Make Music, Not Mines.
How Cultural Exports Could Revolutionize Nunavut's Economy. By Thor Simonsen | Creative Director, Hitmakerz In the last decade, the global music industry has undergone tremendous changes. [Read more...]
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10 Favourite Books of 2019
In 2019, I read only 40-50 books. This is very little for me, and for the first time since I began reading in earnest, many of the books were directly related to my music business. Another change is [Read more...]
Favourite Books of 2018
As many of you know, I am an avid reader of books. (Actually I’m a “listener” since I use audiobooks.) In 2018, I was quite busy. I became a Canadian citizen, I got married, and I had a beautiful [Read more...]
The Power of Meditation
Russell Simmons is a very successful and powerful American entrepreneur and author. He made a name for himself in the music business, and is often called the godfather of hip hop. Whenever people ask [Read more...]
My Favourite Books of 2016 (and Their Lessons)
I’ve read more than 80 books this year, guided by topics that have excited me and questions I've sought to answers. I’ve investment about 320 hours of time (3% of my year) and about a [Read more...]
Everything We Know About Healthy Food is Wrong
In the last hundred years, due mostly to industrialization, our perception of what food is has become severely skewed. Food has gone from a familiar or communal affair to big business, and the pursuit [Read more...]
The Body Keeps the Score
Trauma is the root cause of crime, poverty, mental health problems, drug abuse, and more. It is arguably the biggest single cause of grief in our society. Trauma is also extremely common, and can [Read more...]
How High Achievers Manage Energy
We have 4 different types of energy: physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual. In order to be our best selves, it is important that we use these energies, and – equally important – replenish [Read more...]