Explore every episode of the podcast Music with Harper
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| The Inner Nature of Things | 12 Jul 2026 | 00:10:38 | |
I explore what makes something "real" and the ramifications of that. | |||
| The Commodification of Labor In Music & Creative Industry | 23 Apr 2026 | 00:14:26 | |
Wanna Collab Bro? | |||
| Morality of Aesthetics | 23 Apr 2026 | 00:18:07 | |
Why strictly moral appeals lose. | |||
| The Second Pandemic | 23 Apr 2026 | 00:20:20 | |
Buckle Up Fukkos it's -6.8 Short Term Time | |||
| You Don’t Have Impostor Syndrome (You Are an Impostor) | 23 Jan 2026 | 00:27:51 | |
Creative Education & Rules Based Order (part 1) Impostor Syndrome (part 2) | |||
| The Direction of Truth | 16 Jun 2025 | 00:11:35 | |
What the fuck do you want from me, just listen. | |||
| Deep Learning | 16 Jun 2025 | 00:09:17 | |
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 thing. | |||
| Aesthetics of Addiction | 15 Jun 2025 | 00:25:55 | |
Does what we like choose us or do we choose what we like? | |||
| Different Not Good | 26 May 2025 | 00:26:57 | |
What makes something good? | |||
| What It's Like To Be You | 13 Jan 2025 | 00:08:35 | |
What is it like to be you? | |||
| Art Serves Life | 23 Dec 2024 | 00:10:39 | |
Not the other way around. | |||
| The Demo is Better | 19 Dec 2024 | 00:10:21 | |
You have to ad magic to the demo, and you can never take it away- or you failed. | |||
| Fame | 17 Nov 2024 | 00:10:04 | |
"Fame is how good liberals explore totalitarianism" | |||
| Bullshit Detector | 03 Nov 2024 | 00:09:50 | |
Meaning, Truth and Beauty dudes | |||
| The Looking Glass: The One Thing You Need to Know About Reality (substack reading) | 27 Jun 2024 | 00:15:42 | |
https://harperjames.substack.com/ Check out the essay on my substack. Sub for free or support me as a member. | |||
| Nature Death and Art | 27 Jun 2024 | 00:14:31 | |
felt cute might delete later subscribe to my substack for deeper shit! https://harperjames.substack.com/ | |||
| "You" in the first and third person (Substack Essay) | 21 May 2024 | 00:04:40 | |
| Labels V Streaming | 09 Feb 2024 | 00:29:29 | |
Some musings on where we are at with all this in the wake up UMG taking down cataloged from Tik Tok. | |||
| God Has No Free Will | 27 Jan 2024 | 00:30:07 | |
Do we have free will? The answer is a little complicated but it does exist, just not in the way you think.
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| Transcending Existentialism: Substack Essay | 17 Jan 2024 | 00:08:13 | |
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. | |||
| Dream Metaphor SUBSTACK COMPANION ESSAY | 10 Jan 2024 | 00:28:42 | |
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 | |||
| Transcending Existentialism and Postmodernism: Essay Companion | 18 Dec 2023 | 00:22:09 | |
You can find my substack here for original essay and audio of essay. | |||
| Fear of Commitment | 03 Dec 2023 | 00:03:32 | |
Time is a zero sum game. Don't waste it hiding behind perfection. | |||
| Art is Poop | 24 Oct 2023 | 00:14:51 | |
So focus on the process
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| No such thing as a producer (micro episode. More coming soon) | 24 Sep 2023 | 00:07:12 | |
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
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| Dirty sinner | 26 Jul 2023 | 00:32:52 | |
Nothin | |||
| Limitation Libations | 14 Jul 2023 | 00:33:42 | |
I salute you imperfect monster | |||
| Something is Terribly Wrong | 06 Jul 2023 | 00:16:43 | |
It’s not you it’s it. Bonus vacation episode
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| My Vibe | 26 Jun 2023 | 00:59:20 | |
my vibe around the whole thing. too vague? | |||
| I Thought About it and I Know I'm Right | 21 Jun 2023 | 00:22:51 | |
Chill | |||
| Reality is Real (it's a dream not a simulation) | 16 Jun 2023 | 00:30:11 | |
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. | |||
| ATMOS, APPLE, SPACIAL | 26 Apr 2023 | 00:26:18 | |
Music in a digital rendering of a windowless r&d room in Silicon Valley
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| Cultivating the Space to Allow Stuff to Emerge Through You | 08 Mar 2023 | 00:14:39 | |
Conscious, thought driven will is overrated in creative endeavors. | |||
| It matters if it’s good | 21 Feb 2023 | 00:03:34 | |
Don’t be cynical there’s no point
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| It’s arrogant and absurd to worry about humans achieving god like tech in our lifetime. | 23 Dec 2022 | 00:27:43 | |
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.
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| Manifesting and the Pit of Horror | 01 Mar 2022 | 00:02:59 | |
the pit of horror | |||
| Music First, Music Second Careers | 01 Mar 2022 | 00:03:01 | |
Know your type | |||
| Yo Bro Wanna Collab | 25 Feb 2022 | 00:08:08 | |
How to make an ask without sounding like a sociopath
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| The Matrix, Disembodiment and Creativity | 24 Feb 2022 | 00:02:11 | |
I get weird
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| Stop Grinding So Much | 14 Dec 2021 | 00:12:55 | |
Set limits to the time you grind so you don't become a useless tool. | |||
| Should You Be On TikTok (right now) | 12 Oct 2021 | 00:08:54 | |
Probably not right now. But maybe later today. But for a specific reason. Namely our limited creative energy.
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| Make Music Not Marketing | 02 Oct 2021 | 00:05:26 | |
Don't let your original desire be corrupted by everyone else's shitty take | |||
| Plan not Backup Plan | 06 Jun 2021 | 00:04:03 | |
Don't have a back up plan, have a plan.
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| What is Producing? | 07 Oct 2020 | 00:13:24 | |
God help us all as I try and stumble my way through an answer. | |||
| Your Voice is Your Record | 07 Oct 2020 | 00:04:52 | |
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. | |||
| It's Not Too Late, Silly | 07 Oct 2020 | 00:03:54 | |
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. | |||
| Creating From Space | 07 Oct 2020 | 00:05:56 | |
NOT OUTER SPACE FOOLZ! | |||
| Failing | 07 Oct 2020 | 00:04:56 | |
Failing right is an exercise in self awareness. | |||
| You Are Not A Number | 07 Oct 2020 | 00:07:27 | |
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? | |||
| Patience | 07 Oct 2020 | 00:02:10 | |
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 it's really a way of missing out and undercutting the process. | |||