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The Vigilante Dillah Tanty

Hello! I'm JMA and this is my blog page

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Dilettante:

Noun: a person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge.

ARCHAIC

a person with an amateur interest in the arts.

This blog is about the many aspects of my life which I don't always talk about as an artist but which are vitally important to me as a person (and therefore as an artist). Subjects might include:

Being ADHD

trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle;

being Vegan;

living in Bristol, UK;

places I go, things I see;

films, tv and books I like (Die Hard);

how I am turning a former hobby (music making) into a full time job.

I also like trains.

If that sounds good then stick around or follow me on insta!

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When Feedback hurts...

This post was supposed to be a simple reflection on feedback- that was the theme this week over at The AMP Club and The ADHD Music Coach. I even made an interestingly edited video (I worked out what the 1.5…

It's never a slow news day

Where have I BEEN?!

Christ on a bike it's been a while! Yes I guess was distracted with the Neurodivergent Creatives Network and The ADHD Music Producer projects… which has now become The ADHD Music Coach (find out more at…

Production Music Camp

Last week I attended a 3-day workshop in London, jointly organised by Media Tracks and Tileyard X which was all about production music.

What is production music?

It can be albums of music in the style of (whatever is required)…

Mastering a Masters?

Hardly. I have technically just finished a Master’s in Electronic Music Production in Bristol but let me caveat this by adding I still have a trailing module (a retake which will be capped at the pass mark) due in November…

Panorama programme about ADHD...

I’m not sure what to say exactly but I do know I’m pissed off by the irresponsible Panorama documentary that aired earlier this week. Not because there may well be clinics who are acting irresponsibly but because most people who…

International Women’s Day 2023 Wednesday 8th March

Oh hello, it's been a while huh? Never fear! I'm back!

I’ve put together a little list of some music/technology/production events around International Women’s Day 2023 (IWD23) which are mostly online but sometimes in person. Hope you can make some…

ADHD Medication update- my personal experience of Methylphenidate

Ello, I have written this blog several times and then had to rewrite it and then not published it, then rewritten it...etc. This is all partly because being on medication is new for me and it took a while to…

new track out today!

Today I have a new single out which is not being released in the traditional way. It was a song commissioned by the organisation POWA- which stands for Protection of Women in the Arts- a musical collective run by some…

Where are all the good people? Not in Westminster...

Oh gosh brace yourselves, this is a very political rant but I had to get it out of my brain, ignore if you have no interest in politics (although imo you should):

There is a contest going on in the…

What happens when you lose 2 stone (28lbs/ 12.7kgs)

TRIGGER WARNING: This post contains discussion of weight loss and I want to be clear that I am not saying “your life will be amazing when you’ve lost 2 stone- trust me I’m living the dream!” That’s bullshit. We take…