personal: February 2007 Archives

That's the title of a book I'm reading right now. It's written by Daniel J. Levitin, who grew up learning to be a (and becoming a successful recording/electrical engineer. So far, there's been basic music theory but it is applied to basic physiology and that's what makes it cool. He's also touched on social, cultural, anthropological connections at this point and I believe he'll do more of that later.

I'm compelled to write, however, because of the impact of music on the flight I'm on right now. I was in kind of a foul mood when I boarded and not looking forward to catching up on e-mail. After some music, life is good and the e-mail doesn't feel like a chore. That's pretty powerful. This doesn't mean I've abandoned the campaign to cut my e-mail in half, but it does mean that I'll be going to City Lights this weekend to plop down some dollars for new music.