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The Obelisk Questionnaire: Ben Carr of INTRCPTR, Ancient Lights and 5ive

5ive (photo by Jason Hellmann)

The Obelisk Questionnaire is a series of open questions intended to give the answerer an opportunity to explore these ideas and stories from their life as deeply as they choose. Answers can be short or long, and that reveals something in itself, but the most important factor is honesty.

Based on the Proust Questionnaire, the goal over time is to show a diverse range of perspectives as those who take part bring their own points of view to answering the same questions. To see all The Obelisk Questionnaire posts, click here.

Thank you for reading and thanks to all who participate.

The Obelisk Questionnaire: Ben Carr of INTRCPTR, Ancient Lights and 5ive

How do you define what you do and how did you come to do it?

Continually trying to find a life balance between the things I love to do and things I need to do to get by in the world. At times they can converge.

Describe your first musical memory.

Discovering a record collection and playing all the different records, some of them moved me in different ways. The ones I liked most would take me outside of myself for a bit.

Describe your best musical memory to date.

Only happened a handful of times. A few times when playing live (usually at a rehearsal where there are no outside pressures), I would find myself completely in the moment in the middle of a song. While you are truly in the moment time slows down to a crawl, and as soon you realize it, it’s gone.

Maybe a total of 5 seconds?

It’s the strangest thing, and I can only describe it as something close to when a person has “Deja vu”.

When was a time when a firmly held belief was tested?

Not sure.

This happens more when you are younger and experimenting more with people, and less as you get older.

Where do you feel artistic progression leads?

Hopefully to creativity in other parts of your life.

How do you define success?

Being able to do whatever it is that makes you feel reasonably fulfilled every day.

What is something you have seen that you wish you hadn’t?

How the business of music really works.

Describe something you haven’t created yet that you’d like to create.

An algorithmic program but I’m not sure I have the patience to learn.

What do you believe is the most essential function of art?

Self-expression and communication

Something non-musical that you’re looking forward to?

The stock markets.

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INTRCPTR, II (2018)

Ancient Lights, Ancient Lights (2018)

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