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Wolf In Tune: Music as the Bridge to Mindfulness

Emmy-Award winning composer, multi-platinum music producer, USC mindfulness teacher and author Richard “Wolfie” Wolf invites us to take a deep look at the special relationship between the worlds of music, meditation and mindfulness. “Wolf In Tune” shows how these connections can help musicians and music fans alike fend off the “Four Horseman of the Musical Apocalypse”: anxiety, depression, addiction and suicide. Wolf interviews artists, musicians, music executives, and mindfulness experts to discuss helpful coping mechanisms for high-stress lifestyles and how music can be a bridge to a more expansive awareness and a more harmonious way of life.

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#29 - The Singer‘s Body - Orville Heyn Oct 08, 2021

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Sultan + Shepard’s next album “Something, Everything” will be out March 12th.

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Tune into the art of deep listening with a special bonus guided meditation perfect for the musically minded.

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#21 - Miley, Rhianna and Kriya Yoga in the Mix - Xandy Barry Nov 12, 2020

Xandy Barry is an award winning multi-platinum songwriter and producer who has collaborated with artists including Miley Cyrus, Lil Wayne, Baby E, Norah Jones, Rihanna, Zella Day, Family of The Year, Bon Iver, Creeper, Slash and many others. He is the co-owner of WAX LTD, an independent record label, and co-owner of AUDIO WAX a joint venture with Universal Music, providing curated music for film and television across the globe. In this episode Xandy shares some highlight stories of artists he’s worked with, his take on the art and business of developing an artist, and mental health tips for music professionals. We also explore Xandy’s meditation practice, nothingness, the connections between music and mindfulness and how both practices support each other.

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#20 - All the Ways MusiCares - Erica Krusen Oct 14, 2020

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#19 - Beat Blocks and Flow States- Curtiss King Sep 14, 2020

Curtiss King is a music producer, rapper and mentor. He makes videos about music production and mental health for his YouTube channel, Curtiss King TV. His production credits include artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, E-40 and MURS, and companies like MTV, VH1, and Levi’s. As a recording artist he has charted as high as 4th on the Hip Hop iTunes charts twice. He’s also the author of “The Prosperous Hip Hop Producer”. In this episode he and Richard talk about music producer mindsets, mental health in the hip hop community, compassion fatigue, beatblock, collective consciousness, mindfulness and mediation, maintaining a healthy relationship with your passion, and Curtiss’ own journey in becoming a financially and mentally “prosperous producer”.

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#18 - Reaching Nirvana-Danny Goldberg Aug 18, 2020

Danny Goldberg has been working in the music industry since the late 1960s as a journalist, publicist, CEO and President of three major record companies, author and manager. His clientele has consisted of Hole, Sonic Youth, Bonnie Raitt, The Allman Brothers, and most famously - Nirvana. In this episode he shares tales of his epic journey in the music business; working with Led Zeppelin in the 70s, Sonic Youth introducing him to Nirvana, his friendship with Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love, and more. We talk about the emotional turmoils of being an artist, the role of ego in music, payola, and the evolution of music marketing. We also dig into his spiritual journey, his vibrant daily meditation practice, differences between prayer and meditation, the unique benefits of chanting holy names, and the power of mental concentration. Danny is currently working on a new book about the relationship between arts and entertainment and politics in 2020 which will be published by Akashic Books in the Fall of 2021.

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Danny’s books:
Serving The Servants:Remembering Kurt Cobain - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CRHW9XD/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0
Bumping Into Geniuses - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001ESN1QC/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1
In Search of The Lost Chord:1967 and the Hippie Idea - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XKCFZC5/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i2

#17 - Shameless West Wing - Ann Kline Aug 02, 2020

Ann Kline is an independent music supervisor who has been pairing music with television and film since the 90s. For many years she ran the music department for John Wells Productions, where she supervised iconic NBC shows ER and The West Wing, and feature films White Oleander, Nearing Grace and The Company Men. Her current projects include Showtime’s Shameless, Animal Kingdom on TNT, ABC’s hit series The Good Doctor, and many more. In this episode we talk about the shifting nature of the entertainment industry in a pandemic era, music as a marketing tool for television, and the recognition of music supervisors. We also talk about the helpful tools that got Ann started in meditation, the apps and programs that keep her practice consistent, the benefits of quieting the inner voice, and how mindfulness can help us slow down and stay present in a fast-paced industry.

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#16 - Chants of a Lifetime - Krishna Das Jul 06, 2020

Krishna Das is a Grammy-nominated, internationally revered musician who specializes in the Hindu devotional music known as kirtan. KD began as a rock musician, playing in a small East Coast band that eventually would become Blue Oyster Cult. He began his lifelong spiritual journey in the 60s traveling to India and studying with the legendary teacher Ram Dass and his guru, Maharaj-ji. KD's spiritual practice is based on chanting the divine names and- until the recent pandemic-is on a never ending world tour performing for and chanting with his audiences. In this episode he shares stories of his years spent with Ram Dass and Maharaj-ji, including the time Ram Dass introduced his guru to LSD. He and Richard also discuss the roots of compassion, inner freedom, the necessity of practice, the fruits of chanting, the role of music in self-transcendence and its limitations, sound and the soundless, various contemplative traditions and the similarities and differences between chanting and mindfulness practices.

