#musicthinking — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #musicthinking, aggregated by home.social.
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What can an NBA championship coach teach us about business? 🏀
In the latest episode of The Power of Music Thinking, I sit down with ethnomusicologist Jordan Zalis to explore the hidden soundtrack of the NBA.
We discuss how championship coach Nick Nurse used jazz principles – the ‘Monk Offence’ – to balance strict baseline strategy with total collaborative freedom under pressure.
🎧 https://musicthinking.com/what-does-basketball-sound-like-with-jordan-zalis/
#MusicThinking #Leadership #TeamDynamics #SystemsThinking #NBA #Podcast
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What can an NBA championship coach teach us about business? 🏀
In the latest episode of The Power of Music Thinking, I sit down with ethnomusicologist Jordan Zalis to explore the hidden soundtrack of the NBA.
We discuss how championship coach Nick Nurse used jazz principles – the ‘Monk Offence’ – to balance strict baseline strategy with total collaborative freedom under pressure.
🎧 https://musicthinking.com/what-does-basketball-sound-like-with-jordan-zalis/
#MusicThinking #Leadership #TeamDynamics #SystemsThinking #NBA #Podcast
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Intrinsic motivation – when the activity itself is the reward. 🎻🔬
I sit down with Ralph Meulenbroeks, a physics professor and world-touring musician. Together, we explore how musical discipline builds great teams.
Learn how to "tune in" under pressure, practice "ensemble forgiveness", and adopt a "no excuses" mindset.
Listen: https://musicthinking.com/intrinsic-motivation-in-science-and-music-with-ralph-meulenbroek/
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5 years of The Power of Music Thinking podcast! 🎙️✨
What started as a break from writing my book turned into a half-decade of incredible conversations about how leaders work, listen, lead, and follow.
To celebrate, I've mapped out 20 leadership questions answered by our expert guests (who are all musicians). We cover everything from organisational agility to sonic architecture.
🎧 Tune in: https://musicthinking.com/take-five-highlights-from-five-years-of-the-music-thinking-podcast/
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5 years of The Power of Music Thinking podcast! 🎙️✨
What started as a break from writing my book turned into a half-decade of incredible conversations about how leaders work, listen, lead, and follow.
To celebrate, I've mapped out 20 leadership questions answered by our expert guests (who are all musicians). We cover everything from organisational agility to sonic architecture.
🎧 Tune in: https://musicthinking.com/take-five-highlights-from-five-years-of-the-music-thinking-podcast/
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What if the "vibe" of your project is actually its most important data point?
In this episode, I sit down with architect and composer Emma‑Kate Matthews to explore spatiosonic practice. Together, we deconstruct how shifting our lens from sight to sound reveals hidden dynamics in any environment.
We listen to the 12-second reverb of the Sagrada Família and discuss why "aural diversity" is a strategic tool for inclusive design.
https://musicthinking.com/resonant-bodies-with-emma-kate-matthews/
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What if the "vibe" of your project is actually its most important data point?
In this episode, I sit down with architect and composer Emma‑Kate Matthews to explore spatiosonic practice. Together, we deconstruct how shifting our lens from sight to sound reveals hidden dynamics in any environment.
We listen to the 12-second reverb of the Sagrada Família and discuss why "aural diversity" is a strategic tool for inclusive design.
https://musicthinking.com/resonant-bodies-with-emma-kate-matthews/
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Can you hear the difference between healthy soil and "low-life" soil? 🌍👂
Soil ecoacoustics allows us to do exactly that. In the latest episode of The Power of Music Thinking, I facilitate a fascinating conversation with Alex Flynn Taylor. Together, we deconstruct how his experience as a bassist for Stormy-Lou influences his work in restoration ecology at Flinders University.👇 Link to the full episode
https://musicthinking.com/sounds-of-the-underground-soil.../
#MusicThinking #Ecoacoustics #Nature #Sustainability #ScienceAndArt -
Can you hear the difference between healthy soil and "low-life" soil? 🌍👂
Soil ecoacoustics allows us to do exactly that. In the latest episode of The Power of Music Thinking, I facilitate a fascinating conversation with Alex Flynn Taylor. Together, we deconstruct how his experience as a bassist for Stormy-Lou influences his work in restoration ecology at Flinders University.👇 Link to the full episode
https://musicthinking.com/sounds-of-the-underground-soil.../
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Is AI replacing creativity – or is it just "email autocomplete" for the arts? 🤖🎼
In the new episode of The Power of Music Thinking, I sit down with Dr Matthias Röder – tech strategist and leader of the team that used AI to "finish" Beethoven’s 10th Symphony.
We dive deep into:
💡 AI as a "living archive" of collective memory
💡 The difference between AI as a technique vs. a shortcut
💡 What this means for educationListen: https://musicthinking.com/from-beethoven-to-ai-agents-with-matthias-roder/
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Walking with a Shakuhachi Priest ⛩️
Last summer, I travelled to Nara, Japan, to meet Jonen, a Jodo Shu priest. We walked, we talked, and we listened.
