The Sand Dollar: A Podcast from David Vess: Recent Episodes
David Vess
The Sand Dollar a is podcast about doing the work that you actually want to do. It is a show about music, creative work, and seeing the bigger picture. This is a show dedicated to seeing the possibilities in art all around us. This is a space to be encouraged to do the meaningful creative work you seek to do.The Sand Dollar is produced by David Vess. New episodes are released every two weeks on Mondays.Website: davidvessmusic.com/thesanddollarSupport: buymeacoffee.com/musicwithdave
When SQUARE first released Final Fantasy, they really believed it would be the last game that they would ever make. It was a swan song and truly a 'final' fantasy. But what happened changed the video game industry forever, and rocketed Final Fantasy into being the JRPG juggernaut that it is today.
What can creators and artists today learn from the genesis of Final Fantasy?
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Nintendo is one of the most successful companies in the world. Yet their greatest successes often come after serious failures. What can we learn from HOW Nintendo fails? How can we learn to view failure as success?
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8 Bit Video Game Music has shaped the game industry and our musical culture. Yet, it accomplished this from such a restricted technology. Why is that limitations often lead to some of the best work? What can creators today learn from these great 8-Bit tunes? ----WEBSOCIALYOUTUBESUPPORTCONTACT
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What do we do when we can’t seem to get the ball rolling? How can we change our thinking to avoid burnout? What can artists today learn from the silence of two classical composers?
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Dr. Brene Brown- Daring GreatlyTimothy Galway- The Inner Game of TennisAlex Ross- The Rest is Noise
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What does saying YES really mean? What are the YESSES in your life? What does saying NO actually mean??
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The Practice by Seth Godin
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What does the Zoom Revolution mean for education? How is teaching going to change? Here is what I learned teaching in a pandemic.
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What can a TV show from the 60’s teach us about making art today? Why is Star Trek the original series still relevant more than 50 years later?
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Akimbo
Dare to Lead
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Horizon Overture
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This is an episode about the wonderful world of The Phantom Tollbooth created by Norton Juster, who passed away on March 10th 2021. I talk about how the world is constructed, how this book is a product of side-hustling, and how it shows us how to get ourselves out of the doldrums (aka artistic drought and indecision).
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Chroma the Great
Special Thanks to Ryan Fossier for letting me know about this story.
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What is inspiration and how does it work? What should we do when we get inspired at a bad time?
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The fog is real. Sometimes, when we want to create, the ideas just don't come. The fog surrounds us and makes it seemingly impossible to move forward. How can we change our perspective to see the fog for what it really is, an opportunity?
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Why is it so hard to start that meaningful project? Will I ever be ready?
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