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Christof Zürn
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The Power of Music Thinking book, podcast and more like: music thinking & thinking music, ambient, free jazz, circular breathing & circular business, creative business, art, #musicthinking
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Walking with a Shakuhachi Priest ⛩️🍃

An immersive soundwalk through Nara, Japan. Join me and Jonen, a priest, as we discuss "reading the air" and the power of the bamboo flute.

Listen to the field recording: musicthinking.com/walking-with...

#MusicThinking #Podcast #Japan #Soundscape #Shakuhachi
Walking with a Shakuhachi Priest - Music Thinking
We step out of the studio and into the heat of Nara, Japan, for a "soundwalk" with Jonen, a shakuhachi priest and former Komuso monk.
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January 13, 2026 at 11:43 AM
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Like every year, the sixth of January is the moment to wish you all the best for the new year.

This year's epiphany story is about maintaining. I've included it on the music thinking website. You can read and listen here:
musicthinking.com/maintaining-...

#epiphany #epiphany2026 #musicthinking
Maintaining what is important - Happy Epiphany 2026 - Music Thinking
This is my epiphany story for 2026, January 6th, this year, it is about maintenance. Epiphany Story 2026 I thought I was on time.  It is 10 minutes to nine in the morning, and I am at the Kongobu-ji T...
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January 6, 2026 at 11:28 AM
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Sound isn't just what we hear. It's evidence. 🎙️
I spoke to audio investigator Fabio Cervi about using audio forensics to expose human rights abuses.
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#AudioForensics #HumanRights #Podcast
#musicthinking #earshot
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Audio investigation for human rights with Fabio Cervi - Music Thinking
Earshot, a non-profit audio investigation organisation that works on the front lines of human rights and environmental advocacy.
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December 8, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Just in time for #bandcampfriday here's our latest release. Recorded live under the lentloper bridge in #nijmegen

Check it out on
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Buy on Friday to guarantee 100% revenue for the artist

#bandcamp #nijmegen #nijmegenmuziek #ambient #experimental #improvisation
December 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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New #MusicThinking podcast! 🎙️

I tried an experiment: I fed my new academic paper on "Orchestration" to an AI and had it generate the episode.

A 16-min deep dive into what orchestration really means for business.

Listen: musicthinking.com/orchestratin...

#podcast #ai #innovation #leadership
Orchestrating Innovation and AI for your business - Music Thinking
Learn about Orchestrating Innovation for your business. This is a special episode with an AI-generated podcast based on a research paper.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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🎙️ I chatted with Jessica Wan about embracing all parts of your identity. A truly inspiring story!

As a bonus, you'll hear a clip from her recital where she sings '月亮代表我的心' (The Moon Represents My Heart) with the audience.

Listen here: musicthinking.com/marketing-si... #MusicThinking #Podcast
Marketing & Singing with Jessica Wan - Music Thinking
Learn about the &-sign: the ampersand. Join us in a conversation with Jessica Wan about combining your passions for Marketing and Singing.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Reposted by Christof Zürn
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Meet-Up 27

Zondag 9 nov 2025

Jacobiberg , Groningensingel 1245, Arnhem, NL

13:00 - Inloop

13:30 - Kristina Mau Hansen: Field recording performance +
14:15 – Interactie: Water-geluid-laboratorium

15:00 – Groepsimprovisatie met resonantie van metalen objecten
Sibylle en Johannes Eimermacher
October 26, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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New podcast episode with Sonic UX researcher Caitlyn Trevor about how sound shapes our world.

Listen here:
musicthinking.com/sonic-ux-res...

#Podcast #MusicThinking #SonicUX #SoundDesign #UX #Neuroscience #FediCast
Sonic UX Research with Caitlyn Trevor - Music Thinking
What is Sonic UX research? Learn from neuroscientist Cailtyn Trevor in a conversation with Christof Zürn in The Power of Music Thinking.
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October 13, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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🎧 We're back! The new Power of Music Thinking episode is a journey for your ears. I’m sending you 'audio postcards' from Japan 🇯🇵 + sharing 3 big announcements about the future of the show.
Listen to the full story and all the news here: musicthinking.com/audio-postca...
#podcast #newepisode #japan
Audio Postcards and Music Thinking Development
Audio postcards are like normal postcards, with the difference that you listen to them instead of looking. Music Thinking in postcard format.
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September 1, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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My new podcast episode explores the paradox of sad music and its deep connection to our mental health.

