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Joi's avatar

I’m not a songwriter but I love this idea for a creative practice.

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Jes Raymond's avatar

Brian Eno’s Oblique Strategies has a “remove specifics and convert to ambiguities” which I love. You don’t have to be a songwriter to learn from what songwriting teaches. ❤️

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Joi's avatar

Oooh I don’t know this book! - I’m obsessed with his latest book, What Art Does

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Jes Raymond's avatar

It’s a card set called Oblique Strategies- it’s hard to find and pricey- but there are apps for it that digitally pick a card for you.

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beria hos's avatar

wow this is very inspiring! thank you :)

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Jes Raymond's avatar

You’re so welcome! I’d LOVE to hear if you make anything from it!

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beria hos's avatar

here are some of my recent lyrics i’d love to share with you: https://substack.com/@beriahos/note/p-162775298

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Jes Raymond's avatar

Thanks for sharing. “I’m scared of butterflies” really stuck out to me- that’s a fresh image.

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Richard Davenport's avatar

Hey Jes,

Do y'all do virtual or f2f gatherings? I participate in Dar Williams' community and love the gatherings

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Jes Raymond's avatar

Hey Richard- Welcome!

I've recently become hip to how great Zoom meetings can be for artist cohorts- I started one for working artists to talk about...work, and I also just put up a post about starting a Zoom meeting for our current Song Camp on Fridays- I am thinking 12 Eastern Time, but I was trying to get a little feedback on people's availability. I'd love to have you join!

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