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Making a Scene Presents an Interview with SPLASH!

With heartfelt, literary lyrics, and captivating melodies delivered in a soaring tenor range, *Splash!* brings you musical reflections inspired by philosophy, mysticism, and spiritual practice. His unique warmth provides a balm for your weary soul.

People often ask me why the rose? It’s in my logo, it’s in the title of the first single I released, and it’s prominently featured in the album artwork for my upcoming album “Breaking the Dam.” Well, like the name *Splash!* and many other aspects of this project, it sort of found me. It has been a motif in some of my favorite novels (Stephen King’s Dark Tower series and Philip Pullman official’s Book of Dust series, to name a few). It’s also an important symbol in @carolynlovewell_ and @lailalula’s #sleepovermysteryschool, which was another important catalyst for this whole endeavor (and also where I got the name Splash. I think the best way to sum it up is with this image of the 3 of swords from The Alchemical Tarot by @robertmplace. There are many, many things in life that wound our hearts, and often our response is to build strong walls around ourselves in hopes of avoiding the same hurt in the future.

The downside of this is that the walls we build to keep out the bad often end up keeping out the good too. Breaking the Dam is about learning to tear down these walls, and letting those trapped emotions flow; to rise up and be known by us. The rose represents the beauty that we can make of our lives, in even our most difficult moments, when we engage with them in a good way. Come celebrate the release of “Breaking the Dam” on Oct. 11th at @thehookmpls with me, @knotheyself and @paperchainmusic, and let the music help you move some of your own stuck energy (and keep an eye out for a post about the aforementioned podcast as well!).

Until then, enjoy Stephen King’s description of the singing of the rose from Wolves of the Calla: “Here is yes. Here is you may. Here is the good turn, the fortunate meeting, the fever that broke just before dawn and left your blood calm. Here is the wish that came true and the understanding eye. Here is the kindness you were given and thus learned to pass on. Here is the sanity and clarity you thought were lost. Here, everything is all right.”

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