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#15 - Music & Zen Mind - Frank Diaz Jun 12, 2020

Frank Diaz is the Founder and Director of the Institute for Mindfulness-Based Wellness and Pedagogy and a professor at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. He is also Co-Director of the Music and Mind Lab and an Affiliate Member of the Cognitive Science Department at IU. Frank is also a recognized Zen Buddhist teacher and has taught secular and religious meditative practices to thousands of students across the United States. In this episode we talk about the uncertainties and pressures of living in a pandemic, measuring mindfulness and the MAAS test, the ties between music, meditation and mindfulness; Zen and the “don’t know mind”, the endurance of Zen’s tongue in cheek appreciation for the absurdity of existence, and more.

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#14 - Performance Anxiety and Its Peak Companions- Vanessa Cornett May 21, 2020

Vanessa Cornett is the Director of Keyboard Studies and an Associate Professor of Music at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis-St. Paul where she teaches classes in music performance, teaching, mindfulness, and the contemplative nature of art and music. She is also a licensed hypnotherapist and certified meditation instructor. In this episode we talk about her work with musicians and creatives who struggle with performance anxiety, the benefits and applications of mindfulness and how musicians can develop their mental skills for peak performance experiences.

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#13 - A Warped Tour Of Mental Hazards In The Music Industry - Kevin Lyman May 01, 2020

Impresario of the longest running touring music festival in North America, The Vans Warped Tour, Kevin Lyman has always included a philanthropic element in his events. In this episode, Kevin and I discuss the music industry’s mental health crisis; the effects of life on tour; and the toxicity of boredom, drugs and social media. He also talks about his new ventures; teaching event production at USC, and his upcoming 320 Festival - a 3-day virtual event to spread awareness and discuss the importance of mental health. https://320festival.com/

Mental Health Resources: https://backline.care/ https://www.youarerad.org/ https://www.hftd.org/

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#12 - Quarantine Times:Staying Calm & Carrying On- Allen Weiss Apr 21, 2020

To discuss strategies for managing the difficult emotions of fear, anxiety and extreme stress that a pandemic can intensify, I invited mindfulness teacher Allen Weiss to join us. Allen is the founding teacher and Director of Mindful USC and a senior teacher at InsightLA where he has taught mindfulness classes for the past 12 years. He also spent years of his life as a professional musician, touring the country opening for bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd and Bonnie Raitt. In this episode we talk about mindfulness exercises for hard times, our relationship with fear, how to make meditation a habit, principles for increasing the odds of contentment, seeing results from your practice, and quantum leaps in learning.

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#11 - A Musical Journey to Ramdass Reworks - East Forest Apr 03, 2020

Wolf briefly addresses the Covid-19 pandemic, including Yuval Harari's (Sapiens) historical perspective, contemplative practice, the wisdom of insecurity and the hope that the lessons learned will empower climate change activism.

Our guest fortuitously is the noted musician East Forest who is a leader in the field of wellness, using music, art, technology and consciousness to fuel his work as a public speaker, creative musician and retreat guide. In this episode we talk about his work with Ram Dass, his collaborative projects with tech and consciousness hacking, music as a bridge to meditative states, and the relationship between meditation and creativity.

East Forest site: http://eastforest.org

New meditation: on all platforms including Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/0o3pXWtzwOp0IIUdvOOZmO?si=n8yKJfE3Ra2OM3SZ7Y742Q

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#10 - The Musical Mind Behind NBC's "THE VOICE" and "SONGLAND" - Clyde Lieberman Mar 11, 2020

Clyde Lieberman is the 3 x Emmy Award Winning Supervising Producer of NBC's “The Voice”- the most watched Prime Time show of the last 10 years- and new music show "Songland". As Supervising Producer, Clyde is involved in the day to day production of every musical aspect of both shows. We are thrilled to be the platform for Clyde's first ever interview since becoming Supervising Producer. Clyde started out in A&R and music publishing and he talks about his interactions with the Wu Tang Klan and The Roots, among others. In this episode we also discuss his management style and the guiding principles that influence his stewardship of "The Voice" aka "the Zen of Clyde". He shares his perspective on the “The Art of Doing Nothing”, “The Power of No”, reluctant celebrities, record producer to TV producer, being true to your soul, modulating the ego, non-reactivity, consensus building and being a good listener.

