Musician and Magic Player - Kupla

Humans of Magic

Kupla is a musician, producer and Magic player from Finland. 0:01:20 who is Kupla? 0:05:52 how Kupla started playing piano 0:09:57 90's musical nostalgia 0:13:05 teenage musical style and influences 0:15:51 experiencing Magic The Gathering in Finland 0:21:04 James and Kupla grew up on 90's Magic (and InQuest Magazine) 0:25:22 the appeal of older Magic formats 0:31:59 making the transition to full-time musician 0:43:16 how to improve at making music? (the creative spark) 0:51:30 maintaining motivation // flow state 0:57:11 "growing and learning is quite painful" 1:02:46 Kuala's songwriting process 1:12:35 music as time machine // Smashing Pumpkins love 1:17:10 on balancing nostalgia and the future 1:19:42 on fatherhood 1:25:35 a musician's perspective on Spotify 1:29:58 the effect of technology and AI on creativity --- Show notes: humansofmagic.com/ Patreon: patreon.com/humansofmagic