when bad things happen in the world My projects won't save a life or end that bad problem over there, but without hesitation I know my actions to be completely holistic.
Strolling across the USA (October 2023) Going only where I felt called, connected, or welcome filled my experience with a sense of purpose, sometimes in completely unexpected ways.
seeds — a collection of songs I love to sing This is about a collection of songs I love to sing and why I'm publishing them online. Also feel free to skip right to the music. The story Although I was trained professionally in music, I never pursued it as a career—partly because of not feeling able
Improvisation, Spontaneity, and Oneness Rosano and Vivek invite you to a salon on creation and consumption becoming one. Improvisation, Spontaneity, and Oneness - InterintellectRosano and Vivek invite you to a salon on creation and consumption becoming one. What can various traditions of non-duality teach us about being spontaneous? What makes someone a good… Continue
Music and Emotion Sharing Circle — July 31st Let’s listen to music together and talk about how it affects us. Music and Emotion Sharing Circle - InterintellectDebut host Rosano invites you to this listening salon, exploring the music we listen to and sharing how it affects us. — Post-salon update: listen to our collective playlist. —… Continue reading Music
Tiny concert for a friend I often say that formally studying music "broke my soul into a thousand pieces which I'm slowly putting back together again". It has been a process for me to make more music, feel comfortable with performing and improvising as well as thinking about composition. This performance
Inner feedback loops In preparing Tiny concert for a friend, I audio recorded myself playing guitar while singing and listened back to it immediately after. I tried to do this at least once per day and ended up with four or five sessions repeating this process with the same set of songs. I
Coming to the guitar later in life I was fortunate to be born into a musical family and for music to have been a concrete part of life as long as I can remember. I studied piano for almost fifteen years, from private lessons to a professional university degree in music. I find it strange that despite