Updated Stuff I’m doing right now includes: Working from home on both my day job and my music projects. Please wear your mask, practice physical distancing, and give lots of virtual ((hugs)) until this pandemic subsides. Be well, my friends!Everything else is still in full bloom here, like: Offering you custom songs to give to …
Inspiration often comes from surprising places. Not surprisingly, some may say that Twitter and music-making don’t mix. So, it’s quite true that I never expected social networks to be a source of such strange inspiration, but there you go: since social networks are a reflection of human interaction in some form or another, they’re filled …
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Throughout my life, I’ve pondered the muse. Even my brand name includes a play on the word “muse” (as well as music, for, now, present moment, and so on). Yet, once in a while I need to be called back to unravel the mystery of why I create. Recently, I’ve had a number of conversations …
You asked for creative process, so here you go… Melody or Words “Do you write the music or the lyrics first?” This is one of the questions I’m asked most frequently about songwriting. The cool thing is that there’s no right answer. I have several songs that would fit one answer and several that would …
Life Bringer Suite – five tracks inspired by a call to be people who bring life to the world.
Hear the music of the muse (Stan Stewart, aka muz4now) on Pandora.
Stan Stewart reviews the most-played tracks by listeners like you in 2018.
Familiar tunes like Christmas carols affect us consciously and subconsciously. Music impacts our brains, emotions, bodies, and — some would say — souls. You can easily find examples of moods and spirits (however you interpret that word) being changed by a song. Caroling, Caroling, Here We Go Though I often consider making Christmas or other …
I did not expect that I’d be where I am right now. In one week, the countdown will be over. On August 15, 2017, I’ll release my first ever album of songs. Though I have released many albums, none of them have been songs (with singing). On all the previous albums, I presented instrumental improvisations …
This post first appeared at the Department of Hope blog: thanks to Nancy L. Seibel. I was in the middle of working on releasing a series of 11 songs. Without warning, a sinus infection filled my head and stalled the project for weeks. Since I wanted to continue creating, I pondered options for recordings that …
