Dan Zweben Podcast: 1st EP

https://soundcloud.com/danzweben/episode-1-an-epiphany

Dan Zweben Podcast

Episode 1 - An Epiphany

On the first episode of this new podcast, Dan has an epiphany while walking through Brooklyn Heights that makes him decide to put out a casting call for a scientist. Listen & find out why Dan wants to speak with a scientist.

Dan Zweben is a singer & songwriter whose songs have been featured all over television including the shows: Smallville, October Road, Men In Trees, Ghost Whisperer and The Real World. Barack Obama's campaign used the song "Oregon" in an ad that ran through the primary and the election and The Super Bowl. Dan lives in Brooklyn with his wife & 2 daughters Dylan & Harper.

Music by Dan Zweben
Recorded on an iPhoneX

I Used To Live In "Minnesota" At Soundcloud......

When I moved to Wisconsin in 7th grade I remember getting a tape cassette of The Replacements "Please To Meet Me".....& I met the Johns who already knew how to rock and knew about The Pixies and R.E.M. & U2 but The Replacements....Like us....We were from the Midwest....And we wore it with a badge of honor....Hey...Look where we came from....And then I ended up in Minneapolis at the U of M....I didn't get into Madison.....That was never meant to be....I was never meant to be like the rest of them......Here's my new song "Minnesota" from my new album "Minimalist" coming 2019......Have a great December & remember to live in the moment....

DZ

https://soundcloud.com/user-670928343/minnesota

Minnesota

I used to live in Minnesota
When I was young
Everyday was getting colder
I had no one to call
I made it through
I made it through

I used to live in an apartment
Near Loring Park
I used to put things in compartments
When things got dark you'd call
I made it through
I made it through
I made it through

I used to live near the college
When I was in school
I used to think I had such knowledge
I thought it was cool to fall
I made it through
I made it through
I made it through

Check Out Z's New Single "Running" At Soundcloud!

https://soundcloud.com/user-670928343/running

Running

Now that I see it
Can I beat this?

I started running 2 the stage
I thought we turned another page
But it wasn't that
It was just another day

When will I feel it?
Will my mind admit it?

I started running 2 the stage
I thought we turned another page
But it wasn't that
It was just another day

Now that I'm kneeling
I've got a feeling

I started running 2 the stage
I thought we turned another page
But it wasn't that it was just another day

By Dan Zweben
Shorewood Songs (BMI)

lofi

Z's "Empathize" At Soundcloud!

https://soundcloud.com/user-670928343/empathize

Empathize

I had a dream you had long hair
I had a morning I'd rather forget
I cannot take you with that long glare
But the day was better than you expect

I empathize
You hypnotize
I had your back
You ain't got that

But the day is better than you'd expect

I empathize
You hypnotize
I had your back
You ain't got that

Whatever happens

I empathize
You hypnotize
I had your back
You ain't got that

"I'm Going For A Run" At Soundcloud & #picsfromtheprocess

https://soundcloud.com/user-670928343/going-for-a-run

Z's new single "Chill" At Soundcloud!

https://soundcloud.com/user-670928343/chill

Chill

On a path that so few take
Pay no mind to what is fake
Trying to chill and not miss a beat
Put that song on on on repeat

I want 2 know
I want 2 go there with u
I want 2 show u what's true

On a run under endless sky
Humans weren't meant to stay inside
Feel the sand beneath your feet
Put that on on on repeat

I want 2 go there with u
I want 2 show u what's true

I want 2 show u what's true

I want 2 go there with u
I want 2 show u what's true
Go there with u
Go there with u

By Dan Zweben
Shorewood Songs (BMI)

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What You’re Missing When You Walk With Your Phone

I’ve been meaning to blog about this for awhile. When you walk and text or read an article on FB or look at at cat video on YT..you’re missing life. Because life is what is happening in front of you and I can’t tell you how many great experiences I’ve had through random occurrences that wouldn’t have happened had I been glued to my screen.  Like in the 90’s when I ran into Adam Yauch, MCA! from Beastie Boys on his skateboard going into the music store on my block to check out pedals...I met him bc I wasn’t glued to a phone....bc we didn’t have phones...And this post isn’t about name dropping it’s about what is lost when our whole world is obsessed with a thing that distracts us from those around us...the stars, the nature...the animals...the universe...we need physical contact to relate to each other better...So after this post...I will take a walk...In a beautiful cold thanksgiving day...I listen to the birds who have not fled south.  And listen to the sound of the boats and quiet conversations...And I will look at the sun. And will be grateful.

Z

Energy & I'm A Minimalist

I like to run.  I like to record and write music and play at the park with my daughters and play music for people and friends and relax and be with the people I love.  I also like to write and share music and words and ideas and those expressions come out at night.  Because artists are dreamers and we dream when we sleep.  But we wait till it's late and everyone is asleep then our minds wander and search and ponder and read and write and create something new for no other reason but to do it....Because it feels right.  It feels good.  It feels like we are connecting to something big.  Because we are looking for more than a news feed to connect us.  We want real communication.  Without distraction.  True contentment is never reached when your checking your phone.  But I see more folks ditching the screens and diving into books of literature.  Anything to change our current mood.  

(I'm a minimalist but I do use a Macbook to produce my lo fi records which I don't use a mic for, I record directly into the computer....But I don't take up any extra parking spaces and I have no budget so I don't spend money on my recordings anymore....It's like when you hear about those films that gross a million dollars but we're made for next to nothing....My records are made for nothing.....For reals.....

Here's a song I wrote not really related to all that but who cares:

Energy

You have the power
To try to change
Turn your energy
A new way
Cause every hour
Your thoughts consume
Remove negativity
From the room
Your feelings are bringing you down
Are you really in control
Feels like something went wrong
Turn your energy into a song
Turn that energy into a song

https://soundcloud.com/user-670928343/energy

Z's "Friend" at Soundcloud!

(Art by Harper Zweben, 6)

This song came to me after I had to clear out my friend's list and take stock in who remained on it.  And I'm not talking about social media.  I'm talking about real friends.  Because sometimes, you have to look around and see how the people around you are and how they treat you and if they treat you as an equal and if they appreciate you....Well, sometimes, you got to clean slate.  Because life is too short...To not be surrounded by people who want to spend time with you regardless of what your going through or what you need.  That is a true friend.  And here's my new song....Friend:

https://soundcloud.com/user-670928343/friend

Friend

Friends will come and friends will go
No one cares if you make it home
Don't get too attached to a crew
They'll end up talking smack about you
They're saying, he's dark, he's vain
He's on a different plane
He's sad he's deep
He must be incomplete

I've been looking for some people
With a different view
Maybe it will happen tonight
Maybe it is you

Words and music by Dan Zweben
Shorewood Songs (BMI)

Art by Harper Zweben

An Open Letter

The money has gone to his head
It’s made him forget about what he said
About who we are and what this means
But the money doesn’t make him free..

But I am free........


To be who I am and to be a man
But in this day and age of plans
There’s no room for mistakes
Where are the places to escape to?
Where are the hills where one can be?
Without another hidden fee?
Where is the truth that we seek?
Is it on this mountain peak?
It’s a relief to let go
Of someone you used to know