On this episode, my guest is Jure Pukl, a world-class saxophone player, improviser, and a truly brilliant musician. I am really fond of him and I really enjoy his sense of humour. We also share a couple of similarities: we both come from our hometown, Velenje, and we both moved back to Slovenia after years of living abroad. This episode is about jazz, improvisation, and he will share his hilarious story about his musical upbringing; you have to hear it to believe it. All the way to enjoying...

On this episode, my guest is another dear friend of mine, Efthymios Stavropoulos, a musician, composer, photographer, videographer, and boxing enthusiast who recently also became a dad. He was a huge inspiration to me that sports became such an important element of my life. During our conversation, we will discuss the importance of doing sports and the impact it has on our lives with more focus on boxing since it is a sport we both really enjoy. He will share his way of scheduling, which is...

On this episode, my guest is Johannes Fend, a bass player, composer, and a little bit of an innovator, as well as a really good friend of mine. I find him to be a huge inspiration when it comes to listening, problem-solving, and routine. It has happened on several occasions that we started a specific routine together, checked on each other, and reported about it, which made it easier to stick with it. During our conversation, we will discuss the importance of rest, a stoic mindset, the...

On this episode, my guest is Josep Garcés, a person who connects with music in a very peculiar way. He didn’t start off as a musician, but rather as an engineer, who later left his job where he worked for huge companies in the Netherlands to pursue his dream which was playing music. This journey also led him to create his own software called Live Loop, and recently he has been developing another project called Music Moon, which is linked to the crypto world and involves creating NFT’s through...

On this episode, my guest is Miroslav Tadić, a Serbian guitarist, composer and a professor at CalArts university in Los Angeles. He has been named by the editors of Guitar Player Magazine as one of the 30 most radical and individual guitarists in the world. He is for me a huge inspiration when it comes to guitar playing, guitar sound, incorporating tradition into your pieces and flow of energy during a performance. I discovered his music many years ago by listening to a famous guitar duo...

On this episode, my guest is Andrej Ofak, a Slovenian guitarist, guitar teacher, and a very good friend of mine. He is a walking encyclopedia when it comes to guitar sound, nutrition, taking care of the soil, and growing your own plants, especially trees. He has been busy for the last two years with growing his own tree garden, which will be counting up to one hundred and twenty newly planted trees this year!
He is to me a huge help and inspiration for my own guitar sound and that I sound the...

On this episode, my guest is Samo Šalamon. A Slovenian guitarist and composer, playing with musicians from all around the world. I see him as an embodiment of ‘just do it’ mentality. Every time I talk to him, he gives me so much inspiration to do the things that I love. What I admire the most at him is his ability to focus on things that are important and to continuously produce great content that he stands behind. He recorded around forty (40) music albums and his podcast called ‘dr. Jazz...

On this episode, my guest is my guest is Panagiotis Andreou. A wonderful New York based musician and bass player, touring all over the globe as a member of different projects.  I recognize him not only as a monster bass player, but also as a very supportive and understanding human being. I first found out about him 12 years ago through series of YouTube videos that he made together with his band New York Gypsy All Stars. This band was definitely one of my main influences in regard to Balkan...

In this episode my guest is Shai Maestro, one of the greatest piano masters of his generation. I’ve had the deepest experience during one of his concert when I went to see him for the first time. His ability to connect with the audience and with his band mates only by using music is out of this world and something what I got inspired by him to do as well. Alongside being a great musician and composer he is also a very wise and inspiring soul. We have discussed topics such as meditation,...

In this episode, my guest is Woytek Justyna, a wonderful musician, guitarist, and educator. Currently most active in his band, Woytek Justyna Treeoh!. Boy, have I enjoyed talking to my guitar brother, with whom I share so many similarities. We covered some topics that I absolutely love, including cold exposure, journaling and a calling to do music. He shared his interesting moments from the past living in Poland, and he even opened up about some of the struggles he faced during his creative...

In this episode my guest is Nabou Claerhout, a wonderful trombone player and artist based in Antwerp, Belgium. She is considered as one of the most promising trombone players of Benelux. We had a wonderful talk and discussed topics such as writing your own music, falling in love with your instrument, flow during your concert as well as acceptance of your performance and what it brings.

In this episode my guest is Fuensanta Mendez singer, double bassist, composer, improviser & all around artist based in Amsterdam NL. Besides her solo career she is also a member of several ensembles and projects ranging from jazz, crossover to contemporary music.

n this episode my guest is Jez Fang, a sound artist, DJ, and one of the key members of the Taiwanese electronic band KbN, his diverse and ever- changing music compositions have been featured in film, experimental theaters, and art spaces. He is currently developing sound compositions focusing on consciousness and brainwaves and . Using music to bridge humanity, nature, and perceptive energy, Jez combines collected sound materials with breathing and electronic synthesized sounds to create...

In this episode my guest is Aleksandra Šuklar, a brilliant musician, marimba artist and multi-percussionist. Alongside her own performances she is performing in the biggest venues and arenas worldwide with the famous movie composer Hans Zimmer and his band of soloists with projects Hans Zimmer Live and The World of Hans Zimmer. We will discuss topics such as self motivation, being your own boss, growing up in a musical family and more.

I want to finally share with you a project that is very dear to my heart. In this episode, 'Episode 0’ of the Sound Mind podcast, I am revealing my personal story, my struggles, and the realizations that music life has gifted me. Stay tuned for my future guests. Throughout this journey, I will be happy to receive your feedback, suggestions, or ideas for future guests. And if you really want to help me launch this into the world, please share it among your people. Thank you for your support,...