Beth Schafer

I've been doing a lot of writing lately (not music). The advantage to writing things other than music is that you can have music on!
I thought I'd try creating some mixes using itunes Genius feature. If you are…Read more

Last year I read Malcom Gladwell's book Outliers. It's an easy and quick read about successful people and the conditions and circumstances that made them successful. One of the things he documents is that people like Bill Gates, Yitchak…Read more

Last week I attended a terrific conference put on by emPower Music and Arts. The mission of this organization is to promote positive music. (They even award annual Posi Awards in categories like, best healing song, best personal transformation song…Read more

So in my quest for finding the best way to get new listeners of my music, I revisited a much looked-over internet music service, last.fm. Last.fm is basically internet radio. However, it has a wonderful feature if you download…Read more

This week I read two interesting posts from bloggers that I admire in the Jewish cyberworld. My favorite yenta, YoYenta, wrote the following (secular) New Year's resolution: "I will no longer participate in Judaism out of obligation....It’s not so…Read more

One year ago today, I wrote the song, Raise It Up. I was sitting at my freshly cleaned desk (can't start the new year with a messy desk), and thinking what I wanted to improve on in the coming…Read more

It has been 3 weeks that Raise It Up Bring It Down has been out and the reactions have been really terrific. I am grateful for the friends and fans who have embraced the new stuff. The band is busy…Read more

This Biennial was special to me for many reasons. First and foremost, it marked the 10th year since my national debut in Jewish music (the 1999 URJ Biennial held in Orlando, FL). I also got to play opening night with…Read more

Well, today we finished mixing Raise It Up Bring It Down. We have been working steadily on this project since January. This is the longest we have ever taken to track or mix. This is also the most involved I've…Read more

The best being about being in the middle of your career is that a lot of the frantic networking you do at the beginning of your career is done. Certainly I am still meeting new people all the time, but…Read more