Melodic or Magnetic? The Best of Purposeful Music and Why it Works with Dan Selene
Tue Apr 20 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Dan Selene is on his way to living to over 120 years old, joins the podcast to talk about his own process for longevity as well as his work as a purposeful music engineer. Tune in to find out why the NuCalm soundscapes work and why as well as Dan’s personal long-life optimization program.
Introduction quote
“Whenever you hear nature sounds, those nature sounds come from 3D holophonic microphones that we had back in the record company days and we recorded a series of nature sounds from exotic locales like Sedona Arizona in a vortex night to get those crickets.” — Dan Selene
Guest bio
Dan Selene of SoundTonics® began his career as an educator, taught at the Krishnamurti School, and co-founded Higher Octave Music. Dan’s mission is to create audio programs, sound environments, and music to inspire everyone to attain their highest level of performance.
Key Takeaways
[1:00] David welcomes Dan Selene, the wonderful sound engineer for NuCalm, and asks him how he came to be where he is today, from teaching in Ashrams in India to entrepreneurship and healing sound engineering.
[7:50] Dan speaks to the emotional moment he discovered the healing power of music and the miraculous series of moments that changed his life trajectory and brought him to purposeful music.
[12:50] Dan meets NuCalm for the first time and finds that deepest place within, the one he’d only reached a few times with TM.
[14:10] A musical program is purposeful and by design, Dan shares part of the process and why he builds music to be magnetic, not melodic as well as the equipment and frequencies that he works with.
[21:28] Dan talks about the difference between the NuCalm, Ignite, and Tony Robbins’ NLB work.
[23:43] The difference between NuCalm sound and off-the-shelf sounds.
[25:06] Dan recommends tracks for specific issues: getting to sleep, Deep Recovery is knocking David out, why?
[30:21] Working with ancient instruments is something that Dan has been doing for a long time, he shares how special those can be in terms of frequencies.
[31:28] Dan explains how he cured himself of an auto-immune disorder in his thirties which launched his personal longevity project, he shares his program and tools with listeners.
[36:36] Dan shares what he listens to when he’s not listening to purposeful music.
[38:00] Q1: Do you practice TM or only NuCalm?
[39:09] Q2: Can you tell us about the sleep tracks?
[41:00] Q3: Will new sounds be added soon?
[41:48] Q4: Tracks are massive, can you elaborate on the size of the tracks?
[42:49] Q5: Is there a difference between NuCalm and binaural beats?
[45:00] Q6: How do you translate physics into sounds?
[45:54] Q7: Should we repeat the music daily or change up tracks?
[46:42] Q8: I’ve not found a good track to relax this week, any tips?
[51:43] Q9: I wake up as soon as I hear the track is over?
[54:05] Q10: My mind wanders through the whole session, what should I do?
[55:21] Q11: What does Theta state feel like?
[58:04] Q12: I use deep recovery for sleep, what track do you recommend?
[58:39] David Thanks Dan for sharing all of his experience before signing off until next episode.
Continue on your journey and until next time, breathe deep, relax, and keep looking forward.
Mentioned in this episode
More about your host
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More about NuCalm and the podcast
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Pull quotes
“When you get into your thirties as a male, you do start thinking about getting the material question handled.” — Dan Selene
“When you hear birds, that’s a signal to the unconscious mind that everything is safe.” — Dan Selene
“There is nothing like being in the flow!” — Dan Selene
Tweet #1
Are your emotions being awakened by melodic music or soothed by magnetic music? This is NuCalm Episode 8 guest, Dan Selene shares why the music he creates helps you actually relax.
Tweet #2
From frequencies to binaural beats, NuCalm sounds are purposefully built This is NuCalm Episode 8 guest, NuCalm sound engineer, Dan Selene comes on to share his amazing knowledge.