Lawrence Peryer
@lawrenceperyer.com
He/Him. Father. Business & Creative Professional.
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www.lawrenceperyer.com | www.thetonearm.com
I am not on here. I post using 3rd party tools. Find me and connect with me directly. It's better that way.
www.lawrenceperyer.com | www.thetonearm.com
It's like a focus group convened and said, "How do we create a book targeted at LP's dopamine receptors?"
Writer Bill Kopp's book 'What's the Big Idea' examines concept albums across six decades, from Frank Zappa to Apples In Stereo, William Shatner to Ghostface Killah, arguing that the format remains vital in an era of streaming and short attention spans.
High Concept — Bill Kopp Tackles the Big Idea:
High Concept — Bill Kopp Tackles the Big Idea:
High Concept — Bill Kopp Tackles the Big Idea
Music writer Bill Kopp's new book 'What's the Big Idea' examines 30 concept albums across six decades, from Frank Zappa to Apples In Stereo, William Shatner to Ghostface Killah, arguing that the format remains vital in an era of streaming and shortened attention spans.
www.thetonearm.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
It's like a focus group convened and said, "How do we create a book targeted at LP's dopamine receptors?"
New name, new look, new theme song. Same great guests and discussions.
In today's new episode of The Tonearm podcast, we celebrate the inaugural Jazz Forward Award winners from All About Jazz—four organizations reshaping how jazz connects with audiences worldwide.
Our guests share a common mission: making jazz accessible, sustainable, and thriving for everyone ...
Our guests share a common mission: making jazz accessible, sustainable, and thriving for everyone ...
The Inaugural Jazz Forward Award Winners
Meet four Jazz Forward Award winners reshaping jazz through radio tracking, global streaming, community venues, and inclusive education across three continents.
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November 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
New name, new look, new theme song. Same great guests and discussions.
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"I've become allergic to the word 'should'..."
If you have worked with me or come to me for advice you have probably heard me say, "Understand who gets an opinion and who gets a vote."
Here are some of my work-in-progress thoughts on the topic...
If you have worked with me or come to me for advice you have probably heard me say, "Understand who gets an opinion and who gets a vote."
Here are some of my work-in-progress thoughts on the topic...
Understand Who Gets an Opinion and Who Gets a Vote — Lawrence Peryer
I've become allergic to the word 'should'. When someone uses it on me, I recoil. The certainty behind it reveals something: the speaker has confused their opinion with my reality.
www.lawrenceperyer.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
"I've become allergic to the word 'should'..."
If you have worked with me or come to me for advice you have probably heard me say, "Understand who gets an opinion and who gets a vote."
Here are some of my work-in-progress thoughts on the topic...
If you have worked with me or come to me for advice you have probably heard me say, "Understand who gets an opinion and who gets a vote."
Here are some of my work-in-progress thoughts on the topic...
It's one year since we went public with @thetonearm.com.
My partner in it, and our editor-in-chief @8sided.blog, has brought extraordinary vision to building a creative and principles-based independent media publication.
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My partner in it, and our editor-in-chief @8sided.blog, has brought extraordinary vision to building a creative and principles-based independent media publication.
Please consider becoming a supporter:
www.thetonearm.com/#/portal/signup
November 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
It's one year since we went public with @thetonearm.com.
My partner in it, and our editor-in-chief @8sided.blog, has brought extraordinary vision to building a creative and principles-based independent media publication.
Please consider becoming a supporter:
www.thetonearm.com/#/portal/signup
My partner in it, and our editor-in-chief @8sided.blog, has brought extraordinary vision to building a creative and principles-based independent media publication.
Please consider becoming a supporter:
www.thetonearm.com/#/portal/signup
This month's episode of The Buzz features excerpts from a 2023 conversation with three veteran jazz journalists, collected here to remind us all why we fell in love with music in the first place. Check it out here or wherever you get your podcasts
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November 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
This month's episode of The Buzz features excerpts from a 2023 conversation with three veteran jazz journalists, collected here to remind us all why we fell in love with music in the first place. Check it out here or wherever you get your podcasts
thebuzzthejjapodcast.buzzsprout.com/1956242/epis...
