Thank you. Welcome, welcome, welcome to Why Make Music..
Episode 27. It feels like heaven. If you
watch Stranger Things, do you have power? Your
mental capabilities? Do you live outside your
mind or do you live deep inside your mind where
your dreams come true and you run wild? I am
your host, ThinkTimm. T H I N K T I M M and I am the creator
and curator of this podcast. Why Make Music...
Dot, dot, dot. On today's podcast, we will be
diving into the research that I looked up in
reference to the mental state of composers and
producers those who are More than listeners of
music, the professional musicians, the players,
the creators, the ones who tickle the ivory,
pluck the strings, pound the drums, write the
lyrics. Yeah, but before... I get into it, I
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contains 26 tracks for a grand total of 156 individually
unique. songs that are all written composed produced
and played by me no samples no interpolation
of other Material just original. My goals as
a independent producer and artist is to attempt
to get my music played. and commercials or on
television or any type of media such as movies,
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anyway, episode 27, what we are getting into.
We are going to discuss a topic that I personally
wanted to look up and get into recently I too
listen to podcasts and I too watch YouTube videos
but I came across something that I thought was
rather fascinating and I wanted to share Long,
long time ago, in a world when I was a youngin',
I used to buy physical records before it became...
Inside these records were liner notes. I used
to, as I'm sure most people who are collectors
interested in music or literate, just read what
was inside the albums. Being a time this was
84 around Purple Rain and if I'm not mistaken
that's the first album that I saw the name Susan
Rogers and I thought that was cool only because
she was listed as the sound engineer. Being though
it was the 80s and I was young, I wasn't a novice
as far as terminology of what music production
was, even though At that time, it was way above
my pay grade because I was just plucking bass
and making songs on a cassette player, bouncing
tracks back and forth. I was nowhere near trying
to go to a studio. the folks did so i gave props
to miss susan rogers for working with one of
the best fast forward to the 2020's Susan Rogers
is now a PHD Doctor at an University where she
teaches Neuroscience in relation to music and
auditory understanding. Why do I find that interesting?
Because it is scientific research. Excuse me.
on how we listen and hear music and how that
is processed in our heads. I don't know if the
average person is aware music is a therapeutic
device. Music is something that we as the world,
we as humans take for granted. From the time
that we Consistently. A part. Of our lives. I
say that. Because. My question. Was. That I had
to do. A little bit of research on. Was. How.
Does. The brain structure of one who write, compose,
make, create music, operate. Does it operate
differently than those who do not? And I didn't
ask the question or look up just based upon my
own need to understand myself, but more so for
the need to understand how. Music is basically
sound waves put together to create a understandable
language that is rarely not understood, rarely
not holding a... place where a person would have
a opinion about music. It's something that is
constantly there and is very, very noticeable
when it is absent from One's life. So. When I
was. Looking up. And reading about this. It actually
said. That there are. Different attributes. That
affect. The mind. The brain. brain structure
for composers and producers and for those who
do not. And they say that these attributes are
due to the extensive mental and physical training
and practice. that takes place in the creation
of music, it actually leads to neuroplastic changes
in the brain. When I say neuroplastic changes
in the brain, I'm actually talking structural
differences, such as gray matter volume. You
know, they say that a professional musician exhibits
an increase of gray matter volume in regions
associated with motor control. Meaning playing
your digits, your fingers, your audio, your auditorial
process, hearing, how you take in and your spatial
coordination. These are things that as a person
who creates music. We perhaps take for granted.
And for those who consume. And watch and listen.
Probably never ever questioned. Was there something
that's different. About the brain structure of
a person. Comparable to. An athlete who practices
and wakes up and works hard and plays hard in
their competition, their sport. A musician. It
turns out they say that it is funny because there
are parts and area of the brain. that undergo
changes to what they learn and due to their adapting
to their special music training, it's almost
like muscle memory. You understand? It's like
basically... One thing I, as a creator of music,
novice level, something I have a hard time doing
is singing and playing at the same time. To me,
that's almost like two trains running on one
track and... The conductor I am not. So, in time,
it's funny that I realize when I switch off the
thought process and do it, it works better. It's
like... You know, you sit back and say, like,
how could you pull this off when if I when I
was trying to, it seemed like a rather hard and
difficult. So there is a thing that I read about
and it's about a cortical I think I'm saying
that right. Cortical Activation. Processes. They said.
That they used a. MRI. Study. To study the brain.
And that. Professional pianists. Seems as though.
They use. Lower levels. Of. Cortical Activation
to stimulate, to activate their digits, their
fingers, their phalanges when playing. So, I
guess that's like technically being on autopilot.
Your brain is literally affected. I say that
because a few years ago, I had the opportunity
to do a little digging because of my own curiosity
about culture. And it turns out that I'm not
saying this in a negative way, but I'm speaking
on a culture's education. And from my understanding,
a lot of the Asian culture, they spend a lot
of time teaching their children how to play instruments.
And I'm not talking recreationally playing. I'm
talking full music theory, full training, full
regimented instruction. Now, does that necessarily...
Make them better when it comes to being a musician.
