In preparation for today's #DIYMusicChat, I looked into FAMOUS #MusicMentors

and because i'm a #WomanInMusic, i chose the #Mentorship relationship between two other #WomenInMusic

I was excited to learn about Bjork's mentor, Meredith Monk and how her work influenced Bjork to make lyrical music

I'm not a Bjork fan, but I'm fascinated by how one artist may learn from and grow by exposure to another.

Bjork was reportedly inspired by, and then mentored by Meredith Monk.

https://www.meredithmonk.org/

we're quiet today as the #MusiciansOfMastodon in #DIYMusicChat

but i hope we're at least being #introspective and practicing #MindfulGratefulness

if you have a #Mentor or #Mentorship experience you'd like to talk about, you don't have to be specific..

• were YOU ever someone's #MusicMentor

• who were your #MusicMentors

• how did a mentor shape your sound? your confidence? your inspirations?

It is a bit tough to describe how my #MusicMentors helped me because there were so many of them

But for you, #DIYMusicChat, I'll try

When I first got started TRYING to learn #music, a friend and neighbor gave me a pirated copy of Acid Music and I got really far with some stock loops before I gave up.. I didn't know what to do beyond that and it felt like I was going in circles with development so I quit

I was SO ALONE

It took more than 10 years after that for me to start again