Sound Mind - Talks About Music and Life – Details, episodes & analysis

On this episode, my guest is Jure Pukl, a world-class saxophone player, improviser, and a truly brilliant musician. I am really fond of him and I really enjoy his sense of humour.
We also share a couple of similarities: we both come from our hometown, Velenje, and we both moved back to Slovenia after years of living abroad.

This episode is about jazz, improvisation, and he will share his hilarious story about his musical upbringing; you have to hear it to believe it. All the way to enjoying life as it is and embracing what it gives you.
He also used an NFT as artwork on one of his recent albums called Melt.

We will also discuss the experience and the importance when people/teachers doubt in you. It is not nice, of course, BUT! I realised I would not change a ‘not nice experience’ for anything, because it gave me a chance to grow stronger from it, and to realise what I really want and make that even more meaningful.

I think one of the problems today is that society is trying to protect and prevent people from ‘not nice’ experiences (parents trying to remove everything unpleasant in their life, or society with its close to paranoid political correctness). I believe we have to be challenged in order to train our mental resilience. I see it like training a sport, body, or craft as artists for that matter. (Of course, as long as it is not life-threatening.)
How can we ever get stronger or wiser if not through a set of challenges in life?

Jure is also a teacher at the Academy of Music in the Jazz department, which opened last year in Ljubljana for the first time in Slovenia!

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The Sound Mind Podcast is from now on available not only on YouTube in the form of video but also as audio on all streaming platforms (Apple podcast, Spotify). You can even download it for free on my web page and listen to it anytime you want.


Useful links:
https://www.instagram.com/jurepukl/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjscw-0pt5A&t=29s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omlqCC3_A3c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q9lyTQAHXs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZn8PLWTqUM&t=314s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyautBOnmcQ
https://jurepukl-whirlwind.bandcamp.com/album/melt

The Sound Mind Podcast is from now on available not only on YouTube in the form of video but also as audio on all streaming platforms (Apple podcast, Spotify). You can even download it for free on my web page and listen to it anytime you want. 

Thank you for your interest in this podcast.

Stay tuned for my future guests. Throughout this journey, I will be happy to receive your feedback, suggestions, or ideas for future guests. And if you really want to help me launch this into the world, please share it among your people. Thank you for your support, and I wish you a Sound Mind.
  
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Deezer:
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Apple Music:
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On this episode, my guest is another dear friend of mine, Efthymios Stavropoulos, a musician, composer, photographer, videographer, and boxing enthusiast who recently also became a dad. He was a huge inspiration to me that sports became such an important element of my life.

During our conversation, we will discuss the importance of doing sports and the impact it has on our lives with more focus on boxing since it is a sport we both really enjoy. He will share his way of scheduling, which is interesting since it involves scheduling your free time first. We will discuss setting your priorities and time prediction. He will share his insights on being a father and we will even briefly discuss AI and its impact on art.

Don’t miss it!

The Sound Mind Podcast is from now on available not only on YouTube in the form of video but also as audio on all streaming platforms (Apple podcast, Spotify). You can even download it for free on my web page and listen to it anytime you want.


Useful links:
https://eforez.com/
https://www.instagram.com/ef.stavropoulos/ 
https://youtu.be/8P4QHM3F-LY?si=vO7MgeKR8gCEohV3


The Sound Mind Podcast is from now on available not only on YouTube in the form of video but also as audio on all streaming platforms (Apple podcast, Spotify). You can even download it for free on my web page and listen to it anytime you want. 

Thank you for your interest in this podcast.

Stay tuned for my future guests. Throughout this journey, I will be happy to receive your feedback, suggestions, or ideas for future guests. And if you really want to help me launch this into the world, please share it among your people. Thank you for your support, and I wish you a Sound Mind.
  
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In this episode my guest is Nabou Claerhout, a wonderful trombone player and artist based in Antwerp, Belgium. She is considered as one of the most promising trombone players of Benelux. We had a wonderful talk and discussed topics such as writing your own music, falling in love with your instrument, flow during your concert as well as acceptance of your performance and what it brings.

