So... What's Changed?
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- Опубліковано 10 чер 2024
- I saw some questions asking how I've changed over the past year, so here's your answer!
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It always helps to have friends around, but I think that fundamentally, the design of Amsterdam encourages creativity, socializing, and living your best life.
I've often talked to my wife about how we have a lot of friends back in Canada, especially in Toronto, but we would very rarely see them. Here in Amsterdam, while we have fewer friends, we see them more often.
When everyone can meet up and it's only a 15 minute bike ride, or when you're out on a walk to do some utterly normal tasks like buying groceries and you run into a friend on the street, it's just so much easier to be social.
Plus of course living in a beautiful walkable city, instead of a concrete jungle full of extremely loud automobiles seen only through the windshield, makes it fundamentally more enjoyable to be outside and to go places.
As Philosophy Tube said in a recent video, the environment you live in shapes your behaviour and your mental processes (she is the philosophical term "sensitivities"), which is why the world really does need more human-scale walkable places.
Welcome back to Amsterdam.
Ha, I was thinking about this as well! "if Not Just Bikes thought me anything, its that it is not about amsterdam being a small european city, its about amsterdam being designed to meet people in the streets.'' And there you are in the comments, lol.
As A Trance producer, you are a legend and massive inspiration to where we all strive to be as a producer. I can only dream of working my way to where you are in years to come. Also thank you for the life advice! Im a workaholic producer in LA and def need to slow down! Def love your work and cant wait to hear what you have next!
One can learn to live well in many locations. And certainly having family and friends nearby helps. One of the greatest advantages of living in southern California for me, after having lived in seven other states in the U.S., is such easy access to beautiful outdoor settings with year-round great weather. There are no light work weeks as a career scientist, but you learn to incorporate good living into the schedule when so many great options surround you. Just about every single day, surfing, hiking, boating, running, swimming, kayaking, fishing, tennis, skiing, golf, and other activities are on the menu. So glad you found yours, Tom. Cheers.
100%. My family and I absolutely love life in San Diego, after growing up in Texas. Been here for three years now and every day we're still enjoying it so much. Feel very fortunate.
an old friend of mine he was 37 he passed of a drug overdose too early , we were growing as friends based on mutual love at music production, mixing and mastering, ,he LOVED this guy, and now i follow tom and think of him and just admire the taste of my late friend joey , enjoying toms sincerity and amazing down to earth personality and love of SOUNDs , how grounding is this tom, REALLLY much love from Pennsylvania , US. love the content please keep posting , your inspirational.
strayte knucksta shhhhh! dont tell anybody.
i couldnt be happier hearing this from tom, WISE, its right here folks, this is life
The trap of alcohol and drugs is a very serious problem in our industry, mental health problems too, been doing this 46 years and have lost count of how many colleagues I’ve lost, I survived the game but it was close with me too, I lost every girlfriend, never married or had kids and now it’s way too late, people just don’t think enough about the future, then all of a sudden your there, with nothing real to show for all the work….paying the price now but at least I’m still alive
Glad to hear, Tom! Love the channel. Big hugs from LA!
Glad to have you back!
Happy to hear that. Europe is the Best!
Nice to have you back, i allways appreciated your videos about sounddesign and sampling. Thx vir sharing your knowledge 👍
Thanks for your videos, Tom! You a great inspiration, a mentor and just a nice guy who I would be really delighted to hang out with.
Tom: you are the first one to make me understand how modular works and I really appreciate you for this. but hear you to say ´personal life matters´ its really a new thing. I know its true and I hope you keep the balace between personal life and work as better as posible
Hi Tom. Glad u are enjoying family and friends!!
I am happy for you Tom, life is good, enjoy it :)
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Thanks Tom, excellent advice!
Glad to see that you're almost taking it a bit easier. What's the chance of you one day just showing us you creating a big sonic piece using most of you synths? Some kind of groove music, for example. It would be fun.
I keep phantasizing about visiting Amsterdam, Meeting you on the street and thank you for the incredible Zack snyder Scores you put out.
