Samuel Wexler

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Such good vibes sitting in on a track with @saryu_music at a stunning location with great people! 🙏❤️ (at Delek Tulum) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7AYQX1BocR/?igshid=1a6u02a1ozl4z

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Second track in the Samueltaneous live looping album <3 Less Than Three. Cloud Kaleidoscope

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Introducing the progressive album, <3 Less Than Three, from my solo live looping project, Samueltaneous.

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Samueltaneous Live on La Cruda Verdura 2019年4月30号

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A musical tale of an epic adventure through space and time. Started in 2010, released July 20, 2017

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Highlights from my performance at Sonic Bloom 2016 in Colorado, USA.  Samueltaneous is an experimental violin/multi-instrumental live loop project from Samuel Wexler. Nothing is prerecorded. Every sound is recorded LIVE from scratch, then layered in real time to create organically evolving music. Some parts of this Sonic Bloom 2016 performance feature pre-composed chord progressions and song covers, while much of it is 100% improvised. It's an incredible experience hear the music that unfolds spontaneously each time, and I can't emphasize enough how much the energy of the audience influences what comes through. Every performance is unique, and I'm honored to share this journey with you!

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Dandelions and many other "weeds" are edible, delicious and nutritious, yet rather than eat them we poison the earth to try to eliminate them. Let's not be slaves to foolish traditions and dangerous paradigms. It's time to reassess the way we view the world around us and change our actions accordingly. It's time to embrace the blessings that surround us.

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Assortment of short clips from live Samueltaneous sets from 2015. “Samueltaneous” is the violin/multi-instrumental solo live loop project from Samuel Wexler. All sounds are created live with instruments and effects.

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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ81485GZCwVXhNLmDSMjDQ Demo video of the Gypsy Jazz project I’ve been working on in Tulum, Mexico :)

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Violin Style Sampler- One of the things I love most about the violin is its versatility and ability to work well with most any kind of music. Here I give several short excerpts for solo violin, each showing a different side of the instrument. Some excerpts are taken from famous violin repertoire, some are arrangements of popular songs for violin, and some are improvisation in a certain style such as blues or gypsy.

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Feb22,'15-Live Looping at Maui Yoga Shala

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Faithful Lover By Shaina Wexler Featuring Emily Gould-Percussion and Samuel Wexler- Violin

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Listen and download for whatever price you want (even FREE): Birds by Wei Chi Field (Ft. Samuel Wexler)

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Leaving Home's Comfort

Whenever we find a comfortable situation, there’s always the temptation and risk of getting stuck there. Exploring life can be uncomfortable at times, and when we finally feel comfortable and at home again, it’s easy to want to stay. But the push into discomfort, and the exploration of new experiences is what makes life satisfying. Without contrast, being “comfortable” actually becomes stifling. Your favorite chair feels SO much more luxurious after a long day of exertion. And no matter how comfortable your favorite chair is, if you sit long enough you will get restless, as your muscles long to be stretched and used before they atrophy. Life has a way of forcing us back into some form of discomfort, no matter how we try to avoid it, and this is a great thing to be embraced. It’s how we grow. The nature of life demands this contrast, and there is no way to truly experience comfort without the departure from it. There is no way to enjoy the feeling of coming home if you never leave your house. It’s the back and forth that makes the music of life happen.

In tonal music (most any music commonly listened to in western culture), we could call what’s known as the “tonic,” or central pitch, home. For example, in the key of C, C is the tonic- the most important pitch, and as listeners we don’t feel resolution until we settle back upon this pitch. It feels nice and settled to hear C, but if we hear nothing but C for hours on end, it may begin to feel a bit tiresome. It certainly won’t be exciting. The more the music pulls away from this home base, the more twists, turns and adventures it has after leaving, the more satisfying the return.

We experience this principle very clearly in our bodies when practicing asana based yoga. If you stay where you are totally comfortable, not feeling any stretch at all, then you get nothing out of the practice. By pushing into unexplored and uncomfortable areas of your body, and breathing through it, you experience an amazing feeling of release and freedom when returning to neutral. You start by walking to your mat. We could call standing/walking “home”. You go through the whole practice, pressing mindfully into the tension and breathing with it, working your muscles, challenging your balance. At the end of the practice you stand back up and walk off the mat- you’ve returned “home” but after the all the places you explored in your journey away, you return “home” with new sense of freedom and aliveness.

  Question for you: In what ways do you tend to cling to comfort, and in what what aspects of your life do you wish to be more adventurous?