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How to Push Your Piano Through NYC: An Experiment
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The Day I Celebrated My Birthday With 6 Random Strangers
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The Night I Got Robbed By An Oxycontin Addict
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A Year in Review: 2011
Roadtrip #1 Stats 15,000+ Miles Stopped in 50 Cities Played Piano in 32 Cities and 8 National Parks 5 months of Travel Date of Departure: April 4, 2011 Date of Return: Sept. 5, 2011 After spending 3 months healing from a piano falling on my hand in the middle of NYC, I was determined to [...]
10 Things I Learned from Super Storm Sandy
I got to experience Super storm Sandy on Long Island at my parents home and in NYC during the aftermath. It was certainly an incredible experience being without power in lower Manhattan. It was as if there were 2 separate cities. The uptown part of Manhattan was bustling and very busy while lower Manhattan was [...]
Q & A With Bobby McFerrin at Jazz at Lincoln Center
A few years ago I had the opportunity to see Bobby McFerrin perform at Jazz at Lincoln Center and it was one of the most inspiring performances of my life. The way he interacts with the audience and creates such a safe, open, free environment to perform is unlike any other performer I have ever [...]
Super Storm Sandy: Volunteering at Far Rockaway
I recently took a trip to Far Rockaway to deliver supplies and food to those who lost their homes and I came back with photos and memories that blew me away. Big thanks to Nova and Malin Landeaus for providing us with clothing and food to deliver down there. Also a shout out to my [...]
There is no such thing as Overnight Success
Its plain and simple. Dont let anyone tell you otherwise. There is no such thing as Overnight Success. No one ever became really successful without Hard Work. It takes time to develop yourself, to develop your craft and your build your ideas towards success. Even those Pop Celebrities on TV who give the impression that [...]
Angel Oak Tree Near Charleston, SC
April 18, 2011- Charleston, South Carolina I just arrived in Charleston, South Carolina and was sifting through Tumblr when I noticed a photo of the Angel Oak Tree. I found out it was only 20 miles away and decided to check it out. Driving through South Carolina is like driving through another country. The large [...]
How I Traveled for 3 Weeks and Came Back $1700 Richer
This is the Second Roadtrip I took in 2011. Briefly what happened was I got a call from an Artist who I previously worked for and he needed someone to deliver his paintings down to Miami for the Art Basel Festival 2011. I had my truck available. I decided to take the job on the [...]
Falling in Love with the Desert: The Story of Claunch
I became obsessed with this area. And while most people would look at me strange if they knew it is a vast desert of nothingness, I will still tell you that I fell in love. There is a reason why I took 3 1/2 hours to drive the 63 miles of road. Being from New York [...]
Improvise Your Life: Finding Freedom Within Your Life
What does it mean to Improvise your Life? I started using this phrase because of the feeling of complete freedom I got when I traveled across America without a plan or without any specific time limit. I just sort of went with the flow and made decisions impulsively and on the spot. Improvise your life [...]
The Craziest Day I’ve Ever Had Playing Piano in NYC
Yesterday was one of the most amazing days I’ve ever had playing piano… September 27, 2012 I started off the day meeting up with some Film academy students at 11:30 AM. The three students were from Japan, Korea, and New Zealand, a great group of guys. One of them, named Sam, decided to use [...]
Before Piano Across America, I Tried 17 Other Ideas…
(The Photo above was taken in 2010 on my first solo Road trip across America. I was working as an assistant and truck driver for a Photographer. This was the first inspiration for Piano Across America.) After college (May 2008), I had so many ideas and things that I wanted to do in my life. [...]
There are So many More Important Things Than Music… Why Should One Study it?
This is a very important question for every musician to answer. As a musician, I think its important for one to be clear about why they are pursuing music in the first place and continue to explore that meaning throughout the rest of ones career. There are so many more important things we need to [...]
Why You Must Attend Live Classical Music
A little while back, I got complimentary tickets to see Robert McDuffie and friends perform Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and Philip Glass’ Four Seasons at Carnegie Hall There’s something really monumental and spiritual to see pieces of music that were written 300 years ago. Vivaldi’s Four Seasons is one of the greatest Baroque pieces ever written [...]
5 Best Web Sites for FREE Sheet Music
Over the last 1000 years is there is so much variety of music that has been recorded. Here are some resources of where to find FREE Sheet Music. (I dont support stealing of music. This is only for learning purposes.) 1. http://www.pianofiles.com/ A Sheet music sharing site. Email and request from other users! 2. http://pianolicious.blogspot.com/ [...]
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My name is Dotan Negrin and I've been traveling across America playing my Upright piano on the streets of more than 53 cities.
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