Useful links:
nabouclaerhout.com https://open.spotify.com/artist/1BwV1xO6KyJBmdx87xcJ08?si=mzid8-MSRjmNZSYcC95d3Q https://open.spotify.com/artist/02mNtFwmQg7xD5FHWGfNft?si=fe2CiyKVSMikDTQS1o-xbg

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Stay tuned for my future guests. Throughout this journey, I will be happy to receive your feedback, suggestions, or ideas for future guests. And if you really want to help me launch this into the world, please share it among your people. Thank you for your support, and I wish you a Sound Mind.
 
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In this episode my guest is Fuensanta Mendez singer, double bassist, composer, improviser & all around artist based in Amsterdam NL. Besides her solo career she is also a member of several ensembles and projects ranging from jazz, crossover to contemporary music.

Useful links:
https://fuensantamendez.com/ https://www.instagram.com/fuensanta.fuensanta/
No Será Regresar - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FqddkyROnI

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In this episode my guest is Jez Fang, a sound artist, DJ, and one of the key members of the Taiwanese electronic band KbN, his diverse and ever- changing music compositions have been featured in film, experimental theaters, and art spaces. He is currently developing sound compositions focusing on consciousness and brainwaves and . Using music to bridge humanity, nature, and perceptive energy, Jez combines collected sound materials with breathing and electronic synthesized sounds to create immersive sensory experiences that leave a fresh impact of sound texture to the listeners.

This podcast is brought to you by Launcher lab Launcher Lab, is a group from Taiwan formed by a bunch of culture and nature lovers residing on the Hengchun Peninsula. They have a deep love for mountains, forests, oceans, music, and nature. They have long been involved in cultural arts, eco-tourism, ocean sports, and youth entrepreneurship. They collaborate with many local associations to form a strategic partnership alliance, assisting in the creation of local communities, cultural roots, industrial development, and the promotion of distinctive festivals.

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Stay tuned for my future guests. Throughout this journey, I will be happy to receive your feedback, suggestions, or ideas for future guests. And if you really want to help me launch this into the world, please share it among your people. Thank you for your support, and I wish you a Sound Mind.

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In this episode my guest is Aleksandra Šuklar, a brilliant musician, marimba artist and multi-percussionist. Alongside her own performances she is performing in the biggest venues and arenas worldwide with the famous movie composer Hans Zimmer and his band of soloists with projects Hans Zimmer Live and The World of Hans Zimmer. We will discuss topics such as self motivation, being your own boss, growing up in a musical family and more.

Useful links:
https://www.aleksandrasuklar.com https://www.instagram.com/aleksandrasuklar https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCexiHhOVAX80I1NETx8xCA
Aleksandra performing Mombasa by Hans Zimmer: https://youtu.be/R8PMXyG8rHIsi=OhgBM3Pea7JFO743

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Stay tuned for my future guests. Throughout this journey, I will be happy to receive your feedback, suggestions, or ideas for future guests. And if you really want to help me launch this into the world, please share it among your people. Thank you for your support, and I wish you a Sound Mind.

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I want to share with you a project that is very dear to my heart - The Sound Mind Podcast - Talks about music and life.
In this episode, 'Episode 0’ I am revealing my personal story, my struggles, and the realizations that music life has gifted me. Stay tuned for my future guests. Throughout this journey, I will be happy to receive your feedback, suggestions, or ideas for future guests. And if you really want to help me launch this into the world, please share it among your people. Thank you for your support, and I wish you a Sound Mind.

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On this episode, my guest is Johannes Fend, a bass player, composer, and a little bit of an innovator, as well as a really good friend of mine.

I find him to be a huge inspiration when it comes to listening, problem-solving, and routine. It has happened on several occasions that we started a specific routine together, checked on each other, and reported about it, which made it easier to stick with it.

During our conversation, we will discuss the importance of rest, a stoic mindset, the benefits of cold exposure, 3D printing, and he will also share interesting findings from a book he recently read called ‘The War of Art’. As a cherry on top, we will also share our short but funny project that we did during the COVID lock-down, which is called cricket farming.

