2024 was a year a tremendous changes for my life, and all that change seemed to have drained my creativity completely. Brian and I decided in mid 2023 that we would become expats (somewhere), and finally decided on France. We didn’t do the...
Arthur Breur was the guest on episode 26 of the Zeitgeist Radio Podcast with host Morgan Roe. Links to the Podcast Apple Podcasts Spotify Summary Arthur Breur is a composer, pianist, and host of the Melodology Podcast. We discuss his unique approach to creativity, his...
I’m very exited to announce that on Sunday Feb 5, 2023, at 3pm the Tualatin Valley Symphony, located in Tigard, Oregon and conducted by Dr. Mark Perlman, will be the first orchestra to perform “Amber the Ambitious Spider”, a Narrated Musical Tale!...
As many of you know, in addition to being a composer, I’m also a writer. On that note, I’m excited to announce that I have created a delightful new character – Amber the Ambitious Spider! In the video below I share the real-life experience that...
A Thank You to Lisa and Dave by Arthur Breur...
Arthur Breur is joining other music business subject experts presenting January 6 – 8, 2022 in the 2022 Ultimate Music Business Summit (www.MusicSummit.biz). This year, he will be presenting with fellow composers Lisa Neher and Garrett Hope, discussing creating...
I recently experienced an interesting “money knot” situation that I thought other composers (and artists in general) might find value in. First, a little bit of my own history. I have composed music my entire life, and I consider it my best talent and skill. But I...
Like many artists, I’ve struggled all my life with my own self image and with self-defeating behaviors. In the past eight years or so, I’ve been gradually moving myself back into composing and performing, with increasing success—but also with increasing...
I’ve been a composer most of my life, and a business owner for 15 years—I started “Breur Media Corporation” in July of 2001, and rebranded it as FireSpike LLC in 2013. Most of those years, the company has belonged to some business organization or...
When we lose a loved one, we often redirect the emotion invested in that person into other areas of our lives. In my case, this happened very clearly upon the loss of my grandmother Jocelyn. Jocelyn was my paternal grandfather’s second wife. They were divorced...
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