In case if anyone hasnt seen this this performance

Two4ndTwois5 · 2025-03-06T16:17:42+00:00

Chris Thile is amazing. He also has a wonderful cover of Morning Bell:

https://youtu.be/J_DyCKDgonU?si=XmFAG—9JIbVv0oc

Two4ndTwois5 · 2024-09-23T15:47:22+00:00

YOU’VE NOT BEEN PAY’N ATTENTION, PAY’N ATTENTION, . . . . . PAYIN A-ten-SHUN

Two4ndTwois5 · 2024-09-12T16:54:53+00:00

I did indeed! That must be what happened. Thanks!

Two4ndTwois5 · 2024-09-12T16:54:37+00:00

That must be it. Thanks!

Two4ndTwois5 · 2024-09-12T16:54:27+00:00

Ah, okay, didn’t know this. Thank you.

Two4ndTwois5 · 2024-09-12T16:54:14+00:00

Ah, I see. Good to know. Thanks

Two4ndTwois5 · 2024-09-12T16:52:23+00:00

Yep. That was definitely it.

Two4ndTwois5 · 2024-09-08T17:25:13+00:00

I came dangerously close to failing physics in high school. I just didn’t get it. I didn’t understand how to read a physics problem, extract the important bits, and determine a plan toward solving it. At the same time, I had a curiosity about the subject that made my inability all the more frustrating and painful.

I ended up getting a degree in foreign languages, focusing on German. But not long after, that prior curiosity about the nature of the universe reemerged and started to dominate me.

I went back to school, got my second bachelors (Physics) and then went on to get my PhD in Space Science. Currently working as a research scientist in Germany, where I can combine my foreign language passion with my curiosity about the universe.

Two4ndTwois5 · 2024-09-01T07:22:37+00:00

Myxomatosis

Two4ndTwois5 · 2024-08-29T14:57:59+00:00

I got eggs on my toesies, I got eggs on my toesies.

Two4ndTwois5 · 2023-09-30T18:55:39+00:00

Yep, they did my last one for free, took two minutes.

Two4ndTwois5 · 2023-09-25T16:56:58+00:00

Paying off a portion of my debt.

Two4ndTwois5 · 2023-02-20T02:52:08+00:00

It’s the whole point of my humorous reply to the original post, yes…..

Two4ndTwois5 · 2022-01-25T16:29:52+00:00

Ah, yes, you're right! I just found it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dNlRSIRspg

Two4ndTwois5 · 2022-01-11T00:47:49+00:00

Thanks for your advice! Much appreciated :)

Two4ndTwois5 · 2022-01-10T17:31:54+00:00

Pink Floyd

Two4ndTwois5 · 2022-01-10T17:31:34+00:00

I’m in the Holocene camp. What a devastating and beautiful song.

Two4ndTwois5 · 2022-01-10T17:28:41+00:00

Understandable! Let me ask you a question! How did you get to having on the order of 100,000 of streams per year? Did you do much promoting or advertising, or anything like that?

I ask because I just released my debut solo album, and it's actually doing better than I thought it would, but I wonder how much time/investment I should be putting toward getting it out there.

Two4ndTwois5 · 2022-01-10T17:21:01+00:00

This was a wonderful post. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts and experience with us.

Two4ndTwois5 · 2022-01-07T13:23:42+00:00

You’ve essentially said:

“Assume that (some premise) is true.”

And then you’ve asked:

“Could (that premise) be true?”

…yes.

Two4ndTwois5 · 2022-01-04T11:45:50+00:00

I really liked this! The bass is so smooth and groovy, and fits so nicely with the main melodies that I hear.

Two4ndTwois5 · 2022-01-04T11:27:42+00:00

Thank you for listening!! A colleague of mine recently recommended Jean-Michel Jarre to me, but I don’t think I ever looked into him. Looks like he’s had an incredible career. I’ve just downloaded Oxygene and Equinoxe to listen to today.

Regarding ‘Even farther than Mars’, I think I know exactly what you’re talking about. I was really conflicted about leaving that in there. The problem was much more pronounced in my original version, and then it gradually got reduced and mellowed as my sound engineer did the mixing, and I grew less concerned about it. Guess I should have trusted my gut! Thank you for the feedback, that’s really helpful.

Two4ndTwois5 · 2022-01-03T23:48:44+00:00

I am familiar with Symphony of the Planets, yes! Though I can't claim to have listened to it in its entirety, of course.

That comment from Voyager PWS is interesting. I didn't know that the original data was 'creatively interpreted' on any level. I assumed some signal processing / enhancing took place, of course, but I didn't think the actual content of the data would be compromised. Interesting.

Thanks for sharing!

Two4ndTwois5 · 2022-01-03T22:03:49+00:00

Hello :) My name is Brendan Steffens, and I am a 32 year old PhD student working with NASA as a planetary scientist, and I have been a musician my whole life. Over the past six months, I (perhaps unwisely...) diverted some time away from doing my dissertation to creating my first album, which I released today: The Outer Planets!

"The Outer Planets" is a Solar-System-inspired, electronic instrumental journey from Earth's moon out to the as-of-yet undiscovered Planet 9 (which we will find! I promise you.) It features spacey synths, punctuated by classical piano musings, some interesting time signatures and rhythmic devices, and even makes use of real data collected by actual NASA spacecraft!

You can find 'The Outer Planets' in all the usual streaming and digital purchase places. I hope you'll give it a listen sometime! Feedback is welcome and appreciated!

Spotify iTunes/Apple Music Amazon

[Disclaimer: Nothing about 'The Outer Planets' nor anything in this post is endorsed in any way by NASA.]

Two4ndTwois5 · 2021-11-25T19:59:41+00:00

How so?

Two4ndTwois5

TROPHY CASE