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Public Tinder profile.

2/27/2016

Although I've used Tinder a few times before, it's never been overly useful to me. I don't fit its demographic usefulness at all. However, I recently noticed that they've made public profiles on the 'web, soI made a possibly-permanent one.

"Why bother if you aren't looking for anyone/seeing anyone?"

Because Tinder is super-useful in regards to its localness. If I'm downtown and have time for dinner with someone, I can check Tinder and maybe find some people, or at least some local connections.

I don't know when or if it will ever come into use, but at adds one more "jeffnords" username to the pile. I don't have a monopoly, but I'm doing pretty good, I think.

I'll keep my "Search distance" pretty low, so if you ever see me on Tinder, I'm probably really closeby. Feel free to swipe right.

In an effort to make my online life entirely public, I opened a Tinder profile with all my public information. pic.twitter.com/Qs3xjGHU64
— Jeffrey Nordstrom (@jeffnords) February 27, 2016

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Music Business 101 at Tractorgrease Studios.

11/23/2014

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Today I attended the first workshop in the Music Business 101 workshops put on by Tractogrease Studios in Chilliwack, BC. Ridley Bent was one of the speakers; I've known of his music since a few singles from his debut album were regularly played on the local CBC a few years ago. The other speaker was Dustin Bentall, whom I've only heard here and there for the last few years. They spoke a little about their respective songwriting processes and stressed the need for collaboration. They repeated the need for good sounding boards for new songs, and to be willing to change things if the song isn't necessarily working.

My name got on the website!

I can't say they said anything new; at this point I can't help but feel that I've heard it all. However, I can say that they reaffirmed the following tenets:

It's a little easier to find inspiration when you're regularly reading books.
It's important to keep trying to write new songs, even though life might be busy.
It's important to collaborate with people; don't be overly possessive over your songs.

I've slated my own "free live performance video from Tractorgrease Studio" for December 7. I've discussed it with my wife and we think it might be best to perform "35, 17." I'll have to spend a bunch of time practicing the song to make it into a good solo-performance song, at least for the context of a video performance.

I have to admit that I'm really enjoying how "35, 17" is sounding right now, as a demo recording. I look forward to hearing a mastered version.

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Music Business 101 at Tractorgrease Studios.

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