More Than Entertainment

Music is not content, its connection

Trevor Exter 

I LOVE this statement by singer/cellist Trevor Exter. I recently reopened an interview that we did together on his podcast, Play It Like Its Music, recorded during the pandemic. I was so inspired by the conversation I had to share it here in case you haven’t heard it.

As I get older I notice myself becoming even more devoted to and motivated to share music and art with people. It literally feels like a mission I was put on earth to carry out alongside being a performer, teacher, and composer. I love making art and music as much as attending it. Sadly, sometimes I feel like this has caused me to be less visible as an artist and composer but I can’t help it. I receive equal amounts of joy and rejuvenation from being onstage as being offstage. Being a witness is as  fulfilling as being a vessel, or channel, for creativity.

In this day where funding for the arts and education is being sucked like a vampire trying for its last prey. Where many governments seem to be more devoted to building walls of fear and hate rather than assisting everyday people, art becomes a meeting house for us to help heal humanity and hopefully remember our values of love and goodness. In addition to any political action steps you are taking, whether those be actions of self care or collective organizing, carving space for creativity is a powerful investment.

I just moved my special in person workshop to next month so that we can welcome more folks. This workshop is for those wanting to move the literal blocks and resistance to artistic expression that often arise from time to time. To open or reopen the floodgates to your creativity as well as your voice, email us here if you’re interested in attending.