Submit to Depth



Meytal Cohen, drummer is an Israeli Jew living in LS since 2004 !!!!

In my coming up opportunity in music looked very different than now. The internet and the technologies of this age has provided almost immediate access to strong fan bases, product lines, and promotional and album deals and most astonishing of all the ability to create quality recordings in one's home. The young people, more than I can, can innumerate the 'how' of this time period. I am interested in the depth of their craft and the development of person and craft. As an older and practiced musician I can submit into this generation some facts to consider if they want to be deep musicians well into their golden years. 

The 1960's and before required a level of impeccability today's youth think they can live without. The religion of their musical causes is a Muse, who erroneously thinks less, and acts more without the benefit of foresight. Insight always accompanies an educated mind, but the access to fleeting fame has re-focused many young people into a desire to merely be famous. Unable to connect the musical dots and trace influences into the past centuries and across continents and cultures leaves an anorexic spiritual base for creating music. Preparing for longevity is a distance from a relationship with ancestor's music, or the depth of knowledge a musician needs to digest to tell stories to the wide range of people who listen to music and need to connect with music makers. 

Music making is a spiritual art. It is a form of life from the creativity that formed the universe. Music, like stones, hold millions upon millions of stories ready to be told in a variety of ways and voices. Those voices are histories and American children disconnected from histories produce shallow sounds from the sands of stones, not the stones themselves. It is not completely their fault, and I am not taking this platform to bash them in the head. I am speaking into the solutions. 

There is a lot more to share, but the attention span of so many young people is considerably less than is required for the times, adulthood, or the depth of knowing required to be a master. The responsibilities of citizenship in a wealthy country like the U.S. for musicians are greater than an average soul just getting by in life. Because of the disconnect visited upon many of today's youth their vision is dimmed when it should be illuminated! - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 3.29.15



Anyway, I want to share the music of Meytal Cohen, a fantastic drummer I would love to play with one day!