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#09 - An Epic Tour of Crazy Town - Bret "Epic" Mazur Feb 25, 2020

Bret “Epic” Mazur is a record producer, and founder and frontman of rap rock group Crazy Town. In the early 90s, he and Wolf formed a successful production duo, “Wolf And Epic”, working on projects with Prince, Seal, The Rebirth of Cool, New Edition and Bell Biv Devoe. In this episode, Bret talks about life on the road with Crazy Town, the vagaries of the music business, the highs of performing and the seduction of substance addiction. He shares stories of hitting bottom and how he was able to overcome the pitfalls of rock notoriety with the help and encouragement of others and by learning the healthful practices of meditation, breathing exercises and managing the ego. Bret graciously shares some of his favorite meditation techniques as well as the benefits of his devoted gratitude practice.

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#08 - Mindset In A Box With Dr. Glenn Fox Feb 10, 2020

Dr. Glenn Fox is a neuroscientist and Director of The Performance Science Institute at The University of Southern California. In this episode we talk about his research into gratitude,mindfulness and enthusiasm, optimal decision making, the science of emotions, the importance of fun in performing within a challenge state as it relates to all kinds of performance including sports, the biological effects of stress, the value of nervous energy, growth mindset vs. fixed mindset, the locus of control, handling rejection and self-efficacy.

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#07 Sedative Music & The Liquid Mind - Chuck Wild Jan 23, 2020

Chuck Wild is a successful keyboard and synth player who has worked with the likes of Michael Jackson, Missing Persons, and Paula Abdul. For the past 15 years he has been making meditation music under the name Liquid Mind. In this episode he and Wolf talk about perspective, anxiety and depression, cognitive distortions, affirmations, music therapy, conflict resolution, and how his skills as a musician helped build his meditation practice.

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#06 A Billion Reasons Why-Eskmo Jan 09, 2020

Eskmo is an electronic music producer and composer of hit shows Billions and 13 Reasons Why. In this episode Eskmo shares the journey of his musical career, from performing all across Europe to being asked to score for television. We go into the stressors of life on tour: isolation, neglected physical health, performance highs and imposter syndrome. He shares insights into his profound relationship with meditation and creative consciousness, his training in VIpassana, the benefits of his mindfulness and meditation practices, making healthy choices, writing music, and “not being a jerk”.

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#05 Take 5/4 Mindfulness - Richard "Wolfie" Wolf Dec 20, 2019

In this episode host Richard “Wolfie” Wolf encourages listeners to take advantage of the Holiday Season and New Year as an opportunity to foster a new habit of meditation or intensify an existing practice. He outlines how music has already tuned your headspace for mindfulness, talks about concentration in music and meditation and how in meditation it can morph into mindfulness, prioritizing practice in daily life and discovering the pleasures of peace. The podcast ends with a guided meditation.

#04 Tuning Your Natural Awareness - Diana Winston Dec 12, 2019

In this episode, we talk with Diana Winston, Director of Mindfulness Education at UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center and author of “The Little Book of Being”. We discuss her time as a nun in a Burmese Buddhist monastery, the spectrum of different awareness practices, such as focused awareness, flexible awareness, investigative awareness, natural and pure awareness; the sound of silence, the art of deep listening, Leonard Cohen, and glimpse practices. We end with a guided listening meditation. http://www.dianawinston.com/

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#03 Meditating With The Glitch Mob - Justin Boreta Dec 05, 2019

Justin Boreta is a founding member of the influential and iconic electronic group, The Glitch Mob. LA Weekly noted that they "have undoubtedly found the largest audience of any L.A. beat scene artist yet." Boreta explores the innate connections between music and mindfulness by creating songs out of recorded meditations, his latest project being a musical rendition of Alan Watt’s “Dream, Listen” meditation. Justin began his journey in meditation with TM, and from there became deeply interested in vipassana, or insight meditation. Justin discusses the importance of authenticity, and how learning to tell your own story is essential for a successful music career. He shares the wonders of the transformative moments found in silence, and how to restructure one’s relationship with pain. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram at @theglitchmob and @boreta, and view his work at http://boreta.net

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#02 Recovering From Ego Addiction - Ricky Bell Nov 19, 2019

Ricky Bell is a member of the R&B Pop supergroup New Edition and 1/3 of the offshoot trio Bell Biv DeVoe. Ricky is currently releasing music as a solo artist and touring the world with his bandmates while practicing meditation daily. In this episode Ricky shares the major highs and lows of his musical career - from the wild successes he experienced as a teenager to the financial hardships he encountered in adulthood. Ricky is brutally honest about his battles with drug addiction, sharing his story of hitting bottom and seeking help. He emphasizes the importance of meditation in his recovery, changing the foundations of his life from ego and identity to gratitude and service to others. You can follow Ricky Bell on Twitter and Instagram @MrRickyBell.

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#01 Intro: Music As The Bridge To Mindfulness Nov 19, 2019

Emmy-Award winning composer, multi-platinum selling music producer and USC mindfulness teacher and author Richard "Wolfie" Wolf invites us to take a deep look at the special relationship between music, meditation and mindfulness. These connections can help us live a more harmonious life and fend off the “Four Horseman of the Musical Apocalypse”: anxiety, depression, addiction and suicide. Follow us @WolfInTune

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