TED Community » Thomas Mrak
About Me
I'm a self-taught composer from Minnesota whose done a bit of traveling, and is interested marketing and entrepreneurship, not just for my own sake, but to see what I can do for others.
- Location:
- United States, Duluth, MN
- Current role:
- Composer/Producer with Entrepreneurial tendencies
- Gender:
- Male
- Areas of expertise:
- Music - Arrangement, Composition, Performance, Studio
- I am:
- Blogger, Brainstormer, Connector, Consultant, Gay, Marketer, Musician, Producer, Social entrepreneur, Writer/Editor
- My website links:
- ArsKinetica
More About Me
I'm passionate about
Music, creative expression and how it can change the world!
An idea worth spreading
It's important to redefine what the relationship between creativity and business is. Usually, it's one above the other? Why not have have profit as well as passion?
Talk to me about
Anything. We can probably find something to chat about.
People don't know that I'm good at
Creating something in a short period of time. Sometimes pressure is good for me. Drawing things out, not so much.
My TED Story
I'm an auto-didact, a $20 word for self-teaching. I had a bit of piano lessons growing up, but don't have a formal music background. While some may call me unrefined, this rawness has served me well. TED inspires me everyday day to Create Something Awesome. What are you creating?
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A comment on Conversation: We are in a Creative Depression. What follows is an audio record touching on this idea, and asking us: "What will we tell our children?"
I guess the link didn't take.
http://soundcloud.com/voltagecontrol/the-creative-depression
A comment on Conversation: Helping TED appeal to the younger audience
Or games that open minds?
The Social Networking aspects of TED.com need some work.
A comment on Conversation: A fitness center that generates its own power from its members.
A reply on Conversation: What makes a good conversation? What draws you in and engages you? Let's build TED-capacity by sharing what we're learning with each other.
When someone speaks and moves, you can feel their spark!
A comment on Conversation: What can you share with the world?
A comment on Conversation: Why evolution could never solve aging?
Our component parts feed life, most of us pass on our genes, and everything we do affects the world around us.
Wouldn't evolution, if it selected for longevity/immortality limit the number of organism which are immortal?
Would the immortals control their own population, ala Highlander?
A comment on Conversation: How do we make what works well popular?
Sometimes the best thing to do, when all else fails is to walk away or try something different until you find something that does work.
Life is one grand improvisational session.
A comment on Conversation: How do we make what works well popular?
It most certainly is fear and anxiety, and sometimes doing something differently causes people to question their beliefs, and even themselves, which can be very uncomfortable.
If you could find a way to demonstrate the potential benefits from "doing what works" and the costs of doing it the "right" way, that's a step in the right direction.
Ultimately, there is no certainty in life. It's more important to connect with others and do what you value.
If you fail, you won't have to live with regret.
You tried.
A comment on Conversation: "The World We Create" Creating original music to drive people forward within an uncertain world.
The good ol' social networking info:
Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/voltagecontrolmusic
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/voltagecontrolsound
Soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/voltagecontrol
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Voltage-Control
Web: http://www.voltagecontrolmusic.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/hifielectro
A comment on Conversation: College Education cost should be caped, because some of the tuitions nowadays are crazy.
Stop selling college as the solution to all of life's problems.
Encourage creativity and entrepreneurship.
Encourage businesses and people to grow.
I want my doctor to go to med school but I could care less if the guy who programmed my favorite iPhone game went to Stanford or just coded it in his mom's basement.