Tapasya Loading Podcast
1) Sincerity vs Perfectionism
In a world that often equates perfect with excellence, it's easy to overlook how such mindsets can obscure the true essence of creativity: sincerity. This episode delves into the emotional complexity...Show More
2) Buying New Gear for Your Studio (and Why It Won’t Help)
In the whirlwind of year-end sales and irresistible deals, many artists find themselves caught in a familiar cycle of seeking external fixes for deeper creative uncertainties, often without realizing ...Show More
3) From Busyness to Sustainability w/ Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir
Sæunn happens to be one of the most respected cellists in the world, performing with orchestras like the Los Angeles Philharmonic, BBC Symphony, and Iceland Symphony, and in venues like Carnegie Hall,...Show More
4) Signal vs Noise: Music Production Turned Psychological Literacy
In a world overwhelmed by information, the concept of "signal-to-noise ratio" as used in music production can be a powerful life philosophy in our everyday lives. Clarifying what truly matters amidst ...Show More
5) Why Seeking Help Can Feel Wrong
Seeking help can feel like a luxury or something that qualifies us as 'weak' by default. By the time we finally are ready to reach out, we've experienced what I refer to as one of the Five D's—Death, ...Show More
6) Creative Agency vs AI and the Problem with Problem-solving w/ Miles Miniaci
Professor Miles Miniaci returns to the podcast, with another exchange filled with effortless resonance and curiousity. A mentor writing instructor, we crossed paths serendipitously at the Tate M...Show More
Creative Agency vs AI and the Problem with Problem-solving w/ Miles Miniaci
48:25 | Nov 27th, 2025
7) Where the Music Lives: Bandmates, Cities and the home within w/Corey Congilio
In this episode, I reconnect with guitarist, educator, and fellow Effortless Mastery retreat graduate Corey Congilio—a musician whose presence in the Nashville scene is more than skill; it’s a standar...Show More
Where the Music Lives: Bandmates, Cities and the home within w/Corey Congilio
38:40 | Nov 19th, 2025
8) On the Mat Forever w/ Ryan Hurst
Ryan Hurst returns to Tapasya Loading on the launch of his much-awaited book On The Mat Forever (OTMF), with a conversation that leaves as powerful and deep an imprint as our first 3 years ago. Ryan ...Show More
9) Surrender, Mortality and why Sound Remains w/ Rez Abbasi
Guitarist, composer and educator Rez Abbasi joins T L Mazumdar for a conversation that begins with music but doesn’t end there. Born in Karachi and raised in California, NYC-based guitarist Rez Abbasi...Show More
10) Why Artists Stay in Unstable Systems (Even When It Hurts)
You play the gig. You get the praise. Then silence. You send the pitch. No reply. Then—out of nowhere—a playlist bite. Enough to keep you hooked. Not enough to feel whole. This episode is about a s...Show More