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Music with Harper

by Harper James

Creativity, survival, meaning, happiness and music with Harper James

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Episodes

  1. The Inner Nature of Things

    I explore what makes something "real" and the ramifications of that.

  2. The Commodification of Labor In Music & Creative Industry

    Wanna Collab Bro?

  3. Morality of Aesthetics

    Why strictly moral appeals lose.

  4. The Second Pandemic

    Buckle Up Fukkos it's -6.8 Short Term Time

  5. You Don’t Have Impostor Syndrome (You Are an Impostor)

    Creative Education & Rules Based Order (part 1) Impostor Syndrome (part 2)

  6. The Direction of Truth

    What the fuck do you want from me, just listen.

  7. Deep Learning

    CORRECTION: "its insane to think that.... some people know what they're talking about and others don't" SHOULD BE "it's insane to deny that ...some people know what they're talking about and other's don't.' IN OTHER WORDS: of course there are experts and there are fools, and they are no the same...

  8. Aesthetics of Addiction

    Does what we like choose us or do we choose what we like?

  9. Different Not Good

    What makes something good?

  10. What It's Like To Be You

    What is it like to be you?

  11. Art Serves Life

    Not the other way around.

  12. The Demo is Better

    You have to ad magic to the demo, and you can never take it away- or you failed.

  13. Fame

    "Fame is how good liberals explore totalitarianism"

  14. Bullshit Detector

    Meaning, Truth and Beauty dudes

  15. The Looking Glass: The One Thing You Need to Know About Reality (substack reading)

    https://harperjames.substack.com/ Check out the essay on my substack. Sub for free or support me as a member.

  16. Nature Death and Art

    felt cute might delete later subscribe to my substack for deeper shit! https://harperjames.substack.com/

  17. "You" in the first and third person (Substack Essay)

    click here for LINK TO ESSAY

  18. Labels V Streaming

    Some musings on where we are at with all this in the wake up UMG taking down cataloged from Tik Tok.

  19. God Has No Free Will

    Do we have free will? The answer is a little complicated but it does exist, just not in the way you think.

  20. Transcending Existentialism: Substack Essay

    This is a reading of my essay on "Transcending Existentialism and Postmodernism," published on my Substack here: https://harperjames.substack.com?utm_source=navbar&utm_medium=web&r=5bb64 It was one of the more popular posts and gets to the heart of my thinking on metaphysics; kind of my thesis.

  21. Dream Metaphor SUBSTACK COMPANION ESSAY

    A brief romp through non-dualist philosophies and metaphors for understanding it. Companion Episode to "Tree Metaphor & Dream Metaphor" https://harperjames.substack.com?utm_source=navbar&utm_medium=web&r=5bb64

  22. Transcending Existentialism and Postmodernism: Essay Companion

    You can find my substack here for original essay and audio of essay.

  23. Fear of Commitment

    Time is a zero sum game. Don't waste it hiding behind perfection.

  24. Art is Poop

    So focus on the process

  25. No such thing as a producer (micro episode. More coming soon)

    Not my best episode but a few bread crumbs to keep you on the trail. We just have these titles so we can cram ourselves into these commodity boxes and be used more efficaciously by evil market forces. They mean less than nothing

  26. Dirty sinner

    Nothin

  27. Limitation Libations

    I salute you imperfect monster

  28. Something is Terribly Wrong

    It’s not you it’s it. Bonus vacation episode

  29. My Vibe

    my vibe around the whole thing. too vague?

  30. I Thought About it and I Know I'm Right

    Chill

  31. Reality is Real (it's a dream not a simulation)

    Hopped up technobros want you to believe that there are two realities and they are the self appointed gate keepers. There is only one reality, the Matrix is a metaphor. This is not a drill.

  32. ATMOS, APPLE, SPACIAL

    Music in a digital rendering of a windowless r&d room in Silicon Valley

  33. Cultivating the Space to Allow Stuff to Emerge Through You

    Conscious, thought driven will is overrated in creative endeavors.

  34. It matters if it’s good

    Don’t be cynical there’s no point

  35. It’s arrogant and absurd to worry about humans achieving god like tech in our lifetime.

    Techtopian narratives are often pushed by scam artists posing as visionary capitalists. And they always underwhelm when you look closely. The uncanny valley is not a space we are destined to cross it’s a space we get lost in.

  36. Manifesting and the Pit of Horror

    the pit of horror

  37. Music First, Music Second Careers

    Know your type

  38. Yo Bro Wanna Collab

    How to make an ask without sounding like a sociopath

  39. The Matrix, Disembodiment and Creativity

    I get weird

  40. Stop Grinding So Much

    Set limits to the time you grind so you don't become a useless tool.

  41. Should You Be On TikTok (right now)

    Probably not right now. But maybe later today. But for a specific reason. Namely our limited creative energy.

  42. Make Music Not Marketing

    Don't let your original desire be corrupted by everyone else's shitty take

  43. Plan not Backup Plan

    Don't have a back up plan, have a plan.

  44. What is Producing?

    God help us all as I try and stumble my way through an answer.

  45. Your Voice is Your Record

    Your voice is at the center of the spiral. That is what every decisions should stem from when making a record. A good record is just a vantage point from which to connect with the artist's voice.

  46. It's Not Too Late, Silly

    If you're a musician and artist, it's not too late. If you're trying out for the next Disney show, yeah it might be too late.

  47. Creating From Space

    NOT OUTER SPACE FOOLZ!

  48. Failing

    Failing right is an exercise in self awareness.

  49. You Are Not A Number

    If you see your fans as numbers or your progress as numbers and yourself as a number then you insult your fans minimize your craft and dehumanize yourself and your numbers will go down. How's that?

  50. Patience

    Patience doesn't mean being ok with slow results or not pushing forward like an absolute beast. It just means having low anxiety between when a project starts and when it ends, no matter the duration. Impatience is simply a highly anxious state that is only assuaged by finishing something. So…

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Creativity, survival, meaning, happiness and music with Harper James

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Harper James

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