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The Monopath Podcast
Hosted by Arthur Dove · EN
What is the first thought that springs to mind when one thinks about creativity? Something about novel ideas or the imagination itself? Or maybe something else about innovation? Is a thing only creative when it is an effort of artistry? These are not simple questions.
Join musician and philosopher Arthur Dove as he attempts to unravel this tangle of synonyms, prizing apart the creative thought process one word and one creative at a time.
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The Monopath Podcast #23 | Calum Whelan | Singing, Performance & Deja Entendu
Nov 26, 202001:20:21Tap to summarizeCalum is a singer and performer with over 20 years of experience in the music industry beginning as a chorister at Wakefield Cathedral Choir and eventually going on to study music performance at both Leeds College of Music and Wakefield College. Early in his career, Calum worked his way across Europe as part of a three-piece with residencies in Rome, Nice, Barcelona and currently is the host of an open mic night at Brick & Liquor, in his hometown of Wakefield and the frontman of Southwest Band, an award-winning function act. We spoke about development as a singer and a performer, motivation, confidence, comfort & risk, the purpose of creativity, anxiety & mental health, putting one's self in someone else's song, resisting fear, disincentives in the creative industry, time and money economy, respect & ego, emotions in art, singing lessons, theory and technique, warmups & breathing exercises, talent, different kinds of music, lyrics writing, unique questions singers are asked, the intimacy of singing and good songs with bad lyrics. Find Cal @Calumwhelanmusic, @SouthwestBand and @Brickandliquor Podcast Music | Lull by Arthur Dove Support the Podcast @<a href="http://arthurjo...
Transcribe →The Monopath Podcast #22 | Catherine Herrin | Drumming & the Philosophy of Time
Nov 4, 202001:35:13Tap to summarizeCatherine is a PhD student at the UCL Institute of Education, London, where she is exploring concepts of mind, rhythm and rationality. In 2019 her collaboration with Professor Paul Standish, Displacing the one: dislocated thinking in HigherEducation was published by Routledge. It appears in the book Conversations on Embodiment across Higher Education. She also tutors English and drama and is an examiner for English Language. When she’s not playing with words, Catherine spends her time performing and teaching drums, which she started learning alongside her PhD. She lives with her jazz-musician-partner, Andrew Christie, in Bristol and an ever-growing collection of percussion instruments. We spoke about rhythm in philosophy, embodied time, linear & circular concepts of time, The Greek Gods, measurability, productivity & efficiency in education, dichotomies & misunderstandings, purpose & meaning, perfection, collaboration, Antonio Damasio, the trolley problem, creativity, education reform. Read Catherine's work @ Displacing the one: dislocated thinking in HigherEducation in Routledge. Podcast Music | Lull by Arthur Dove Support the Podcast @Arthurjohndove.com, @Arthurdov...
Transcribe →The Monopath Podcast #21 | Jess Bakes Vegan | Work, Taste & Cruelty Free Cupcakes
Oct 30, 202001:27:06Tap to summarizeJess is a self-taught baker and founder of Jess Bakes Vegan, a made-to-order baking business which specialises in vegan cupcakes and cookies. Jess has been a vegetarian for 18 years and a vegan since January 2020, has a degree in Fashion design with textiles and has worked as a garment technologist for Boohoo and New Look. Find Jess and order cupcakes, cookies and cakes @Jess.Bakes.Vegan Podcast Music | Lull by Arthur Dove Support the Podcast @Arthurjohndove.com, @Arthurdoveteaco.com or by reviewing it on iTunes. Support the Brain & Behaviour Foundation
Transcribe →The Monopath Podcast #20 | Ed Heaton | Making Music with the Invisible Artist
Oct 8, 202001:20:44Tap to summarizeEd is a songwriter, music producer and mix engineer based in Yorkshire, primarily working from his custom-built home studio The Coalrooms, Leeds. With now 2 decades of industry experience behind him, Ed has worked with an eclectic range of artists, genres and styles throughout his career. From the avant-garde acoustic singer-songwriter Jon Gomm, to the electronic hip-hop of Fold to the explosive noise-rock of Narcs and back again. More recently, Ed co-founded Feel Good Music Publishing, a music licensing company specialising in music for sync. We spoke about songs for sync, musical tastes, signature & style in music, the role of a producer, self-knowledge, novelty & familiarity in creativity, collaboration, trust, songwriting in music production, the purpose of a song, synaesthesia, writing to a brief, prosaic art, meaning in art, character & performance, validating taste, emotion in music, arts in education and the hope of youth. Find Ed @Edheatonproducer, on his website Edheatonproducer.com or as @Feelgoodmusicpublishing on Instagram or through their website Feelgoodmusicpublish ing.com. Podcast Music | Lull by Arthur Dove Support the Podcast @Arthurjohndove.com, @Arthurdoveteaco.com or by reviewing it on iTunes. Support the Brain & Behaviour Foundation
Transcribe →The Monopath Podcast #19 | Honest Vocal Coach | Singing, Smoke & Mirrors