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Reposted by Lawrence Peryer
In today's new episode of the Spotlight On podcast, Australian trumpeter + sound artist Peter Knight joins us to discuss Hand to Earth's new album 'Ŋurru Wäŋa (The Scent of Home),' a stunning collaboration mixing 40,000-year-old Yolŋu song cycles from Arnhem Land with electronic ambient soundscapes…
Peter Knight: Hand to Earth's Sonic Homecoming
Australian trumpeter Peter Knight discusses Hand to Earth's new album, cultural collaboration with Yolŋu songmen, and his decade leading the AAO.
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October 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM
In today's new episode of the Spotlight On podcast, Australian trumpeter + sound artist Peter Knight joins us to discuss Hand to Earth's new album 'Ŋurru Wäŋa (The Scent of Home),' a stunning collaboration mixing 40,000-year-old Yolŋu song cycles from Arnhem Land with electronic ambient soundscapes…
Reposted by Lawrence Peryer
Today's new episode of the Spotlight On podcast features David Harrington, founder of Kronos Quartet, talking about five decades of work with the string quartet. We focus on the new “Hard Rain” project, which brought together dozens of artists worldwide to reimagine Bob Dylan’s nuclear-age anthem…
David Harrington of Kronos Quartet: The Musician Listens
Kronos Quartet founder David Harrington on 50 years of revolutionary chamber music, from Black Angels to Library of Congress archives.
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October 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Today's new episode of the Spotlight On podcast features David Harrington, founder of Kronos Quartet, talking about five decades of work with the string quartet. We focus on the new “Hard Rain” project, which brought together dozens of artists worldwide to reimagine Bob Dylan’s nuclear-age anthem…
I very much enjoyed working on this piece and discovering these sounds. Have a read.
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Gamelan Dreaming with Bill Brennan and Andy Mcneill
The Canadian composers discuss 'Dreaming In Gamelan,' an album twenty-five years in the making that honors West Javanese traditions while exploring ambient textures, electronic processing, and the emo...
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October 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I very much enjoyed working on this piece and discovering these sounds. Have a read.
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www.thetonearm.com/gamelan-drea...
Both Spotlight On and @thetonearm.com won Silvers from the Davey Awards. Spotlight On for our live episode last year at The Royal Room and The Tonearm for music website. Yay!
October 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Both Spotlight On and @thetonearm.com won Silvers from the Davey Awards. Spotlight On for our live episode last year at The Royal Room and The Tonearm for music website. Yay!
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In today's new episode of the Spotlight On podcast, Tortoise guitarist Jeff Parker discusses his groundbreaking aolo album 'The New Breed,' the evolution from collaborative to solo work, and how different musical communities molded his sound. …
#jazzsky
#jazzsky
Jeff Parker: The Return of The New Breed
Guitarist Jeff Parker discusses The New Breed album, blending jazz improvisation with hip hop beats, and his evolution from Tortoise collaborator to solo artist.
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October 16, 2025 at 12:31 PM
In today's new episode of the Spotlight On podcast, Tortoise guitarist Jeff Parker discusses his groundbreaking aolo album 'The New Breed,' the evolution from collaborative to solo work, and how different musical communities molded his sound. …
#jazzsky
#jazzsky
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As Though I Knew, by Valley Voice
from the album Stars, Engines
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October 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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On today's new episode of the Spotlight On podcast, Swedish organist and composer Hampus Lindwall joins us to discuss his groundbreaking album 'Brace for Impact' and how his path from metal guitarist to church organist has shaped his radical approach to one of music's oldest instruments …
Hampus Lindwall: Blizzard of Organ
Swedish organist Hampus Lindwall discusses his album Brace for Impact, algorithmic composition, and how the pipe organ became a contemporary instrument.
www.spotlightonpodcast.com
October 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
On today's new episode of the Spotlight On podcast, Swedish organist and composer Hampus Lindwall joins us to discuss his groundbreaking album 'Brace for Impact' and how his path from metal guitarist to church organist has shaped his radical approach to one of music's oldest instruments …
𝗟𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸. Here is the RSVP Link for the FREE Nov. 4th #iVoted NYC Concert at Irving Plaza w/ Lay Bankz, Connie Diiamond, JayR Rashiq, DJ Nick Seale, HOT 97’s Miabelle, and more:
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October 7, 2025 at 2:11 AM
𝗟𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸. Here is the RSVP Link for the FREE Nov. 4th #iVoted NYC Concert at Irving Plaza w/ Lay Bankz, Connie Diiamond, JayR Rashiq, DJ Nick Seale, HOT 97’s Miabelle, and more:
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Michelle Zeto, Geoffrey Himes, and Rob Shepherd have each built careers in music journalism and broadcasting. In this conversation they explore the role of critics as translators, the rise of playlist culture, and why attention spans may not be as new a problem as we think.
