Living in Munich

Mein Beitragsinhalt

It has been a long time since I have published my last blog entry. More than half a year actually. I sincerely do not want this website to become an "episode" of my life, but rather to follow me through my life and document all the things I have done and created. Which is why I will give you a small summary of what have happened in my life since I have published my last entry about the gig with EVIA.

Not a whole lot, frankly. At least on the creative side.

I have moved, after struggling with decisions for a long time, to the Bavarian capital, Munich. Mostly, because I intend to begin my masters in Physics there quite soon. The university had a very interesting research profile and I was intrigued by the sheer endless possibilities and insights I might get at this university.

And oh dear, did I get insights.

But my studies have not even started yet. I gained insights in other parts of life. Mostly, experience, personal development, frustration tolerance, and self-discovery. Munich as a city is way different to what I had expected it to be. And moving there after being there quite regularly for a couple of months, I thought I knew what I was getting myself into. But since, I have discovered lots about what really matters to me in my life.

Munich is clean, beautiful, almost always sunny, frosty in winter, and, frankly, quite ... calm. For a city with over a million inhabitants and many important political and cultural things going on every day. I was quite impressed by the city at first, its incredibly efficient infrastructure, how well everything seems to be planned ahead, how clean and beautiful everyone looks, how no place is really smelly or disgusting. But I have also been to Berlin since and seen the entire opposite of Munich: A big, smelly, but incredibly lively city with something happening at basically every corner you turn. And I knew I was missing something in the south.

Since, I have understood that Munich is and will be the center of my life for the next one to two years. And I have become active in several smaller music gatherings, started a small jazz project, met some (very few) artists, and saw some incredible concerts (Max Cooper, Dirty Sound Magnet, Animals As Leaders). I read a lot and discover interests I never knew I had. But I also discovered my biggest dependency: A good music scene. A local music scene. A startup scene with independent artists showcasing their creative take on what modern musical culture could look like.

This is where I'm at. There won't be too much new content for a while, while I am trying to find my way around this new place, somehow setting up my studio in this hellscape of a housing situation, and laying out my priorities. I will be back, and Polylight, my website and the content that is shown on it, will mirror my experiences again. But that is all something for the future. For now, I am happy things are slowly starting to roll on again.

Thank you for reading and see you soon,
Phil