution HarmonyRevolution Harmony is Ray Harmony & Kate HarmonyAll content (script & music) in video by Revolution HarmonyThumbnail photo of RZA by Todd Heisler/The New York Times     Wooohooo!!! You're a mere 30 minutes away from being even smarter than you already are. Just head on over to your inbox now for your free download. There was an error submitting your subscription. Please try again.   “The most brilliant, fast, easy & fun music theory book I've ever seen!” DEREK SIVERS, CD Baby founder We use this field to detect spam bots. If you fill this in, you will be marked as a spammer. 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Learn how to write a bass line using a music theory hack from Wu-Tang Clan “Seen a Lot of Things” (from “Of Mics and Men” EP). Hello revolutionary music makers, we are Kate Harmony and Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony), and welcome to Hack Music Theory. We help you make great music that stands out, so you can move and grow your audience! If that sounds useful to you, then subscribe to our YouTube channel and hit that bell to get notified every Thursday, when we publish our new video. Also, if you’re new to our channel, be sure to download our free book “12 Music Theory Hacks to Learn Scales & Chords” below. Alright, it’s time to open your DAW to hack music theory. But first… tea! INTRO“Seen a Lot of Things” (off Wu-Tang’s new EP) contains a music theory gem that’s as effective as it is hidden. Seriously, most people listening to this track won’t even notice this gem, but they’ll feel it for sure! And the reason they’ll feel it, is because it has to do with the 3rd note of the root chord. Remember, the 3rd in a chord is the note that determines whether that chord is major or minor. When the 3rd note is three semitones above the root, it’s a minor chord, and when the 3rd note is four semitones above the root, it’s a major chord. Now, Wu’s track is in the key of D minor, so the root chord is obviously Dm, and that’s the chord they use first in their four-bar loop. But, here’s where things get interesting. They change some of the Dm chords into Dmaj chords. And that’s crazy cool on its own, but they don’t stop there. The chords in their progression are not actually full chords, they’re “power chords”, which consist of only the root and the 5th, so on their own, “power chords” are not major or minor, cos they’re missing the 3rd. So, the way they change the Dm to Dmaj is by changing the 3rd note in the bass line, from F (the minor 3rd) to F♯ (the major 3rd). This also means that the same chord progression works over both bass lines, the one with F, and the one with F♯. And even the vocal melody in the chorus avoids that 3rd note as well, which means the same melody works over both choruses, despite the first chorus using Dm and the second chorus using Dm and Dmaj. And that makes the second chorus feel way more uplifting than the first chorus. Super clever! SETUPAlright, now you’re gonna learn how to use this theory to make your own version, and what you see on the screen right now is our version that we made earlier. So, start by setting up four bars of 4/4, with your grid set to 1/16 notes, and your tempo set to 86 BPM. And as you know, Wu’s track is in the key of D minor, so we’ll use it too. STEP 1. MINOROkay so you’re gonna start by writing a bass line using the D natural minor scale: D E F G A B♭ C. Now, be sure to play a long D in bars one and three, which will anchor your bass line into the root note, and therefore the key. And in bars two and four, make sure you play a relatively long F. Then you can fill out the rest of your bass line with other notes from the scale. But, in the first half, don’t play B♭, cos that’s the minor 6th so it will lock you into that minor vibe, which will then mess up step two. MOREAnd by the way, if you need help writing bass lines, lead melodies, chord progressions and everything else, then download our Songwriting & Producing PDF (click & scroll down). It’s your one-stop-source for everything you need to make great music now! And just before we jump into step two, a quick heads up. The sun is shining here in Vancouver and it’s feeling a lot like summer, and you know what that means: it’s time for our epic summer sale! So, everything on our website is now 33% OFF. And yes, that includes our online apprenticeship course, which you will SAVE $50 on. Are you ready to invest in yourself, and take your music to the next level? Then get involved now, and use the discount code “summer” at the checkout. The sale ends on Sunday, 9 June 2019. Enjoy! STEP 2. MAJORAlright, here comes the clever bit. Take that relatively long F you played in bar two, and move it up to F♯. With that one simple tweak, you’ve now turned Dm into Dmaj. But remember, in the chord progression above this note, you need to be playing a D “power chord”, which is just the notes D and A. And now you have two versions of your bass line: the original version, and this new uplifting version. So, play around with using both versions throughout your track in order to change up the vibe. NEXTOkay, so now that you’ve got one section down, how do you write the other sections? How do you transition between them (especially when they’re in different keys)? And, how do you structure and arrange your song? These are issues that many songwriters and producers struggle with, and that’s exactly why we made our online course Apprenticeship #1. So, if you wanna overcome these obstacles once and for all, then sign up now! Kate & Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony)Music Teachers & Producers in Vancouver BC, Canada   LEVELSLevel 1 - Read our free book (below) & watch our YouTube videosLevel 2 - Read our "Part 1" book & "Songwriting & Producing" PDFLevel 3 - Practice making music using our lessons (PDF+MIDI+WAV)Level 4 - Learn our secret art of song-whispering & finish your music ABOUTHack Music Theory is a pioneering DAW method for making great music that stands out, so you can move and grow your audience! Taught by award-winning music lecturer Ray Harmony, and his protégé wife Kate Harmony, from their studio in Vancouver BC, Canada. Ray is the author of critically-acclaimed book series "Hack Music Theory", and has made music with Serj Tankian (System of a Down), Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree), Devin Townsend (Strapping Young Lad), Ihsahn (Emperor), Kool Keith (Ultramagnetic MCs), Madchild (Swollen Members), and many more! Kate has the highest grade distinction in Popular Music Theory from the London College of Music, and is the only person on the planet who's been trained by Ray to teach his method. On that note, the "Hack Music Theory" YouTube channel teaches relevant and instantly-usable music theory for producers, DAW users, and all other music makers (songwriters, singers, guitarists, bassists, drummers, etc.) in all genres, from EDM to R&B, pop to hip-hop, reggae to rock, electronic to metal (and yes, we djefinitely djent!). 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The venue venture around Maine begins in  Portland at  State Theater. She's on her way to see new friend and long-time talent broker, Lauren Wayne AKA "Portland's Musical High Priestess". Learn all the good places to stop while visiting the city and then take a trip inside The State to learn some of its history and hear how Lauren and her team keep the talent flowing and the concert-goers happy.###Notes and LinksLauren Wayne of State Theater - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ydwEz1fbwYState Theater - https://www.statetheatreportland.com/Press Hotel - https://presshotel.com Eastland Hotel - https://www.thetopoftheeast.com/Inn at Saint John - https://www.innatstjohn.com/Hot Suppa - http://hotsuppa.com/Eventide Oyster Company - http://www.eventideoysterco.com/Novare Res - https://novareresbiercafe.com/Port City Music Hall - https://www.portcitymusichall.com/Empire - http://portlandempire.com/Space Gallery - http://www.space538.org/Gillian Walsh - https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/14/arts/dance/gillian-walsh-moon-fate-sin.htmlCourtney Barnett - https://courtneybarnett.com.au/Bowery Presents - https://www.bowerypresents.com/Tour the State Theater - https://www.statetheatreportland.com/photos/My Morning Jacket - https://mymorningjacket.comMalabar the Magnificent - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0018528/ ###Be sure to follow us on social mediaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kyle_lamontFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodtoGoStudios ###Thanks to our Sponsor, Maven Custom Leather and SeatsVisit MavenSeats.com for moreAND to CALE PARKS and DIXXY. for Music!http://caleparks.com/https://soundcloud.com/dixxy-2Concert Cast is a production of Good To Go Studios, created by Kyle Lamont and Made in Downeast, Maine.

