0:27 Introductions

3:10 Rob creates a tune out of thin air based on three random words from the Random Word Generator.

6:25 Rob talks about what happens in his head when generating the awesomeness that just happened.

12:10 Rob talks about the years of work that has gone into his ability to create spontaneous music like this.

13:43 Rob shows us a game you can play to practice your free-style rapping.

16:10 Rob talks about his beginnings in music.

22:27 Rob discusses his chess background and how it plays into his music.

31:50 Rob tells us how his college experience led to his career now.

37:50 Rob reflects on how classical training has influenced and overlapped with the non-classical stuff.

47:39 Rob talks about what has inspired him over the course of the pandemic quarantine months.

54:08 Rob talks about COGIAD - Continuous Outward Growth In All Directions

56:13 Rob talks about the myth of talent, and how myelination works.

1:03:35 Rob's advice to aspiring creatives.

1:05:27 Some final thoughts from Rob.

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