Great insight, very true and honest. Thank you!
Refreshing to see such videos and viewpoints. Thank you!
Good for you, Tom, I'm glad you are enjoying life more! 👌🤗👍
I moved from Sydney to Perth in the beginning of the pandemic and I find the same thing in a smaller city. Better work life balance for sure.
It’s always good to step away from time to time. It helps the creative process.
Hello Tom, I think thats a decent decision of yours. And i totally agree...every now and then you need some time - also for inspiration and of course for other people in your life, its not just about work at all. I thank you so much for your time and effort creating this video content here - I absolutely find it very helpful. All the best for you! Kind regards :)
where in Amsterdam let s meet, i worked with you in LA for Batman vs Superman it was a great experience meeting you that day... see you around I am located in Haarlem now.
A healthy work/life balance is so important. I feel like it's a struggle for musicians, because music is such an important part of our life. It's difficult to separate ourselves from it and enjoy being away from it.
Sounds great 👍
You're a great composer and you sure deserve some rest sometimes! Just enjoy your life and your family. Positive vibes always leave a mark on one's work ;)
You're Dutch,mate!
You need the "Vibe" of living in NL..
LA is fun for a visit, but I couldn't live there for very long.
LA can really burn you out. It’s actually a very tough place to live.
It’s huge, there’s no escape, everyone’s there to work, and if you have friends on the other side of the city then it’s pretty guaranteed you’ll never see them because of the traffic
The good news is now post covid composers don’t necessary need to live in LA to succeed.
I have a real love / hate relationship with LA, and I’m glad you’re finally finding a better balance Tom! We’ll catch up eventually!
Good for you!
Can't wait for studio time
Nice one!✌🏼🤍
Say hi to Ai Mori she's there too!) Appreciate your work!
Great perspective. I was wondering how you managed to spend all that time in LA and not get a suntan! 😂 Too many hours in the studio!
Bro the casbreeder was cool😊
Can you possibly make a Studio Time episode around the concept of perfectionism?
Im still hoping that if you can make a song that similar to the big sound of the drag
Would be great to see you at this years Superbooth in Berlin ;-)
Leeftijd gaat toch een keer een rol spelen ;). Gaaf dat je voor het leven hebt gekozen !!!!! En tegelijk blijf ik van je videos genieten :)
yes you are now in Amsterdam ,me too let's have a coffe together talking about music , i m here in Amsterdam too ,
A question: do you think you will ever return to producing non-movie music?
I keep returning to those old albums, they are great
Hi Tom! Thanx for your inspiring videos! I got a question as a rookie composer) How to stop doubting and hating my music? When i work on a cue for a long time, sometimes i start to really dislike it and doubt every decision in it. What's wrong with me?)))
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It seems like there is still pressure to sound like this composer or that film score, especially with temp scores etc. How do you find the courage and commitment-to-self to chart your own path in film composition?
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I enjoyed the social life in Amsterdam once 😉
Only joking! It's a great city. If I ever got to make music full time, I would want to live in the Highlands of Scotland, or maybe the Alps. Not something I need to worry about at the moment!
Anything mew in your templete?
And you have a Buchla system now.
No place like home
Hi Tom, I think you need to update the Junkie XL wiki then if you will be 56 this year. Your birthdate is written there to be December 8th, 1967. It should be 1968 then.
Don't you worry. I'm 61, and I still make stupid decisions all the time. The trick is to make interesting, stupid decisions and have fun along the way.
Normality is a paved road: It's comfortable to walk but no flowers grow." By Vincent Van Gogh
NFT news?
Like he said "I still make stupid decisions."
And let’s not forget another reason why he left LA😅
Escape the zombie apocalypse that currently going on there.
Good on’ you Mr XL!! Rock on!
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Putting yourself in jail in the studio is an easy trap to fall into…
Good for you man, really. Although you could have spent time with your friends and family instead of doing this video.
Don’t upload again bro worst Godzilla theme