I wanted to do something big something massive that would really challenge me
massive that would really challenge me
massive that would really challenge me as a musician and an athlete so I
as a musician and an athlete so I
as a musician and an athlete so I created the sonic divide I rode my
created the sonic divide I rode my
created the sonic divide I rode my mountain bike 2,500 miles along the
mountain bike 2,500 miles along the
mountain bike 2,500 miles along the Continental Divide from Mexico to Canada
Continental Divide from Mexico to Canada
Continental Divide from Mexico to Canada and along the way I performed 30 pieces
and along the way I performed 30 pieces
and along the way I performed 30 pieces of music by 30 different groundbreaking
of music by 30 different groundbreaking
of music by 30 different groundbreaking composers in the wilderness and I filmed
composers in the wilderness and I filmed
composers in the wilderness and I filmed all of these performances and when I got
all of these performances and when I got
all of these performances and when I got home I made a documentary film about the
home I made a documentary film about the
home I made a documentary film about the event I did it totally self supported so
event I did it totally self supported so
event I did it totally self supported so I carried all my own food and water and
I carried all my own food and water and
I carried all my own food and water and camping gear and cameras now you might
camping gear and cameras now you might
camping gear and cameras now you might ask and it’s a very logical question
ask and it’s a very logical question
ask and it’s a very logical question what in the world does ultra distance
what in the world does ultra distance
what in the world does ultra distance mountain biking have to do with creative
mountain biking have to do with creative
mountain biking have to do with creative experimental music because I mean after
experimental music because I mean after
experimental music because I mean after all they do seem like very different
all they do seem like very different
all they do seem like very different fields but in fact they’re actually
fields but in fact they’re actually
fields but in fact they’re actually quite alike they both require commitment
quite alike they both require commitment
quite alike they both require commitment and vision and you have to become
and vision and you have to become
and vision and you have to become comfortable with being uncomfortable
each one of those 30 pieces pushed me
each one of those 30 pieces pushed me out of my comfort zone as a musician
out of my comfort zone as a musician
out of my comfort zone as a musician just like being in the saddle up to 15
just like being in the saddle up to 15
just like being in the saddle up to 15 hours a day on remote rugged dirt roads
hours a day on remote rugged dirt roads
hours a day on remote rugged dirt roads day after day week after week pushed me
day after day week after week pushed me
day after day week after week pushed me out of my comfort zone as an athlete and
out of my comfort zone as an athlete and
out of my comfort zone as an athlete and those pieces of music forced me to ask
those pieces of music forced me to ask
those pieces of music forced me to ask some very interesting but difficult
some very interesting but difficult
some very interesting but difficult questions what is music what is a
questions what is music what is a
questions what is music what is a musical instrument is a bicycle a
musical instrument is a bicycle a
musical instrument is a bicycle a musical instrument if I’m drumming on a
musical instrument if I’m drumming on a
musical instrument if I’m drumming on a log in the middle of the wilderness and
log in the middle of the wilderness and
log in the middle of the wilderness and I’m singing to the birds and the trees
I’m singing to the birds and the trees
I’m singing to the birds and the trees and the sky is that a legitimate musical
and the sky is that a legitimate musical
and the sky is that a legitimate musical performance
the natural world is made up of
the natural world is made up of vibrations and so is music what I
vibrations and so is music what I
vibrations and so is music what I experienced on my sonic divide journey
experienced on my sonic divide journey
experienced on my sonic divide journey is the very powerful feeling of making
is the very powerful feeling of making
is the very powerful feeling of making music in the wilderness and being
music in the wilderness and being
music in the wilderness and being connected to those vibrations and that’s
connected to those vibrations and that’s
connected to those vibrations and that’s something very special the humans have
something very special the humans have
something very special the humans have been doing for a long time to elevate
been doing for a long time to elevate
been doing for a long time to elevate theirs their spirits and that’s
theirs their spirits and that’s
theirs their spirits and that’s something that we’ve been doing since
something that we’ve been doing since
something that we’ve been doing since the dawn of time
I can’t actually believe I’m doing this
I can’t actually believe I’m doing this [Music]
and when one among us make something
and when one among us make something really beautiful everyone turns to it
really beautiful everyone turns to it
really beautiful everyone turns to it was bone
was bone
was bone [Music]
[Music]
[Music] finally about 9:30 night I stopped after
finally about 9:30 night I stopped after
finally about 9:30 night I stopped after riding a hundred miles so I’ve been
riding a hundred miles so I’ve been
riding a hundred miles so I’ve been going since 4:30 in the morning to
going since 4:30 in the morning to
going since 4:30 in the morning to performances under miles but performing
performances under miles but performing
performances under miles but performing for trees and animals all life-forms
for trees and animals all life-forms
for trees and animals all life-forms respond to vibrations and that of course
respond to vibrations and that of course
respond to vibrations and that of course is what a musician deals with his
is what a musician deals with his
is what a musician deals with his vibrations it’s just incredible way of
vibrations it’s just incredible way of
vibrations it’s just incredible way of music and then the writing is connecting
music and then the writing is connecting
music and then the writing is connecting with the signature it’s just amazing
with the signature it’s just amazing
with the signature it’s just amazing [Music]
in the shadow before waking the old
in the shadow before waking the old dream I am alone on the summit of a
dream I am alone on the summit of a
dream I am alone on the summit of a mountain looking down on a sea of clouds
nothing but the pale morning satin of
nothing but the pale morning satin of snow and the cloud shifting silently as
snow and the cloud shifting silently as
snow and the cloud shifting silently as the earth with a vibration so slow it
the earth with a vibration so slow it
the earth with a vibration so slow it can’t be heard paces it’s invisible
can’t be heard paces it’s invisible
can’t be heard paces it’s invisible [Music]
[Music]
[Music] Eclipse ah
ah
ah [Music]
ah I am the last man on earth and I
ah I am the last man on earth and I cannot remember my name so let’s all get
cannot remember my name so let’s all get
cannot remember my name so let’s all get out into the wild and find new ways to
out into the wild and find new ways to
out into the wild and find new ways to make music
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