Author Archives: Michael Harren

drop the marks

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Michael Harren

“My work” feels like such a pretentious/faker phrase to me. Maybe because I feel myself to be such a youngster in terms of what “my work” is. That’s been a challenge, I guess, as I’m pretty clear on what my … Continue reading →

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lunch and judy

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Michael Harren

Though my activity here has been sparse, my creative life has been steadily blossoming. I’m happy to say that my free time has been filled up with more creating and less Judge Judy-ing. I miss her, but even she would … Continue reading →

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shedding shadows

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Michael Harren

I just finished a six-week Archetypal Performance workshop with the brilliant Victoria Libertore which, along with inspiring me to experiment with some new perspectives on performance, gave me the impetus to create a new piece: “Shadowing I.” Looks like it … Continue reading →

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seeds

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Michael Harren

I couldn’t wait. I bought a copy of Ableton Suite 8. It’s kind of mind-blowingly great and while the onboard lessons and online tutorials I’ve found are quite helpful, I have a ton to learn. I love it though, and … Continue reading →

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Just close your eyes

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Michael Harren

I finished the bulk of writing for “When It WIll Bloom” a couple of days ago. there is a whole second layer of the piece that needs to happen now, but it was nice to look at the finale file … Continue reading →

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Stripped

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Michael Harren

I’ve been chipping away at a rewrite of a piece I performed at DiverseWorks back in September. “When It Will Bloom.” I am wrapping it up now, so yesterday I decided to give the original a listen to remind myself … Continue reading →

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May Me

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Michael Harren

Oh, this little site. Neglected so. Continuing writing “When It Will Bloom” and a new piece, “Mango.” Visions of an evening of music, stories with piano, keyboards, laptop, strings and winds.

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March

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Michael Harren

It’s snowing today. It’s March 23. I do not approve of this. So it looks like the RPM challenge didn’t work out so well, but the good news is that I am steadily working on new music. The learning curve … Continue reading →

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RPM Day 7

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Michael Harren

When I woke up this morning at around 6, I laid there for a few minutes until I was suddenly compelled to get out of bed, get the coffee going and get to work. I am so thankful that this … Continue reading →

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Little by little or giving up?

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Michael Harren

Slow last couple of days. there’s a voice in my head that keeps nagging…”just go watch judge judy and forget about this nonesense. you’ll never do a whole album by the end of the month.” The antidote to that seems … Continue reading →

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