This episode is a field recording—a soundwalk exploring the haunting sound of the shakuhachi. 🔹 The Japanese concept of "reading the air" (kuuki wo yomu). 🔹 Humility and presence in daily life.
Read more and listen here: https://musicthinking.com/walking-with-a-shakuhachi-priest/
#MusicThinking #Shakuhachi #Japan #Soundwalk #FieldRecording #Podcast #AcousticEcology
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New episode: Audio Investigation for Human Rights. 🎙️
I spoke with Fabio Cervi from Earshot about how they use audio analysis to document corporate and state injustice.
We discuss the sonic signature of LRAD weapons in Serbia and the "Zifzafa" protest game in the Golan Heights. Sound is data, and it can be evidence.
Listen here: https://musicthinking.com/audio-investigation-for-human-rights-with-fabio-cervi/
#MusicThinking #AudioForensics #HumanRights #Earshot #OpenSourceInvestigation #SoundStudies
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New "Power of Music Thinking" episode!
This one is an experiment: I used an AI (NotebookLM) to turn my peer-reviewed paper on "The Analogy of Orchestration" into a 16-minute audio piece.
A deep dive into what the buzzword "orchestration" really means for business.
Listen: https://musicthinking.com/orchestrating-innovation-and-ai-for-your-business/
#MusicThinking #Podcast #AI #Innovation #Leadership #Orchestration #SystemsDesign
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🎙️ I chatted with Jessica Wan about her life bridging the worlds of marketing and classical singing. We explored how she navigates this, and the importance of embracing all parts of your identity. A truly inspiring story!
As a bonus, you'll hear a clip from her recital where she sings '月亮代表我的心' (The Moon Represents My Heart) with the audience. Just lovely.
Listen here: https://musicthinking.com/marketing-singing-with-jessica-wan/
#MusicThinking #Podcast #NewEpisode #Marketing #Singing #ClassicalMusic #Authenticity #Career
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My new podcast episode is out! I chatted with Sonic UX researcher Caitlyn Trevor, PhD, about how sound shapes our world.
We cover everything from making hospital phone systems less stressful to a musical road in Japan that reduces speeding. A fascinating look at the science of sound!
Listen here:
https://musicthinking.com/sonic-ux-research-with-caitlyn-trevor/#Podcast #MusicThinking #SonicUX #SoundDesign #UX #Neuroscience #FediCast
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🎧 We're back! The new Power of Music Thinking episode is a journey for your ears.
I’m sending you 'audio postcards' from Japan 🇯🇵 + sharing 3 big announcements about the future of the show (support, workshops & more!).Listen to the full story and all the news here: https://musicthinking.com/audio-postcards-and-music-thinking-development/
#podcast #newepisode #japan #creativity #facilitation #musicthinking
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My new podcast episode explores the paradox of sad music and its deep connection to our mental health.
I spoke with researcher Dr. Sandra Garrido about why the same song can be a tool for comfort or a trap for negative thinking. We also touch on music therapy techniques and its role in dementia care. A truly fascinating listen.
Find The Power of Music Thinking here:
https://musicthinking.com/why-do-we-listen-to-sad-music-with-sandra-garrido/#MusicThinking #Podcast #MentalHealth #MusicTherapy #Psychology #Wellbeing
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Fascinating new Music Thinking podcast episode is out! I spoke with AI expert Dr. Maya Ackerman about challenging the idea of AI as an "all-knowing oracle."
We explore computational creativity, improvisation, and the "dance of leading and following" between humans and machines.
Listen here:
https://musicthinking.com/challenging-the-ai-oracle-maya-ackerman-on-music-creativity-and-collaboration/#Podcast #AI #Creativity #MusicThinking #MusicTech #GenerativeAI #HumanMachineCollaboration
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Music, Pygmies & Emotion Tracking 🎶
What can research with Congolese Pygmies teach us about music and emotion? 🤔
Dive into the latest Power of Music Thinking episode featuring Prof. Hauke Egermann. We discuss:
Universal mechanisms in music response.
How the Mebenzélé Pygmies use songs against fear & anger.Explore the science behind our connection to sound. Listen here: https://musicthinking.com/science-music-and-regulating-emotions-with-hauke-egermann/
#MusicThinking #Podcast #Science #Musicology #Culture #Emotions #musikwissenschaft
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New episode of The Power of Music Thinking #podcast
We speak with Robin Hoffmann, a prize-winning composer, arranger and orchestrator from #berlin
We talk about orchestration in music and the difference between composing, orchestrating, arranging and conducting in Hollywood films, games and concerts.
This is a deep dive into the music industry and all its facets and an inspiration for everyone #orchestrating something.
https://musicthinking.com/everything-about-orchestration-with-robin-hoffmann/
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Let’s talk about books today. What was the last book that inspired you? Was it a novel, a non-fiction book, a design book, a music book or a cookbook?
