by Kourosh | Mar 13, 2008 | On Mind, On Technology
“But it’s the interplay of the ‘real’ with the virtual that is the richest source for the possibilities of change. If we purely think of virtual worlds as separate, we’re ignoring the fact that they are NOT walled gardens. They may have walls...
by Kourosh | Mar 7, 2008 | On Mind, On Music, On Technology
<p align=”center”> </p> Music is a powerful method of communication. With any type of speech, a person may feel the urge to censor the self. And yet, it is this musical suppression that forms a chasm between sounds heard near the soul...
by Kourosh | Feb 24, 2008 | On Mind
“… If a single function can be ascribed to every form of play, in every playful species, according to this way of thinking, it is that play contributes to the growth of more supple, more flexible brains.” – NYTimes article, 2/17/2008 The...
by Kourosh | Jan 21, 2008 | On Mind, On Music
Though a common saying suggests the main resources with which we conduct our lives are time and money, there is another resource that is more primary than either of these – namely, Attention. Focus is the only real tool a person has. The perception of the world...
by Kourosh | Jan 18, 2008 | On Mind, On Music
If I can give one musical lesson over the Internet, it would be to play with silence. Whether you write electronica, folk, pop, or metal, I strongly believe this to be a worthwhile practice. At first, it seems a silly idea – how and why would one ever do such a...
by Kourosh | Dec 12, 2007 | On Mind, On Music, On Technology
(… somewhere in my mind is a quote whose origins I can’t quite seem to find … something about music reflecting the state of its society … if only I had written it down … but, …) Is technology empowering or destroying music? Have we lost something on the ride into this...
