An unspoken modern addiction 

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I conducted a social media experiment over the last few weeks. The results are not encouraging. But they are very revealing. 

I come from a marketing background in the sense that I’ve work…

And why we ignore it. 

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It’s the holidays around much of the planet and a time when we hear stories and songs about Peace on Earth and goodwill to all. I love it. But, looking at the…

It fills you up.

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On a grey day, while crossing a waterway this summer, I was reminded how much a ferry’s foghorn is felt as much as it is heard. 

I’ve been thinking a lot about this…

Easy Does It.

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At the local grocery store, in a small seaside village, a white hair man attending the aisle started whistling the melody of a famous children’s television show of old. It stopped me in my…

I’d like to apologize for being in absentia. 

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Why was I away, where was I? 

A few reasons, but no excuse: I left my position as a cook, got a contract that took me away from my…

For the first time in my life, I feel like a man. 

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I’ve finally deserved that moniker. I’ve earned it. 

Throughout my life, I’ve wondered, kept asking myself when indeed I would become a man. 

But, you…

What you can do to support independent musicians 

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I’m not happy to write this week’s blog. 

Everything I’m about to tell you falls so squarely into the common sense column that it seems redundant to touch on…

Strap yourself in because this is a sad story. But it’s a sad story with an great ending! 

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Apart from almost dying in a car accident when I was 19, then losing my son years later. Everything…

I’ll join the clowder... just to see. 

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Okay, so cats. 

I figured when I post or share a cat related story I actually get likes. My post as a musician, with a social message, with…

Do one thing, complete it, move on... 

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Today, I have one thing to tell you: Finish what you start. 

As a musician, that is one of the best piece of advice I can give you. 

As…

The highs and lows of being a Highly Sensitive Person 

Can’t stop these feelings I got! 

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As an Highly Sensitive Person, I feel everything. I FEEL everything. Like my nervous system is in overdrive. 

A light…

How I write a song... 

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Today, I gave myself a challenge.

I decided to write a song in a few minutes... see what I could come up with. 

Typically, I either wake up with a song, melody…

How singers reach out lyrically. 

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What we do as musicians is, we appropriate words. We even invent new ones. That’s what we do. 

We will pronounce them differently, change the emphasis, morph them, stretch them. 

I’ll give…

Where it’s at, where I’m at... 

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This week I’m going to do things a bit differently. 

Every Friday I ramble on about a specific subject. 

This week I’m doing an impromptu and off the cuff state of…

What’s the soundtrack of your summer? 

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Finally, summer is here! 

So in this spirit, let’s discuss seasonal music. 

Every year, there is a lot of talk about the song or songs of the summer. 

Whatever song…

About Time... 

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It’s taking me an awful long time to become Charluxx. 

Sexy Funk, my up and coming first album... is actually my second album. 

The first, I never got to record. 

I started writing music in…

What makes music “real?”  

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A few days ago two acquaintances who shall remain nameless (thanks... Marc et Ian!) said I should play “real” music with them, not “computer” music. 

I thought that was rather condescending... 

If the…

Why I consider myself first and foremost a Bassist 

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The first time I “got” the bass while listening to music was when I heard Stanley Clarke playing Lopsy Lu. That moment would changed my world. Even…

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You want to write a song? Or maybe understand how a song is created? 

Writing a song is easy. Allow me to explain... 

When I started making music years ago, I had no idea what I was…

(What Goes On Inside My Head)

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If I ask you to define a match, you might take one of several approaches.

1) You might use the purpose method­—what it does—and tell me that it is used to…

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I recently released my second single Justice (with a lot more to come in a short little while!)

Because I wrote the song about the need to take back control of our collective lives, I decided to…

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After a two weeks hiatus due to unforeseen circumstances Philosophy Fridays will be back next week.

Sorry!!

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I’ve never been an activist. 

In this digital age, I’ve supported causes by signing petition and sharing them on my social networks But that’s it. Really. 

I’ve never been to a political rally, I did participate…

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I love music!

Music has the power to transcend borders, age, colors, genders, species and societal boundaries. Ice-T once said “I feel sorry for anybody who only listens to one form of music.” 

I love music…

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My favorite class in University was Osteology.

Well, I shouldn’t say it was my favourite class because it was hell... Upon entering the "bones lab" for the first time, literaly surrounded by hundred of skulls, human skeletons…