In this episode, I share three books that inspired my sound way of thinking, experiencing the world with an open ear and what has led to developing music thinking, the framework, the jam cards, the book and the podcast.
https://musicthinking.com/inspiring-books-on-music-thinking/
#books #BooksWorthReading #books #music #musicthinking #rebel #davidbowie #podcast
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Hear the story of a strategy consultant who became a Sonic branding specialist. The latest episode of The Power of Music Thinking podcast is full of #branding insights.
https://musicthinking.com/sonic-branding-with-willemijn-van-hussen/
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Happy Epiphany 2025
This year's epiphany story is about a multisensory art experience. https://musicthinking.com/listen-a-bit-louder-and-longer-happy-epiphany-2025/
I wish you good luck, excellent health and many multisensory epiphanies in 2025 #Epiphany #musicthinking #epiphany2025
https://musicthinking.com/listen-a-bit-louder-and-longer-happy-epiphany-2025/
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We end this podcasting year with a young researcher who used improvisation and music as an experimental approach for her thesis on forest and nature conservation. With this approach, she won the Birgit Elands thesis prize just a few weeks ago.
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Every two years, my wife and I, visit the Art Biennale of Venice. It's not just a visit, it's a learning experience, an inspiration, a ritual about creativity in the broadest sense.
And this time, I brought my recording device with me on a sound walk through the Biennale of Venice. Hear how the City, the Giardini, the Arsenale, the German, the British, and more pavillions sound.
https://musicthinking.com/sound-walk-in-the-summer-with-christof-zurn/
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The better we synchronize ourselves with the rhythms in our environment, the better we feel and the more social we are.
If you are in a similar rhythm with someone, you like them more.
Children who have a good sense of rhythm learn to talk more easily.Large groups of people naturally start walking in a common rhythm at some point. Even our consciousness seems to be connected to rhythms.
New episode of The Power of Music Thinking podcast:
https://musicthinking.com/a-love-letter-to-sound-with-nina-kraus/
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This is a talk about bricks and mortar, sound, and silence. Join us in the conversation about Sound Buildings with Ron van Leeuwen a master of two fields: Architecture and Music.
#architecture #music #musicthinking #podcast
https://musicthinking.com/sound-buildings-with-ron-van-leeuwen/
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The Power of Music Thinking - New podcast about #outerspace and #schlager
Today, we are in outer space. We speak with Dr. Mariana Wagner, an astrophysicist, songwriter, podcaster, and composer of immersive live shows about sound and space.
https://musicthinking.com/music-and-astrophysics-with-dr-mariana-wagner/
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How cool is this? You develop a multisensory product to let people experience your ideas about music thinking, and then someone comes along and uses your product for something completely different. 🤔
🇬🇧 Today, we speak with Anita Prestidge, an English trainer with experience in theatre, directing, and education.
When Anita picked up the cards, she had another idea of what to do with these cards and developed her own unique method.https://musicthinking.com/better-english-with-jam-cards-and-anita-prestidge/
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Do you want to help make your City better? How?
Listen to what Shain Shapiro from Sound Diplomacy has to say:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1PaOzjly9Y8ZzxhMjnkVlc...There is a new episode of The Power of Music Thinking podcast.
Shain Shapiro is the CEO of Sound Diplomacy – a global research and strategy consultancy, and he also leads the non-profit Center for Music Ecosystems.
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Did you get your wrapped today? If you use Spotify, you have got your insights ready. Spotify revealed the inside story of your listening, and they call it like every year: wrapped. Want to know more?
Last year I spoke with Glenn McDonald, data alchemist of Spotify and founder, programmer and producer of the Every Noise at Once website, which holds and updates examples from all genre types Spotify is tracking.
https://musicthinking.com/every-noise-at-once-with-glenn-mcdonald/
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Special edition on Dutch Design Week with Louis Moeckel and his 🐬 Toy Dolphin project.
Hear the story about the supply chain of the production of a Toy Dolphin and the creation of research into an artistic Vinyl record.
🎶 If you like #Techno and the Berghain Berlin Club, you will like this.
See the show notes to pre-order this unique Vinyl record.
👉 Listen to The Power of Music Thinking episode https://musicthinking.com/the-sound-of-a-toy-dolphin-special-episode/
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The new Episode of The Power of Music Thinking literally started on Mastodon.
Listen to it here:
https://musicthinking.com/standing-still-with-alexander-refsum-jensenius/What is the use of standing still for 10 minutes? I was asking myself when I saw a post on social media. It was a double picture of a man with a mobile phone around his neck displaying some data, and another picture showed the view he saw at that moment. There were many pictures like this, and I decided to get in contact.
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What is Sonification?
Well, we all know what Visualisation is. So, Sonification is a technique for representing information and data using non-speech audio.
f you are interested in sound design, the translation of complex data into meaningful sound and how 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 use this for their communication, listen to the latest episode of 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 #podcast on your favourite podcast player.
Listen now
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Do you ever have doubts now and then? Well, I have.
I found the oblique cards from Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt on my bookshelf and thought, what the heck, let's open the box. See picture.
O.k., I am not sure if this is the right answer :-)