by Christopher S Penn | Dec 19, 2010 | Blogging, Music
Recently, Amy Garland asked me about my favorite Christmas song. Here’s mine, from the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. It sums up everything that I love about this time of year and never fails to bring a tear to my eye. Listen carefully and enjoy it. If you like it,...
by Christopher S Penn | Jun 2, 2010 | Awakening, Music
I listen to a ton of music during the workday to help me power through stuff, especially when I need an extra boost of energy, creativity, or motivation. Since a number of people have asked, here are some of the albums I recommend. Most are either in foreign languages...
by Christopher S Penn | Mar 5, 2010 | Advertising, Marketing, Music, Sales
It’s Friday. Let’s have a little bit of fun. One of the things that makes me productive during the workday? The right audio. Sometimes the audio is training, most of the time it’s good tunes. Here’s some of what’s on my iPod while the day...
by Christopher S Penn | Oct 22, 2009 | Awakening, Music
Let me tell you a brief story about the day I learned about our superhero powers as human beings. It’s nine o clock on a Saturday, regular crowd shuffles in… In December of 1994, I went to a Billy Joel concert at Nassau Coliseum during one of the final...
by Christopher S Penn | Aug 22, 2009 | Jedi mind tricks, Money, Music
Matt Mason, author of the Pirate’s Dilemma, pithily says, Piracy is a market signal. Piracy indicates that something is sufficiently valuable enough that it’s worth stealing. It’s worth making an illegal copy and spreading without compensating the...
by Christopher S Penn | Feb 26, 2008 | Music, Video
I had the opportunity to film Matthew Ebel playing live at AS220 in Providence at NewBCamp this past Saturday. After some uphill learning curves, I got the hang of the tricks I needed in order to make this video, and here’s the final result....