Welcome to Life, Music, and the Pursuit of Answers with Phil Circle.
This is where I and my guests seek positive answers to life's questions, often, but not always, within the realm of the arts. This is also where I encourage on-going open dialogue between all people, everywhere.
When I discuss topics specific to music as a craft and business, I'm likely to attach it to something bigger. Music and the arts are the miracles that happen every day. We connect through them.
Please send me a message with a question, comment, correction, or idea for a topic. philcirclemusic@gmail.com
In late 2019, I was asked to give a keynote and performance for the United Nations International Day of Peace at the Hostelling International in downtown Chicago. They asked if I could talk about the relationship between music and world peace. I responded, "Absolutely!" and got to work.
For that event, I had to fill about 40 minutes with talking and any question and answer. Two years later, while visiting my wife, Megan Corse, in Los Angeles, I cut the "script" down to about 20 minutes. Then, the two of us went out to one of our favorite places, the Pacific Palisades in Santa Monica, and recorded me sharing the trimmed down speech. I added some of my music and stock video footage, and released the video.
Here's my take on the relationship between music and peace. I hope it spurs some dialogue, some deep dives, and a nice pause to consider the depths of human connections across the planet.
I decided to add this video, and its audio, to my limited podcast series, to round out the number of episodes and give something positive to follow my last couple episodes that were recorded during COVID lockdowns in the US and UK.
20 Apr 2020
Episode 19: Positive Output During Negative Times
Phil Circle (https://philcirclemusic.com) brings back three previous guests to discuss how they're dealing with the COVID-19 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronavirus_disease_2019) Pandemic.
Actress Megan Corse (https://megancorse.com), Chris Bell, owner of Flatts & Sharpe Music (https://www.flattsandsharpe.com/), and actress and coach Mary Reynard Liss (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0721521/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm) came back to visit Phil for a Zoom Meeting that was also broadcast live on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/philcircle/videos/1099139260419171/).
With a goal of finding the positive in the midst of so much negative, they spend about an hour addressing the issues facing their worlds and all of humanity during this unprecedented modern pandemic.
Visit Phil's YouTube page (https://youtube.com/philcircle) and check out the video of Phil's conversation with Mary, Megan, and Chris (https://youtu.be/f9IMs3kTu_U), via a secure Zoom meeting.
This episode was recorded April 6th, 2020 from Phil Circle (https://philcirclemusic.com/)'s home in Chicago (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago)'s Rogers Park (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogers_Park,_Chicago) neighborhood.
If you're enjoying Phil Circle (https://philcirclemusic.com/)'s discussions, check out his award-winning book,
The Outback Musician's Survival Guide: One Guy's Story of Surviving as an Independent Musician (https://www.philcirclemusic.com/outbackmusiciansguide), available in all formats.
3 Apr 2020
Episode 18: The "Across the Pondcast" with Dave Arcari
Dave Arcari (https://davearcari.com) is a Scottish alt blues musician based outside of Glasgow (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow), Scotland, UK. Phil Circle (https://philcirclemusic.com) and Dave Arcari (https://davearcari.com) have known each other for years and shared the stage together in Chicago (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago), USA.
During the 2020 COVID-19 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronavirus_disease_2019) pandemic, they decided to reach out "across the pond" and talk about how it's affecting their worlds. With additional discussion of Dave's work, they also cover some aspects of how to monetize your music in a way that's comfortable and that doesn't compromise one's creative integrity.
At the end of this episode is a recording by Dave Arcari (https://davearcari.com), Devil's Lefthand.
The explicit listing is for language.
Visit Phil's YouTube page (https://youtube.com/philcircle) and check out the video of Phil and Dave recording this podcast (https://youtu.be/TrSSX2anVr4) via a secure Zoom meeting.
This episode was recorded March 31st, 2020 from Phil Circle (https://philcirclemusic.com/)'s home in Chicago (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago)'s Rogers Park (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogers_Park,_Chicago) neighborhood.
If you're enjoying Phil Circle (https://philcirclemusic.com/)'s discussions, check out his award-winning book,
The Outback Musician's Survival Guide: One Guy's Story of Surviving as an Independent Musician (https://www.philcirclemusic.com/outbackmusiciansguide), available in all formats.
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