How to avoid sounding arrogant when you make music The armor of aggressive confidence is built up to protect a vulnerable heart. You can hear such innocent arrogance in practice rooms and performances across the world. I remember feeling so intimidated by a particular horn player at Northwestern. I never knew which member of the […]
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Hi, I’m Mars
I am a multi-hyphenate: optimizer-elf-musician-wizard-coach.
I care deeply about wellness. I believe that the nuclear fusion of artistry, science, and spiritual development is sustainable fuel for a richly meaningful world.
Degrees in cognitive science & computer science; experiences in African shamanism & tantra; graduating #1 in class from a Silicon Valley startup accelerator...
I converge a galaxy of diverse experiences into focused service for clients and audiences.
I care deeply about wellness. I believe that the nuclear fusion of artistry, science, and spiritual development is sustainable fuel for a richly meaningful world.
Degrees in cognitive science & computer science; experiences in African shamanism & tantra; graduating #1 in class from a Silicon Valley startup accelerator...
I converge a galaxy of diverse experiences into focused service for clients and audiences.
PERFORMANCE
I play French horn around the world with symphonies, DJ's, and in world music + sound healing collaborations.
Classical highlights from the last few years include performances with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Andrea Bocelli in Florida, and an exquisite song cycle featuring horn in San Francisco.
I've played amazing Calypso jams in Costa Rica, performances with Yemanjo and other DJ's at Ecstatic Dance Hawaii, collaborations with Silk Road Ensemble members. I facilitate jam sessions and sound healing sets.
I play French horn around the world with symphonies, DJ's, and in world music + sound healing collaborations.
Classical highlights from the last few years include performances with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Andrea Bocelli in Florida, and an exquisite song cycle featuring horn in San Francisco.
I've played amazing Calypso jams in Costa Rica, performances with Yemanjo and other DJ's at Ecstatic Dance Hawaii, collaborations with Silk Road Ensemble members. I facilitate jam sessions and sound healing sets.
COACHING
I work with professional and amateur musicians, in several offerings:
1) Deep transformational journeys around artistic development, performance anxiety, or challenging professional issues.
2) Practice mastery - how to learn dramatically faster and make it stick for satisfying performances. Includes memorization, solving technical issues, and nuts & bolts practice strategies.
3) Project-based coaching - album releases, auditions or recitals, a finish line you want to cross. I help you cross it with virtuosity, health, and a heaping dose of fun!
I work with professional and amateur musicians, in several offerings:
1) Deep transformational journeys around artistic development, performance anxiety, or challenging professional issues.
2) Practice mastery - how to learn dramatically faster and make it stick for satisfying performances. Includes memorization, solving technical issues, and nuts & bolts practice strategies.
3) Project-based coaching - album releases, auditions or recitals, a finish line you want to cross. I help you cross it with virtuosity, health, and a heaping dose of fun!
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There's a story that Isaac Stern, famous violinist, was approached by a fan after a show, gushing "Oh I'd give my life to play like you"... "Lady", he answered, "I *did* give my life to play like that".... The purpose of memorial day is to take a pause and remember/honor veterans who gave their lives […]