Find The Power of Music Thinking here:
musicthinking.com/why-do-we-li...

#MusicThinking #Podcast #MentalHealth #MusicTherapy #Psychology #Wellbeing
Why do we listen to sad music? With Sandra Garrido
Researcher and musician Sandra Garrido in conversation with Christof Zürn about why we listen to sad music, and the power of the playlist.
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July 1, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Reposted by Christof Zürn
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LAPD when they think nobody is watching
June 9, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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A fascinating new Music Thinking podcast episode is out! I spoke with AI expert Dr. Maya Ackerman about challenging the idea of AI as an "all-knowing oracle."

musicthinking.com/challenging-...

#Podcast #AI #Creativity #MusicThinking #MusicTech #GenerativeAI #HumanMachineCollaboration
Challenging the AI Oracle: Maya Ackerman on Music, Creativity, and Collaboration
Maya Ackerman, a world-renowned AI expert, opera singer, and piano player, challenges the AI oracle in conversation with Christof Zürn.
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June 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Take a trip down memory lane to 1997! 🎶 My latest special Power of Music Thinking podcast episode revisits my FIRST-EVER online interview with the one and only Daniel Barenboim (it was his first too!).
Listen here: t.ly/3lyGD
#MusicThinking #DanielBarenboim #Podcast #ClassicalMusic #EarlyInternet
Pioneering music thinking and first online interview with Daniel Barenboim - special episode
The early days of the internet and pioneering music thinking. Listen to historical material from an interview with Daniel Barenboim.
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May 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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What can research with Congolese Pygmies teach us about music and emotion? 🤔 Dive into the latest Power of Music Thinking episode featuring Prof. Hauke Egermann.

#MusicThinking #Podcast #Science #Musicology #Culture #Emotions #Innovation #Musikwissenschaft
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Science, Music and Regulating Emotions with Hauke Egermann
How do pygmies in the Congo regulate their emotions. Do we all hear the same? Hauke Egermann in conversation with Christof Zürn.
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April 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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New episode of The Power of Music Thinking #podcast
We speak with Robin Hoffmann, a prize-winning composer, arranger and orchestrator from #berlin, about the difference between composing, orchestrating, arranging and conducting.
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#musicthinking #podcast #orchestra
Everything about Orchestration with Robin Hoffmann
What is orchestration? Today we speak with composer, arranger, orchestrator Robin Hoffmann from Berlin. Robin has a great story to share.
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March 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Brilliant State of The Culture 2025 by Ted Gioia

The World Was Flat. Now It's Flattened www.honest-broker.com/p/the-world-...
The World Was Flat. Now It's Flattened
The state of the culture, 2025
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March 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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New episode: inspiring books on music thinking
Let’s talk about books today. What was the last book that inspired you? Was it a novel, a non-fiction book, a design book, a music book or a cookbook?

#podcast #musicthinking #music #books

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Inspiring Books on Music Thinking
Inspiring books about Music Thinking with Christof Zürn and Geert van Mol as guest talking about his book inspired by Music Thinking.
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February 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Reposted by Christof Zürn
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Was Joseph Beuys sagt!
Plakat von Joseph Beuys mit Text "Bei dieser Wahl die Grünen"
February 13, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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New EP: MRZ creates electro-acoustic soundscapes with a saxophone connected to a granular synthesiser and filters.

An experimental set-up with contact microphones attached to the sax.
mrznl.bandcamp.com/album/circul...
#bandcampfriday #bandcamp #ambient #experiemental #circularbreathing
Circular Electronic Breath, by Meulmeester, van Rijsewijk, Zürn
3 track album
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February 14, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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Welcome to The Power of Music Thinking - the podcast for people with a musical heart and a wicked job.
Listen now to extraordinary people who are also musicians; we speak business, music and everything creative.
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#musicthinking #podcast #creativity #leadership
The Power of Music Thinking podcast
February 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM