My Current Business Philosophy

My Current Business Philosophy

So, philosophy is not necessarily a good foundation to run a business, however having learnt a lesson or two since the first iteration of this business philosophy page, I thought we could establish some of our current methods and ideology. At this point I've almost forgotten the difference between work and play. The music creation and output from the workshop still goes on, however having such a large set of music productions, it is easier nowadays to be immersed in administration and more workable procedures so that all that music is organised properly.

There is also perhaps a schism with music production and musical instrument performance. Having learnt how to play guitar, the music theory flows from guitar practice. However, there was a deep appreciation of music synthesizers very early on. So, acting as a sole trader the result is this : unlimited new productions which feature live guitar or live bass or live keyboard synthesizer, and any combination of these. Friday nights are well suited for making music and typically we might complete 10 to 15 original compositions each month ready for CD replication. For reference purposes, we name each piece so that it can be remembered if it is anything special. Our two enduring concepts are the Moon and Stars series, and the Visions of Ambience series although there are other titles.

Other elements worthy of note include our main music genre as Genre Free, regular batch processing and cd album publish jobs, cassette replication, and holding at least one copy of each and every CD album sales order line. Additionally, there is a fairly large subset of Chasson Rouel music accessible at the Precious Radio. From time to time we also send CD album units to interested individuals and selected organisations. At this time, we believe that owning an original CD complete with casing and track listing, not to mention the cover artwork is still the best way to enjoy this music, and affords playability as standard with the obvious backup solution. Moreover, the easiest way to secure any number of original Chasson Rouel music CDs is to ask Jason R himself. It's quite normal for Jason R to be carrying a small number of short run publications with him.

1. Lots of reading, such as magazines New Scientist,BBC music, Filmmaking books, fiction etc.

2. Create new music production ( 4 to 8 hours work for each composition )

3. Software Engineering Assignments ( various well suited projects )

4. Where would I be without the gardening and other creative efforts ?

Also, from the top of my head, some months ago I was thinking about Landauer's Principle and so my schedule changed in order to comply more closely. Generally, it seems to be that simply using a laptop which could have maybe a usage rating between 50 and 100 watt can make a big difference in electricity consumption. And it is certainly more efficient sometimes to plan ahead with any resources you do have. In fact doing the reading during daylight hours and in some cases using a stand alone laptop instead of just one 100 watt light bulb at night could be a significant strategy.