Mack-n-Cheeze Music

Perspective Is A Super Power 

What if I could just go back and do it over? The age old concept of being smarter at a younger age.

I guess that brings up being regretful for previous actions and decisions. Some of the undertakings and determinations I have made require contriteness. Feelings of guilt and self recrimination have literally haunted my thoughts for years, affecting self-esteem and confidence. Sometimes there have been fears of an imagined confrontation from those I have wronged.

Instead of continuing this…

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12/04/2020

Mackncheeze Music Podcast # 17 

Featuring Daniel Haff Award Winning Brewer and Owner of Crooked Label Brewing Company https://www.facebook.com/873921246124558/photos/a.873921292791220/969790659870949/?__tn__=%3C https://anchor.fm/bryan-s-dehart/episodes/Mackncheeze-Music-Podcast-17-Featuring-Daniel-Haff-of-Crooked-Label-Brewing-en7mcl

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12/02/2020

This Tool Ain’t Getting Any Sharper 

I have serious management potential. I believe I care enough to actually affect change.

Yep, Sharp as a marble.

A few bricks shy of a load.

Not the brightest spoon in the drawer nor sharpest tool in the shed.

I have spent a life time pursuing my dreams. Of course there have been interruptions and distractions: Love, financial attainment, work commitments, family, you know. A long life’s path are many decisions, good and bad.

I have made a daily habit of searching for new…

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11/27/2020

How To Herd Cats 

This Is A Bit Of A Stretch… Definition Of A Cat:

Evidently Cab Calloway coined the term in the 30’s. Back in 1938, he published Cab Calloway’s Cat-ologue: A “Hepster’s” Dictionary. Wikipedia has a great page on the origins of Jive; vastly entertaining.

A “Cat” could have been a jazz musician in a New Orleans whore house. Or simply the demeanor of players as they strutted on to stage or into their solos; stretching it out, like a cat.

So, yeah, I’m sort of using a double entendre here…

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11/20/2020

Mackncheeze Music Podcast # 15 

https://sarahpinzon.com Sarah Pinzon, L.A. Recording and Session Artist, Lead Singer of Hell’s Belles Think you got what it takes to make it in the L.A. studio scene? Sarah Pinzon works as a session player and artist. Check out Mackncheeze Podcast # 15 and find out if you have the grit to do likewise. Mackncheeze Music Podcast # 15 featuring Sarah Pinzon – Bryan At Mackncheeze …

11/18/2020

Motivation 

Still True…And Don’t Forget the Vocalist

Actually, that was my entire reason for getting involved in music, oh, and besides the fact that music constantly runs through my head. I think I was hoping for side benefits. Those benefits did materialize, whether that is a good thing was decided later.

Defining success: confidence, proficiency, articulation, enjoyment. Those are nnderlying factors in the journey of motivation.

I have been on fire for music many times in my life. Usually, the…

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11/13/2020

Seven Examples Of Counting The Cost 

What are you willing to give up to chase your dreams? If we want it badly, we have got to sacrifice.

Obsession, it’s what we do regardless what is happening. First thing in the morning pounding it out. Last thing at night, getting the final two cents in.

Priorities:

Woody Allen: “80 percent of the game is showing up.”

Warren Buffett: “Really Successful People Say No To Almost Everything”

I have read that I should think like my prey; it’s an old concept. Not that I’m trying to…

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11/06/2020

Freedom 

Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose. Or so the song goes.

I chose to define freedom as this: I personally make more decisions for myself than my boss , my family, my government and my friends.

Henry Thoreau said, A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to say “no” to.

Junior once said, “Free your mind and your ass will follow .”- Oliver Stone

If you have not read Humble The Poet , I highly suggest you do. He says, “True freedom only exists in…

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10/30/2020

Mackncheeze Podcast # 12 

Interview with Todd Ainsworth AKA Murl Hartwood of Seattle Country Band, Hartwood Hartwood’s ‘Enumclaw’ available on Amazon and CD Baby Mackncheeze Music Podcast # 12: with Todd Ainsworth cofounder of Seattle Country Band, Hartwood – Bryan At Mackncheeze Todd explains the why and process of writing comedy into his music Hartwood's album 'Enumclaw', available on Amazon.  http://www.mackncheeze.com http://www…

10/27/2020

K.I.S.S. 

Keep It Simple Stupid

I first learned of the K.I.S.S. concept in college jazz lab band. The professor, a horn player by the name of Bart, introduced the notion to soloists. I loved Bart; he was awesome.

Evidently there are two ways to interpret K.I.S.S. Keep It Simple Stupid, or, Keep It Simple, Stupid. I always considered the latter as proper interpretation. Evidently, the U.S. Navy, who by the way, coined the acronym, identifies with the former. Just keeping things stupid simple, or…

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10/23/2020

Fat Fingers 

Chubby digits, that’s what I got. What I mean is – I make a lot of mistakes. I blame my mistakes on my five thumbs which are attached to both of my hands. Generally, fat fingers applies to any editing program I might be working with: photo, video, audio, text… all of them.

The wrong command is pressed, Fat Fingers. Forgot to save the project, Fat Fingers. Turn off the lap top by accident, fat fingers.

It’s important to remember to concentrate on the moment. I find myself so easily…

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10/16/2020

Learning To Listen 

When I was in Junior High school band, our music instructor hammered in a basic musical concept over and over and over. He always said, “Listen to what is going on around you.” I think that is a basic fundamental of performance.

If one of the members of the band plays louder than everyone else, it is probably because they aren’t even bothering to listen. It’s especially important in dynamics.

One of the basics I had to learn to master was how to lead the band in to the next section of a…

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10/09/2020

Mackncheeze Music Podcast # 8 

How To Sustain Your Bands Longevity MICHAEL CLUNE: SONGWRITER, ALL ROUND MUSICIAN, BAND LEADER Mackncheeze Music Podcast # 8: How To Manage Your Bands Longevity with Michael Clune – Bryan At Mackncheeze Are you looking to hold your band together for the long term?  Michael Clune has successfully held his bands together for years. His advice is solid, and, through his suggested concepts, you can benefit as…

09/29/2020

Finding My Core Values 

I have been on a path of discovery. Since I have started blogging I have had to do a lot of inner searching. I understand that I need to be who I am and not try to fake my way through this process. Friends who read my blog have told me that that they can actually hear my voice when they read it.

That is good news. I really desire that I focus on others and get their stories out. The way I see it, we are all in this together, and if we can have our paths converge on different parts of our…

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09/25/2020