I bought all the Buddha-Bar boxes as they came out, after a memorably exotic night drinking whisky at the original Paris club, hosted by a French client. I still love harpist Andreas Vollenweider's first album from 1982, called Behind the Gardens - Behind the Wall - Under the Tree.One artist I would love to see play live. I started out, post-millennium, compiling music playlists, including the likes of Kruder & Dorfmeister's K&D Sessions and albums from the 1970s and 80s like Mark Isham's Vapor Drawings, adding in classic synthesiser music by Tangerine Dream (the Phaedra, Zeit and Rubicon albums), plus film music such as Lalo Schifrin's Bullitt soundtrack and Brian Eno's Apollo Atmosphere & Soundtracks. If you want to have music going on, but nothing too distracting, ambient is ideal.
As aĭrummer in another life, I find it hard not to zero in on the beat if I've got rock or funk music playing. In most cases, where I'm writing, it's music without a beat. If what I'm doing doesn't require too much creative concentration, I'll goįor something tuneful and engaging. In a home/work environment, some music sits better than others. So, for example, a 15 minute break, morning and afternoon, for some reading or guitar practice. So it's important for me to have structure and to build the distractions formally into the day. One key component in balancing work and home life is music, so I've put together some suggestions for how music can make the home/work situation more enjoyable.Īt home, I've got plenty to distract me - guitars, big TV and hi-fi all within easy reach. Isolation in my workroom in Auckland, New Zealand. Travel, mostly around Asia, followed by several weeks of relative
My working life in the last 20 years has involved extended periods of Easier said than done, but I'm living proof that it's possible. Working from home certainly has its advantages - it can actually make you more productive, as long as you keep the distractions to a minimum. Ironically, as it unfolds, we are discovering new ways to communicate being forced to isolate has actually brought us together. This lockdown has made us all think much more about how we structure our lives and what's important to us. I'm sure many people are having trouble adjusting to the reality of social distancing and working from home.
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