Craftsmanship

In our era of fast moving consumer goods (FMCG - in fact we have to move so fast we don't even have time to say all four words), fast moving media, fast moving cars and trains and planes, craftsmanship has long been sidelined.

It is an outdated and dying professional trait,
because it's too much work, too little gain.

When we do business, it's all about scalability.
Can we scale this? Can we lower our costs and maximise economies of scale?
Can I earn enough money so I can retire by 35?

ive never watched anything in the last few years with so much intensity and amazement,
that left me spellbound as this 18min video.

the magic of tour

i watch the first 10 seconds and already
i tremble at the thought of the magnitude of shared emotions, joy, grief and passion
that is shared during a series of live concerts...
that we term The Tour.



From John Mayer's blog

... My new favorite part of playing shows is looking around and watching you. It’s impossible to take a second of this for granted when I can see you letting loose and dancing and singing along and getting to watch that weight on your shoulders lift for 2 hours.

i don't know if i would ever get to be a touring artiste of that scale,
but we have managed to do a mini-tour with KEEP! from Kewei & Einein
(Hong Kong, Taipei, Kending completed, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur upcoming),
and I have been blessed and lucky to be part of David Tao, Leehom, Amei, JJ's tour...
so I am contented!

Okay only for about 3 minutes.

No time to rest on my laurels :)

Moving on!









update: watched an old Music Man Behind the Scenes clip while at it :)