Episode 44 I caught up with Andrea, or Earthy Andy as you may know her as, on the North Shore of Oahu. Andy was in the final few weeks of her pregnancy (has since had baby Nalu) so it was such an amazing effort for her to sit through quite a long recording!In this episode we covered:What its like to live in North Shore, HawaiiWhere she grew upWhat her early years were like including her family, sports & what she ateHow and where she met ShemWhen and what inspired her to make changes to the food she was eatingHow she hid her instagram account initially from anyone she knew including her familyWhat Shem thought of her moving to a plant based lifestyleHow her pregnancy is going as a vegan motherBreastfeedingWhat's a normal day look like for her family now including the types of foods they eatWhether their doctors are supportive of the way they liveIf they take any supplementsThe role of social media in her life and setting boundariesHer kids and technology/gadgetsHer kids and the foods they eat.How she teaches them about the foods they eat to hopefully prevent them rebellingHow she has encouraged her kids to try new foodsBeing a parent and tips for raising conscious, loving kidsand much much moreAnd if you want to get some reusable coconut bowls and cutlery etc checkout my good friends business Coconut BowlsIf you enjoyed the episode and have a spare 1-2 minutes please leave a review on iTunes so the Plant Proof podcast ranks higher and becomes more discoverable for other listeners. And if you have any friends that you think will benefit from listening to this episode or any of the other Plant Proof episodes please share the link – together we can make this world a healthier place.If you liked this episode please share it on social media and tag myself @plant_proof and Andy @earthyandySimon HillCreator of Plantproof.com

Truth Seeker
Get down, get cha backGet down, get cha backGet down, get cha back to what you were doing
Dreamers gonna dream, seekers gonna seekRegardless of what’s thrown at them to believeDreamers gonna dream, seekers gonna seekWe’re standing on the fringes reclaiming humanity
I see a future of conscious beings fighting against this construct of assimilation and conflicting modalities. After reading the history, I’ve come to the notion that we may be just banging the last gongs of civilization again. 
Once a society loses its ideals, there is no reason to remember the past and then the children become a blank slate which is quite empowering for those who want to control.

Truth seeker, hang on to your loveTruth seeker, remember who you areTruth bleeder, seep into this earthTruth seeker, remember what it’s worth. What it’s worth.
Despite all the dirty laundry, tomorrow the veil thins moreAnd more peace is needed, it’s only your intent now.
Melody - Kellie Rowley, Music – Zeph Daniel

Oh friends - this is a good one!! My new friend (and someone we should all have on speed dial), Susan Stiffelman is on the show today talking about the Parenting in the Digital Age Telesummit.   THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY for all of us to learn from some of the most AMAZING speakers and thinkers of our time. Dr. Dan Siegel, author of Whole Brain Child and creator of Brain in th ePalm of Your Hand Byron Katie, developer of The Work Rachel Macy Stafford, author and blogger behind the Hands Free Revolution (she has been on the show and is super fabulous) Glennon Doyle Melton. author and founder of online community Momastery Roasalind Weisman, author of Queen Bees and Wanna Bees and amazing human And there are MOREand they are ALL amazing humans - and ALL amazing humans with SO MUCH WISDOM TO SHARE!!! Listen in to the episode and when you are ready to sign up for the telesummit, just click this link ----> http://bit.ly/1nYBPCF Its FREE!!  More information and registration is here ---> http://bit.ly/1nYBPCF -------------------- AND don't forget that we are doing the Baby Carrier Drive for Carry the Future through the month of January - more information on THAT goodness by clicking here ---> http://www.joyfulcourage.com/carry-the-future-drive/ -------------------- And keep up with the parenting conversation in our facebook community, Live and Love with Joyful Courage - WE WANT YOU THERE!!     BIG HUGE LOVE TO YOU ALL!! Get in touch with any feedback or questions as casey@joyfulcourage.com