Shasta Quarantine Edition

Inspiration for this year's virtua Processional Band music. I am composing a collective composition to bring together the different playa community ensembles including Ambient Drummers, , Black Rock Philharmonic, Burning Band,Orphan Band, Playa Choir, Processional Band, and other musicians of Black Rock City. The tonality of the composition is based off of two handpan scales featured in this playlist (Onoleo & Gemini). I started my Burning Man remote recroding musical gifting project in 2012 and think this is a perfect way to honor how music can bring people together for transformational experiences. 
Playa musicians will be remote recording their parts individually and then we will edit them and combine them with a project with the Fire Conclave for Virtual Burning Man 2020. Come be inspired by the multiverse as this composition unfolds.

Burning Man Multiverse Processional Band Composition inspiration pieces

walking home from my Qfam tonight through Sisson Meadow, I looked up at the stars and decided I need to enchant these amazing creatures and use our healing energy to help the world in these times. take a moment and breath with us, and let us entrain with the world.

David Blink - Pantheon Steel Halo: Onoleo
Recorded on 4/23/2020 in Mt Shasta, CA
Video: https://youtu.be/Fyf0-mbp004

enchanting las ranas

tonights sound meditation is dedicated to my good friend Hjeron and let it also be a musical challenge. Gracias para tu amistad, and I look forward to facilitating community through music again soooooooooon!

David Blink - Pantheon Steel Halo: Onoleo & singing bowls
Recorded on 5/13/2020 in Mt Shasta, CA

Sage-ing like a Wolf

Working through ideas and sounds for a new composition combining the different community ensembles of Burning Man for this year's virtual event. How can music facilitate community....

David Blink - Pantheon Steel Halo: Onoleo & Gemini
Recorded on 5/17/2020 in Mt Shasta, CA

Multiverse inspiration - Deep Playa Wonderings 2020

dry lightning - Deep Playa Wonderings 2020

Tonights sound meditation is exploring the tonality of these two handpans that will inspire the forthcoming Burning Man Procession Band composition. Recorded on the deck in my house in Mt Shasta during twilight. As I was playing we could see lightning flashes from the north.

David Blink - Pantheon Steel Halo: Gemini & Onoleo, and singing bowls
Recorded on 5/28/2020 in Mt Shasta, CA

dry lightning - Deep Playa Wonderings 2020

Being surrounded by these dissonant times, the one thing I can offer the world is the healing power of music and hope we can learn to live in harmony...

David Blink - Pantheon Steel Halo: Onoleo & Gemini
Recorded on 6/1/2020 at Sisson Meadows in Mt Shasta, CA
Video: https://youtu.be/mGLYUpr92xE

disonancia a la luz de la luna

Putting my friends to sleep...playing on the back deck while they camp in my backyard. 

David Blink - Pantheon Steel Halo: Golden Arcadia
Recorded on August 22, 2020 in Mt. Shasta, CA

Cricket Mass @2:12

Deep Playa Wonderings 2020 - Opening Ceremony 

As we mourn the loss of Burning Man this year in these turbulent times, let us hope that this turmoil our world is in can be a catalyst for change. Now let's all pool our mutual focus and put our "Attention to the Right Direction".

I was blessed to have a visit from the Playa Choir director, Madi. We facilitate  our burner magic in the default world, it just will look a little different. May you find the magic of the playa in new ways, abrazos...

David Blink - Handpan
Kathleen Hollingsworth - Voice
Recorded on August 27, 2020 in Mt. Shasta, CA
Video: https://youtu.be/NdvalxKqEUc

Attention to the Right Direction - Deep Playa Wonderings 2020

Spent a beautiful afternoon of music and friendship with Jean-Marie and friends celebrating who new sanctuary space of a tepee on her property that Greg built for her. As dedicated the space with friendship and music we choose to perform a song inside of the tepee with the intention of "Good Vibes for people who need it" in these turbulent times.

May this space always inspire good vibes!

David Blink - Pantheon Steel Halo: Deep Equinox
Recorded on August 29, 2020 in Mt Shasta, CA (inside the 'Good Vibes' tepee)
Video: https://youtu.be/Kjw4HXFxOxY

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Good Vibes for people who need it...

Had the chance to celebrate a good friends 69th trip around the sun. As we chatted I asked him what his intention of his next year in life and he responded......"To Be all that I can Be (with a little something extra)"

Feliz Cumpleaños! 

David Blink - Pantheon Steel Halo: Voyager 8
Recorded 9/4/2020 on a smokey night in Mt. Shasta, CA

To be all that I can Be (with a little something extra)

As the West Coast is en-flamed with forest fires, let us send out our collective intention of rain to heal our surrounding nature, community, and homes.

Be Safe out there...

David Blink - Pantheon Steel Halo: Voyager 
Recorded at Sisson Meadow in Mt, Shasta, CA on 9/9/2020
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