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Hi everyone. So, obvioulsy I'm new.. I thought I'd better introduce myself. I always find these things a bit awkward :) I'm from Ireland. I'm a mom/carer to two neurodiverse boys. I'm currently taking a chance on myself and embarking on the writer's journey - writing a novel while attempting to finsh a few short stories. After many sad and defeated attempts at acclimatising myself to social networks like twitter I'm delighted to have stumbled upon this place. I look forward to exploring some of the communities and engaging in conversations in a connective and respectful space. I might establish a blog here too. Anywho.. I hope to talk to some of you soon. :)




Welcome to Imzy, Zia!
Thank you :)
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Nice to meet you! Ahh thank you for the generous comment. To be honest I've always felt self-promotion to be excruciating - a chink in my human nature. I'm going to be a nerd and refer to "the art of asking" by Amanda Palmer. It provided a bridge between wanting to be seen and craving a introverted bubble - although I find it a clumsy journey..lol. I hope you settle into imzy and maybe we'll talk again through one of the communities!
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Apologies for the late reply - in the midst of moving - stress inducing..sigh I've followed Palmer for quite a while now. I was captured by her music to begin with - and loved how she interacted with her fans in such a authentic and raw way and has been able to sustain that as her following gathered more traffic. Although I find that level of intimacy shared with the collective fan base terrifying and not something I would be comfortable with. I agree with you - art attached to the person can be pointless. It can undermine the work. That balance to marry the person with the art in the public domain is a nightmare due to such accessibility.
What instrument do you play? I've always been fascinated with the musical format of capturing emotion and story in a tightly bound format that is a song. The lyrical writing process seem to be difficult as you've to be more economically brutal in your word choice. What are your thoughts on spotify, ethical or otherwise?
Oh that feels so violating and unethical. An abuse of journalistic power and code in my humble opinion. My heart breaks for the writer, and her readership. Relationship between both can be an unspoken, respectful, honest bond. The fact that the journalist unceremoniously ruptured such bonds is senseless to me. What was the point? Media's preoccupation with obsessions over public figures rather than art and ideas is sad. I'll admit I'm curious by nature but we should respect how an artist wants to execute their work and how they want to conduct the relationship with their patrons. Social media has muddled the waters for sure.
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Your enumeration of instrumental abilities just blew my mind, virtuoso or not. The distinct skill set needed for each, even if intrinsically and technically joined, is an achievement I applaud. The physicality of playing an instrument is something that's always attracted me - too much time spent in my head creates cabin fever sometimes.
Your songwriting sounds quite fluid and adaptive. You seem to give yourself to the process, juggling expectations or embracing them as they arise. It gives way to a trust found through experience and instincts. I'm delighted you have fun with your art. The commentary in art can reside in the pain too often and barely touch on the giddy explorative side of creations - both essential.
Your description of the album brought chills and nostalgia. Again, the physicality of experiencing a moment, a feeling, a world, a connection is dwindling in my mind to the point I'm parched. A song on spotify that particularly resonates with me is thrilling but only for a brief time. It extinguishes quickly. The mind fails to capture and sustain it without the physicality that grounds the experience to your world, creating intimacy. I do use spotify as it is a filter for my emotions, rendering me relatively functional for fellow humans. I'm from and reside in working class, and i do try to ferret out art when i can as my mind will die if I don't. My desperation sometimes feeds such companies but my respect and willingness to pay when I can works off my karma.. I hope.
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I assure you my guilt from spotify usage has been self-inflicting for a long time - I know the painstaking effort and consistent work ethic goes into creating a piece of art and I happily carry that every time I use it. It is, I agree, a growing concern watching gargantuan, monopolizing companies what aren't regulated through equal standing competitive measures as they are too powerful and dominating, crippling the artist and small businesses but I see a rise of disintermediation, cutting the middle man out. But it puts more strain and complexities on the entire process and what that means for an artists in regard to their livelihood and capabilities. This technological age is a doubled edged sword full of labyrinths to manoevre. Individuality, innovation and new structures that better human kind are fragile but upright and steadfast now that entrenched monoliths are in clear view. It brings to focus these last few days which have been horrifying and mind-bending as I watch the American post-election - with great urgency I'm trying to grasp my mind around it, educate myself, develop an understanding behind certain views that I find inhumane and self-defeating. I haven't got the right words for it now. All I know is compassion, in it's truest form, is laborious and an action. As well as working the ground and getting shit heard and doing what we can for the vulnerable and scared. History, I agree, has never been so important. On a positive note it's been a delight to converse with you. Refreshing to think a bit deeper with someone online, capturing curiosity and joy through communicating, a tool that has been used recklessly and heartlessly as I skim the comment section shouts to self : stay away from the comments and salvage what you can from this wreckage of humanity!!! Much appreciation and gratitude for sharing your smarts and time :)
Welcome Zia! Good luck on the novel!
Thank you so much. That's very kind.
Heya Zia, welcome!
thanks!!