Rewind 2023

Rewind 2023 The Power of Music Thinking podcast

Welcome to the Rewind 2023 of The Power of Music Thinking podcast, where I have conversations with extraordinary people from all over the world who are also musicians or use music in the broadest sense of the word to learn, teach, inspire and collaborate meaningfully. This year, we had 15 episodes, and virtually, we travelled […]

How Music Can Make Your City Better with Shain Shapiro

Shain Shapiro - How Music can make your City better.

Today, we are in Nashville, and we speak with Shain Shapiro – a globally recognised thought leader at the convergence of music, culture and urban policy.  Shain is the CEO of Sound Diplomacy – a global research and strategy consultancy, and he also leads the non-profit Center for Music Ecosystems, which commissions research to help […]

The Sound of a Toy Dolphin – Special Episode

Louis-Sound-of-a-Toy-Dolphin

Special edition on DDW with Louis Moeckel and his Toy Dolphin project In October, I visited the Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven. It is an event and showcase of Dutch design with exhibitions, studio visits, workshops, seminars, and parties across the city. One of the highlights of this packed week is the Design Academy Eindhoven’s […]

Standing still with Alexander Refsum Jensenius

Standing still Alexander Jensenius on the power of music thinking

What is the use of standing still for 10 minutes? I was asking myself when I saw a post on social media. It was a double picture of a man with a mobile phone around his neck displaying some data, and another picture showed the view he saw at that moment. I learned that he […]

Sonification with Michael von der Nahmer

Sonification - Connecting sound, science, and human experience with Michael von der Nahmer on The Power of Music Thinking

Nowadays, composers no longer work only for the concert hall or the opera stage. Today, a composer who creates the next symphonic work has become an innovator who can be active in a wide range of fields, from video to film, from sonic branding to sound identity of products and services.  Today, we speak with […]

Musical Mind Hacking with Jeena Earthiva

Jeena Earthiva - musical mind hacking on the power of music thinking podcast

Today we are in Mumbai. We talk with Jeena Earthiva. Jeena is a Transformational Coach, a Producer with a master’s in Computer Science, an ex-Bollywood singer, the Founder of Conscious Music Code, and a ‘Mind DJ’. Jeena conveys her story of a successful Bollywood singer who lost her voice at the top of her singing […]

Sound Strategies and how things go together with Michael Spencer

Sound Strategies with Michael Spencer

We are in the in-between space; between music and business, education and performance, listening and understanding, and London and Tokyo.  So, today we talk with Michael Spencer. Michael is the founder of Sound Strategies Ltd, a TEDx speaker, Visiting Professor at Ueno Gakuen University (Tokyo), and the Communication Director of the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra. He […]

Leading an Orchestra of Leaders with Harvey Seifter Part 1

Leading an Orchestra of Leaders with Harvey Seifter - The Power of Music Thinking Podcast

This episode is about art, innovation and leadership.  What is the relationship between art-based learning, innovation and co-creation? How do you lead an ensemble of leaders? Is a conductor actually just a middle manager? Today we are in New York and talking with Harvey Seifter. Harvey is the founder of The Art of Science Learning, […]

Listening to the field – Special Episode

Turmbläser in Möckmühl in special epsiode of The Power of Music Thinking

  This is a special episode about listening in the field and some listening activities I did last month. Hear more about a short field recording in the middle of the most dangerous roundabout in the Netherlands, about the visit to my birth town in the South of Germany, where I have recorded the Turmbläser, […]

Sound pictures with Charles Brooks – Photography

Charles Brooks Photography

Today we touch base on the intersection between music and photography and that in many different ways.  My guest today is Charles Brooks, an exceptionable photographer and  musician, that for the last 20 years has been New Zealand’s most successful orchestral cellist. Charles held principal positions in Australia, China, Chile and Brazil, with concerts worldwide.  […]