Oct 1, 202001:23:50Tap to summarizeGeorgina is an expert vocal tutor, specialising in teaching children and young adults in singing and musical theatre. She has worked with the likes of The Saturdays for MTV, Natasha Hamilton of Atomic Kitten and on shows such as Just the Two of Us for the BBC, The Worst Witch for ITV and many more. Georgina is the founder of Vocaltutor, the UK’s largest vocal and singing tuition network, The New Foundry Studios and is well known for her reaction videos on Youtube. We spoke about vocal coaching and Youtube success, honesty in critique, live performance vs recorded, trends & sell-outs, polymaths, clickbait, style & substance, healthy data, entrepreneurialism in the arts, mindset, misleading motives, the myth of starting young, cultivating creativity, perfectionism, reality TV, the music industry, luck, what makes a good singer, common issues of voice. Find Georgina @Thehonestvocalcoach, her Youtube channel & on her website Thehonestvocalcoach.com Podcast Music | Lull by Arthur Dove Support the Podcast @Arthurjohndove.com, @Arthurdoveteaco.com or by reviewing it on iTunes. Support the Brain & Behaviour Foundation
Transcribe →The Monopath Podcast #18 | Rich Swift | Music, Metal and Magic Tricks
Sep 23, 202001:24:16Tap to summarizeRich is a musician, multi-instrumentalist and the Level 3 course coordinator in Wakefield College's Music department teaching music performance, songwriting, aural perception, recording and composing for film. Rich writes and performs in ambient-pop duo KMRS and as the drummer of Trancend, a covers band specialising in rock reinterpretations of 90's dance anthems. We spoke about taste in music, Bond songs, discovering new music, nature & nurture, algorithms in music, qualification in art, trusting your gut, realism in education, theory & experience, adapting to the modern world, defining creativity, critical skills for creatives, intrinsic motivation, guess the riff, self-awareness, home instruments, replication & mimicry, cover bands. Find Rich's music @__KMRS__, @Trancend or play Guess the Riff. Podcast Music | Lull by Arthur Dove Support the Podcast @Arthurjohndove.com, @Arthurdoveteaco.com or by leaving a glowing iTunes Review. Support the Brain & Behaviour Foundation
Transcribe →The Monopath Podcast #17 | Simon Constantine | Lush, Gorilla Perfumes, ånd Fragrance
Sep 17, 202000:48:18Tap to summarizeSimon is a perfumer and founder of Ånd Fragrance who is best known for his work at Lush Cosmetics developing many of the companies most popular scents along with his father Mark as one half of Gorilla Perfumes. Until last year Simon was the head buyer at Lush and is currently pursuing his own interests as the main perfumer at Ånd Fragrance and restoration project Careys Secret Garden. We spoke about growing up around creativity, working with family, blurring boundaries in art, the Lush Spa, Synaesthesia, music & scent, creativity in perfumery, the brain and the hemisphere differences, writer's block, analysis & intuition, failed experiments, the creative process, flow and Breath of God. Find Simon @Sigorilla and his perfumes @andfragrance or andfragrance.com. Podcast Music | Lull by Arthur Dove Support the Podcast @Arthurjohndove.com, @Arthurdoveteaco.com or by leaving a glowing iTunes Review. Support the Brain & Behaviour Foundation
Transcribe →The Monopath Podcast #16 | Eddie Kaboom | Painting With Light
Sep 2, 202001:17:28Tap to summarizeEddie is a professional photographer and one half of Kaboom Images. Eddie's work is largely focused on capturing natural landscapes, pin-up models and cars. We chatted about the etymology of photography, lighting, opportunity & luck, colour & mood, depression in self-portrait, Instagram vs reality, instant gratification, the phenomenology of ideas, cyborgs & futurism, novelty & innovation, danger in art, the value of music in a digital age, literal vs metaphorical truth, technology in art and the value of art. Find Eddie @Kaboomimages Podcast Music | Lull by Arthur Dove Support the Podcast | Arthurjohndove.com Support the Brain & Behaviour Foundation
Transcribe →The Monopath Podcast #15 | Adam Ahab | Tattoos and Pocket Watches
Aug 27, 202001:47:11Tap to summarizeAdam is a tattoo artist specialising in American Tradionalitional and Black-and-grey, currently working from Diamonds & Dusters in Huddersfield. Adam is also a proficient vocalist, having performed with RF, Last Days of Vengeance & Whiteboys For Gay Jesus and is currently writing and performing with two quartets; post-rock outfit Iamomega and hardcore/metal band Choose Your Destroyer. We spoke about migrating from music to tattoo design, professional development, collaboration in tattoo design, idolisation in art, the emotional entanglement in ideas, trust & freedom in creativity, imposter syndrome, safety & risk in art, originality and the lowest common denominator, selling out, the psychology of ideation, cancel culture, authenticity & self-expression, discourse & disagreement, generalisations & stereotypes. Find Adam @AdamAhab Podcast Music | Lull by Arthur Dove Support the Podcast | Arthurjohndove.com Support the Brain & Behaviour Foundation
Transcribe →The Monopath Podcast #14 | Bimmling | Animation In An Uncanny Valley
Aug 13, 202001:13:09Tap to summarizeLauren, otherwise known as Bimmling, is an independent 2D animator and visual artist based in Sheffield who is best known for her vibrant and colourful, cartoony storyboard and character work. Lauren has a first degree in Animation and Motion Graphics with the Chancellors Award for best in show and has hosted workshops and lectures for Nottingham, Huddersfield, and Sheffield Hallam Universities. She was recently awarded a ToonBoom Ambassadorship. Topics included defining animation, the web of skills, the problem of creative freedom, referencing in art, the illusion of unique ideas, myths & monsters, The Overton Window, the uncanny valley, noticing motion, modern animation controversies, mood & emotions, AI and the Turing test, modernisation and realism in art, impressionism and readability. Find Lauren @Bimmling or on Bimmling.com Podcast Music | Lull by Arthur Dove Support the Podcast | Arthurjohndove.com Support the Brain & Behaviour Foundation
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