Useful links:
https://www.johannesfend.com/
https://www.instagram.com/johannes.bass/
https://www.facebook.com/JohannesFend.Bass
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzwwi90EGgEWZuTxYy83W-g?view_as=subscriber
https://johannesfend.bandcamp.com/album/journey

The Sound Mind Podcast is from now on available not only on YouTube in the form of video but also as audio on all streaming platforms (Apple podcast, Spotify). You can even download it for free on my web page and listen to it anytime you want. 

Thank you for your interest in this podcast.

Stay tuned for my future guests. Throughout this journey, I will be happy to receive your feedback, suggestions, or ideas for future guests. And if you really want to help me launch this into the world, please share it among your people. Thank you for your support, and I wish you a Sound Mind.
  
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Deezer:
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On this episode, my guest is Josep Garcés, a person who connects with music in a very peculiar way. He didn’t start off as a musician, but rather as an engineer, who later left his job where he worked for huge companies in the Netherlands to pursue his dream which was playing music. This journey also led him to create his own software called Live Loop, and recently he has been developing another project called Music Moon, which is linked to the crypto world and involves creating NFT’s through music production.
During our conversation, we will explore various interesting topics, including healing frequencies, fasting, and the controversial practice of urine therapy and its benefits.

Don’t miss it!

Useful links:
www.liveloop.live 

www.musicmoon.io
https://t.me/breatharianconsciousness 

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL006cco8oDnS6AqrpylOUu2O43Q585YVT&si=_FNfv-8AFZYbBpAp

The Sound Mind Podcast is from now on available not only on YouTube in the form of video but also as audio on all streaming platforms (Apple podcast, Spotify). You can even download it for free on my web page and listen to it anytime you want. 

Thank you for your interest in this podcast.

Stay tuned for my future guests. Throughout this journey, I will be happy to receive your feedback, suggestions, or ideas for future guests. And if you really want to help me launch this into the world, please share it among your people. Thank you for your support, and I wish you a Sound Mind.
  
If you enjoy this podcast, make sure to follow and rate this podcast. That keeps this podcast alive and enables and supports the content you enjoy.
  
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Deezer:
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Apple Music:
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On this episode, my guest is Miroslav Tadić, a Serbian guitarist, composer and a professor at CalArts university in Los Angeles. He has been named by the editors of Guitar Player Magazine as one of the 30 most radical and individual guitarists in the world.

He is for me a huge inspiration when it comes to guitar playing, guitar sound, incorporating tradition into your pieces and flow of energy during a performance. I discovered his music many years ago by listening to a famous guitar duo which he had with Vlatko Stefanovski. Having the possibility to talk to Miroslav and ask him all these questions was a huge privilege and it felt like I can finally ask him all these questions that piled up through the years of listening to his music.

Alongside his guitar playing insights, pre-concert and warm-up routines he will also share his journey of being a luthier, how his musical journey started and some valuable comments on perfectionism, happiness and enjoying the moment regardless of how it feels like.
Don’t miss it!
Useful links:
https://miroslavtadic.com/
https://www.facebook.com/miroslavtadicofficial/
Miroslav Tadić and Vlatko Stefanovski - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyFwwIHw6nw 
Miroslav Playing Rustemul - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QT43ugFSJSQ 
Miroslav Tadić and Yvette Holzwarth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRuRNShKXIQ
Miroslav playing Ona se budi - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySIaf1xwebo

The Sound Mind Podcast is from now on available not only on YouTube in the form of video but also as audio on all streaming platforms (Apple podcast, Spotify). You can even download it for free on my web page and listen to it anytime you want. 

Thank you for your interest in this podcast.

Stay tuned for my future guests. Throughout this journey, I will be happy to receive your feedback, suggestions, or ideas for future guests. And if you really want to help me launch this into the world, please share it among your people. Thank you for your support, and I wish you a Sound Mind.
  
If you enjoy this podcast, make sure to follow and rate this podcast. That keeps this podcast alive and enables and supports the content you enjoy.
  
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https://open.spotify.com/artist/MihaelHrustelj
Deezer:
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Apple Music:
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