Because I'm not going to lie to you. I've always
lived by the statement that I don't know who
said it. Maybe I made it up. Just because you
can read a book doesn't mean you can write a
book. So to me, just because you can read and
write music doesn't mean that you can necessarily
create something that will be standout -ish somehow.
in the grand architect of sound. That leads me
to something that I touched on early, early in
another podcast. The therapeutic value of music
now if that statement that music is therapeutic
or music does not have an effect I know for a
fact that several times We have all heard when
something goes wrong, if someone does something
negative or something hateful, they always tend
to investigate, oh, what was that? doing in their
time their free time what type of shows were
they watching what type of literature were they
reading what type of video games were they playing
and what type of music were they listening to
so if you ever wanted to question the influence
that music has we've all been down that road
once or twice in our lives that we've subconsciously
gave props or blame to music for something an
aspect of our being our understanding our memory
just a reminder right now but You are listening
to Why Make Music... Dot, dot, dot Hosted by ThinkTimm
T -H -I -N -K -T -I -M -M And I hope you're
having a great time. Music therapy. What's the
phrase? Music soothes the savage beast. Put some
light music on to relax. Put some banging tracks
out to... party to let the band play and you
get down in the pit and you run and you jump
and you let your vibe out when you're working
out you pound some music you put on something
to keep going when you're driving fast you put
on music you want to be cool, you find a nice
soothing track. All of these things have affected
your mental, your understanding, your growth,
your comprehension of life based upon music.
Now let me circle all the way back. Now, of course,
I can only speak for myself and I'm not trying
to be self -indulgent. But all I think about
outside of Family and responsibility is music.
I've had the fortune or misfortune to basically
have me basically removed from everyday life.
I'm not imprisoned or anything, but I don't necessarily
socialize like the average person. So I have
a lot of time to formulate my thoughts and formulate
my opinions and to fully self recognize my personality
my understanding and comprehension of music is
something that I do not take for granted. It
is something that I really want to share and
it's very odd because technically I am a extremely
introverted person. But I'm not. By no means.
Technology has allowed me the opportunity to
share myself and share my ideas my intellectual
property it allowed me to grow and be fearless
when it comes to wanting to leave something in
the world. I say that because from a point of
view of I don't say the word and use the word
lightly because as the word is a creator, That
is a small population, a small segment of the
world that we know that people want to create
and people do create. with the intention of sharing.
The only reason I attempt to put some type of
financial gain on it is because I see people
with lesser ideas doing so and as we are humans
and on this planet it tends to allow you to have
a better existence with more currency and i want
the better things not necessarily for me but
more so for my children my wife I feel as though
I'm intelligent enough to attempt to compete
for some of this attention So with that said,
it's to you I share my ideas, my creation, my
music, my sounds. I put these out to you to listen,
to critique, to share, to... Drive, walk, talk
to, to work out, to live with, to think about,
to converse, to judge, to do whatever you want
to do with the music. ingested, do what you need
to do so you too could perhaps spark a creative
seed within yourself to make you unlock your
own creativity. We are all influenced by something,
by someone, by some sound, by some smell, some
word you've read somewhere has made you who you
are. Your parents, your grandparents. The reputation
that you have to live up to. The reputation that
you want to create for others to live up to.
These are all part of what makes us tick. What
makes us alive. I have. the opportunity that
I think a lot of people have not I can live a
very peaceful private existence and live with
my thoughts it is a wonderful feeling to not
have to bend or break or change yourself and
be appreciated for what you are. How do I encourage
everyone to do the same even as I say this and
then I have the dichotomy within me to say the
blessed words of social media like follow share
subscribe be you if If you do, you do. If you
don't, you don't. Regardless, I have created
humans. I have found love. I have fulfilled my
duties as a human. Plus, I found peace within
myself. which has allowed me to create intellectual
property that I find good enough to want to share
and I'm sure it will live on longer than I. What
words of encouragement What words of meaning
can I say to a listener, a friend, a family member
to tell you to exercise your mind? Use your mind.
that you have inside of yourself to move yourself
forward so you can be the best version of yourself.
People, we may possibly live in a world that
we are supposed to answer to rules that are established
by common sense principles but As any world or
anything, anything has rules, parameters, policies
that you must follow and adhere to. If you can
be great within the parameters, you are permitted
to break through those parameters. And the real
world is exposed to you. The parameters that
I speak of is the knowledge within your own mind
that you do not take the opportunity to surpass.
the status quo if you stay where they want you
to stay if you do not try to move above move
beyond the everyday you will allow them to win
I know I know this started with the effect that
music has on the mind, but this is the effect
that music has on the mind. This is why make
music. This is ThinkTimm. T -H -I -N -K -T -I -M = M
This is why I make music. It frees my
mind. It allows me to rise above. the everyday.
It allows me to love, to share, to teach. It
allows me to be me. It gives me the freedom to
breathe, the freedom to grow, the freedom to
understand and explain. We say all the time that
there are so many unknowns in the world. There
are so many things that we cannot do. That is
all a lie. All of the answers are there. We come
pre -programmed with the answers. We have to
unlock our minds to feel, to sense, to understand
our potential. I'm not saying everyone has to
be great. I just need you to understand that
everyone is great. What are you going to do with
your greatness? with your time while you're here.
The choice is up to you. The choice is truly
only yours. If you would have told me six months
ago, seven months ago, that, oh, you... are going
to take your idea and you are going to run via
technology and put your ideas out for the world
to have, to listen, to be a part of. part of
someone's listening routine to have an audience
of people listening to you dispense advice that
you find useful in living your own life when
it comes to creating music. When it comes to
thinking your own thoughts, I would have not
believed that I would have enough to say. I would
not believe that I want to sit and share. Go
back to episode one. I was very apologetic about
the presentation. I was nervous about the offering
that I was putting out there. I realized that
it's not the personal insecurities. There are
no insecurities. Life is what you make it. Make
it your own. Make music. Make art. Make love.
Do what makes you happy as long as you do not
harm another human. You can do it. I am doing
it. I am motivated. I am moving forward. I have
done some amazing things. I have released 156
individual songs in a six -month period. No samples,
all original material. I can stand on that. My
next project, my next trip might take me around
the world. My next trick might make me the greatest
illusionist ever. Don't yourself. Everyone can
do it. This is ThinkTimm for Why Make Music...
Peace. Be wild. Be free. Be you. And once again Thank you