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In this episode of Better Thinking, Nesh Nikolic speaks with Will Henshall about personalized music that can help you focus, reduce distractions, and maintain productivity when working and studying. Will Henshall has achieved notable global success both as a musical/visual artist and as a technical inventor. In 1987, he founded the British pop soul band Londonbeat and had two Billboard #1 hit records, “I’ve Been Thinking About You” (91) and “Come Back” (95). He founded Rocket Network, a Paul Allen/Cisco-funded San Francisco company, in 1995 and created the professional audio media transfer system, DigiDelivery. He sold the company to Avid/Digidesign in 2003. Focus@Will started in Los Angeles in 2011 when founders Will Henshall and John Vitale became interested in why people like to listen to music while at work and studying. Research showed 2 out of 3 of people like to listen to music while they work or study, but it’s difficult to find and manage sounds that consistently work well. So we created a new neuroscience based music service that helps increase your focus by reducing distractions, energizing you and helping you hit those critical deadlines. Episode links at https://neshnikolic.com/podcast/will-henshall See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Will Henshall joins us for a special show to talk about his company, Focus at Will, and how the organization is helping those who struggle with mental wellbeing. We also take a journey through his life in the music industry and his journey with a near death experience.Will has achieved notable global success both as a musical/visual artist and as a technical inventor. In 1987, he founded the British pop soul band Londonbeat and had two Billboard #1 hit records, “I’ve Been Thinking About You” (91) and “Come Back” (95). He founded Rocket Network, a Paul Allen/Cisco-funded San Francisco company, in 1995 and created the professional audio media transfer system, DigiDelivery. He sold the company to Avid/Digidesign in 2003.www.focusatwill.com
Episode Show Notes jeffsanders.com/248 Learn More About the Show The 5 AM Miracle Podcast Free Productivity Resources Join The 5 AM Club! Connect on Social Media Facebook Group • Instagram • Twitter • LinkedIn Episode Summary Music can be your best friend or your biggest distraction. In this week's episode of The 5 AM Miracle Podcast I chat with Will Henshall, founder of Focus@Will, about how to craft just the right music tracks for your brain, to optimize your productivity. Resources Mentioned in this Episode Productivity Music with Will Henshall [My first interview of Will on the show] Focus@Will [Customized focus music designed by neuroscientists to help boost your productivity] Focus@Will iOS App [Mobile productivity for Apple fans] Focus@Will Android App [Mobile productivity for Google peeps] Will Henshall Will Henshall is the founder of Focus@Will. He has achieved notable global success both as a musical/visual artist and as a technical inventor. In 1987, he founded the British pop soul band Londonbeat and had two Billboard #1 hit records, “I’ve Been Thinking About You” (91) and “Come Back” (95). He founded Rocket Network, a Paul Allen/Cisco-funded San Francisco company, in 1995 and created the professional audio media transfer system, DigiDelivery. He sold the company to Avid/Digidesign in 2003. Contact Will: will@focusatwill.com
This week I speak to William Henshall - a five times entrepreneur and founder of Focus At Will Labs - a neuroscience based web tool that uses specially composed instrumental music tracks to significantly increase your attention span when working and studying. As you can see from the sea of platinum discs behind him on the video, Will is a musician, scientist, song writer and technology inventor working with audio to find the right music at the right place at the right time. He was the founder of the British pop soul band Londonbeat and had two Billboard #1 hit records. He went on to found Rocket Network, a Paul Allen/Cisco-funded San Francisco company in 1995. Will has achieved notable global success both as a musical/visual artist and as a technical inventor.
Why is it important to listen to music while you work? Will Henshall is the founder of Focus@Will which is a new neuroscience based web/mobile tool that specially uses sequenced instrumental music tracks to increase your attention span up to 400% when working and studying. Will is a musician, scientist, song writer, technology inventor working with audio to find the right music at the right place at the right time. He was the founder of the British pop soul band Londonbeat and had two Billboard #1 hit records. He went on to found Rocket Network, a Paul Allen/Cisco-funded San Francisco company in 1995. Afterwards he created a professional audio media transfer system, DigiDelivery which he sold in 2003. Will has achieved notable global success both as a musical/visual artist and as a technical inventor. Will discusses why Focus@Will will help you with work or study. LISTEN HERE “Music drives our emotional self.” ~ Will Henshall, on How She Really Does It In this interview we discuss: Background and interest in music + technology = Why of Focus@Will Neuroscience of music Brain Benefits – ADD/ADHD Music + teens Habituating of the brain. Exercise and Focus@ Will Two takeaways – to increase work/study flow Mentioned in this Podcast focus@will Flow Dr. Ned Hallowell “Work in 60-90 minute bursts (to maximize productivity)” ~ Will Henshall, on How She Really Does It smiling, The post Will Henshall: Music + Neuroscience = high productivity appeared first on howshereallydoesit.com.