Beyond Category: How Three Music Writers Navigate a Genre-Fluid World - The Buzz: The JJA Podcast
Michelle Zeto, Geoffrey Himes, and Rob Shepherd have each built careers writing about music that resists easy definition. They discuss how genre categories shape both criticism and listening, the difference between being a savant and a polymath, a...
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October 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Michelle Zeto, Geoffrey Himes, and Rob Shepherd have each built careers in music journalism and broadcasting. In this conversation they explore the role of critics as translators, the rise of playlist culture, and why attention spans may not be as new a problem as we think.
"Good plans account for normal human limitations. Bad plans assume everything will go perfectly...Hope for the best, but plan for the likely. Miracles are wonderful when they happen, but terrible foundations for important decisions."
Don't Make Plans That Require Miracles — Lawrence Peryer
Miracle-dependent planning feels good in the moment. It's optimistic. It makes us feel capable and confident. We tell ourselves we're being ambitious, not unrealistic. But we are confusing hope with strategy.
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October 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
"Good plans account for normal human limitations. Bad plans assume everything will go perfectly...Hope for the best, but plan for the likely. Miracles are wonderful when they happen, but terrible foundations for important decisions."
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In today's new episode of the Spotlight On podcast, writer Chris O'Leary joins us to talk about the newly revised edition of his book 'Rebel Rebel: The Songs of David Bowie, 1963-1976.'
We get into the revelations from recently released demos that changed his understanding of Ziggy Stardust … (1/2)
We get into the revelations from recently released demos that changed his understanding of Ziggy Stardust … (1/2)
Chris O'Leary: Rebel Rebel - Blogger, Author
Writer Chris O'Leary discusses revelations from newly released Bowie demos, the evolution of his blog Pushing Ahead of the Dame, and chronicling an artist.
www.spotlightonpodcast.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:30 PM
In today's new episode of the Spotlight On podcast, writer Chris O'Leary joins us to talk about the newly revised edition of his book 'Rebel Rebel: The Songs of David Bowie, 1963-1976.'
We get into the revelations from recently released demos that changed his understanding of Ziggy Stardust … (1/2)
We get into the revelations from recently released demos that changed his understanding of Ziggy Stardust … (1/2)
Reposted by Lawrence Peryer
Five years into their Mutual Mentorship for Musicians project, experimental vocalists Sara Serpa and Jen Shyu discuss replacing traditional hierarchies with structures where support moves in multiple directions and every voice counts.
Sara Serpa and Jen Shyu Rewrite Creative Music With M³:
Sara Serpa and Jen Shyu Rewrite Creative Music With M³:
Sara Serpa and Jen Shyu Rewrite Creative Music With M³
Five years into their Mutual Mentorship for Musicians project, experimental vocalists Serpa and Shyu discuss replacing traditional hierarchies with structures where support moves in multiple directions and every voice counts.
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October 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Five years into their Mutual Mentorship for Musicians project, experimental vocalists Sara Serpa and Jen Shyu discuss replacing traditional hierarchies with structures where support moves in multiple directions and every voice counts.
Sara Serpa and Jen Shyu Rewrite Creative Music With M³:
Sara Serpa and Jen Shyu Rewrite Creative Music With M³:
"Musicians describe their instruments as having 'personality' and painters talk about how different brushes 'feel' in their hands. These artists are picking up on something real, their materials actually do respond to specific vibrational inputs."
The Physics of Creative Flow — Lawrence Peryer
Western esoteric teachings demonstrate how sound functions as both physical phenomenon and metaphysical principle, providing a framework for understanding the receptive states that enable profound creative and spiritual transformation.
