Dan Mehta's Podcast

Episodes

1. 10

   My Favorite Book - On The Road

   I went to the book store yesterday and was thinking of a video to film for Vlogmas. I thought about talking about my favorite books but then realize how muffled the audio would be with my mask so I gave up on that idea. Instead I thought of doing another podcast of explaining why On The Road by...

   Dec 14, 2020

   23m
2. 9

   My Musical Journey (Part 1)

   For the past 14 years I've mainly been working as a Film/Media Composer specializing in bespoke music for an array of projects. Though I love being a composer and enjoy every minute I spend working on making music to picture, this career was never really on my radar. It was something I thought...

   Dec 12, 2020

   1h 08m
3. 8

   Things I Wish I Knew About Collaboration

   While I am lucky enough to have published a lot of music with artists and just myself, it wasn't always an easy task. Why it was not easy was because I had trouble collaborating due to my ego. Over time, I learned the hard way that you have to check your ego at the door and to always respect and...

   Dec 10, 2020

   47m
4. 7

   Great Works Are Never Finished, Only Abandoned

   The goal of this podcast was to speak on my thoughts about finishing work. As artists, it seems like our work is never finished and we continually work on it without ever releasing it and ultimately abandoning it. Or we do release it but are never happy with what is now a finished product. Being…

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   Dec 9, 2020

   48m
5. 6

   ...a man who procrastinates...

   "...a man who procrastinates in his own Choosing will inevitably have his choice made for him by circumstance." - Hunter S. Thompson

   Sep 28, 2020

   3m
6. 5

   the man in the arena

   "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who…

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   Sep 27, 2020

   13m
7. 4

   once a task is just begun...

   Once a task is just begun, Never leave it till it's done, Be the labour great or small, Do it well or not at all - Quincy Delight Jones, Sr.

   Sep 26, 2020

   15m
8. 3

   where everybody knows your name

   Making your way in the world today Takes everything you've got Taking a break from all your worries Sure would help a lot Wouldn't you like to get away? Sometimes you wanna go Where everybody knows your name And they're always glad you came You wanna be where you can see (ah-ah) Our troubles are...

   Sep 25, 2020

   15m
9. 2

   without music to decorate it...

   "Without Music to decorate it, Time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid" - Frank Zappa https://danmehta.com

   Sep 24, 2020

   12m
10. 1

    ideas are easy, execution is everything

    "Ideas are easy, execution is everything" - Casey Neistat My name is Dan and I'm a film composer. I also like to make films, internet content and mostly anything creative. This is a new segment I am starting where I will be talking about my favorite quotes. I keep a book of quotes where if I see,...

    Sep 23, 2020

    8m