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September 26, 2025 at 7:00 AM
"Musicians describe their instruments as having 'personality' and painters talk about how different brushes 'feel' in their hands. These artists are picking up on something real, their materials actually do respond to specific vibrational inputs."
Reposted by Lawrence Peryer
On today's new episode of the Spotlight On podcast, saxophonist Donny McCaslin joins us to discuss his new album, 'Lullaby for the Lost,' how influences from Neil Young to Nine Inch Nails influence his sound, and his ongoing Blackstar Symphony project …
#jazzsky
#jazzsky
Donny McCaslin: From Stadium Jazz to Lost Lullabies
Saxophonist Donny McCaslin discusses his new album Lullaby for the Lost, creative collaboration, and genre-defying approach to contemporary jazz.
www.spotlightonpodcast.com
September 25, 2025 at 12:31 PM
On today's new episode of the Spotlight On podcast, saxophonist Donny McCaslin joins us to discuss his new album, 'Lullaby for the Lost,' how influences from Neil Young to Nine Inch Nails influence his sound, and his ongoing Blackstar Symphony project …
#jazzsky
#jazzsky
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Lebanese sextet SANAM's 'Sametou Sawtan' transforms 12th-century poetry and contemporary texts into experimental rock that captures the intensity of their cult-like recording sessions and the existential weight of living under constant threat.
Borrowed Voices, Borrowed Time — SANAM's Infinite Fire:
Borrowed Voices, Borrowed Time — SANAM's Infinite Fire:
Borrowed Voices, Borrowed Time — SANAM's Infinite Fire
The Lebanese sextet's second album 'Sametou Sawtan' transforms twelfth-century poetry and contemporary texts into experimental rock that captures both the intensity of their cult-like recording sessions and the existential weight of living under constant threat.
www.thetonearm.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Lebanese sextet SANAM's 'Sametou Sawtan' transforms 12th-century poetry and contemporary texts into experimental rock that captures the intensity of their cult-like recording sessions and the existential weight of living under constant threat.
Borrowed Voices, Borrowed Time — SANAM's Infinite Fire:
Borrowed Voices, Borrowed Time — SANAM's Infinite Fire:
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On today's new episode of the Spotlight On podcast, Matt Piucci of Rain Parade joins host Lawrence Peryer to discuss the deluxe reissue of 'Crashing Dream,' what it's like to revisit one's musical past, and the profundity of sustaining musical partnerships across multiple decades. …
Matt Piucci of Rain Parade: Return to the Paisley Underground
Rain Parade's Matt Piucci discusses 40 years of music, the Crashing Dream reissue, and how collaborative art endures in this in-depth interview.
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September 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
On today's new episode of the Spotlight On podcast, Matt Piucci of Rain Parade joins host Lawrence Peryer to discuss the deluxe reissue of 'Crashing Dream,' what it's like to revisit one's musical past, and the profundity of sustaining musical partnerships across multiple decades. …
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Jon Fadem's album 'Thankful' strips away vocals from songs he'd been singing for years, trusting his guitar to convey emotions and concepts learned from listening deeply to Miles Davis and Jerry Garcia.
Speaking in Tongues — Jon Fadem's Guitar Language:
Speaking in Tongues — Jon Fadem's Guitar Language:
Speaking in Tongues — Jon Fadem's Guitar Language
Jon Fadem's latest album 'Thankful' strips away vocals from songs he'd been singing for years, trusting his guitar to convey emotions and concepts learned from listening deeply to Miles Davis and Jerry Garcia.
www.thetonearm.com
September 17, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Jon Fadem's album 'Thankful' strips away vocals from songs he'd been singing for years, trusting his guitar to convey emotions and concepts learned from listening deeply to Miles Davis and Jerry Garcia.
Speaking in Tongues — Jon Fadem's Guitar Language:
Speaking in Tongues — Jon Fadem's Guitar Language:
Sometimes the most practical tools come from the most unexpected places...
Chasing Flying Saucers Made Me A Better Thinker — Lawrence Peryer
As a child I would stay up all night, reading books like Chariots of the Gods , Erich von Däniken's book that popularized the "ancient astronaut" theory of extraterrestrials who meddled in paleo-human affairs. Later, I collected UFO books with names like The UFO Cover-Up , Above Top Sec
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September 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Sometimes the most practical tools come from the most unexpected places...
