Tom Libertiny is an award-winning composer, author, photographer, and director. He creates stories with intention across words, visuals, and music.
2017 February 7 Work on writing my movie Steel (working title) is continuing. It’s a movie set in the early 1900’s during the technology revolution that lead to affordable automobiles and all of the changes and upheavals to society that ensued. It’s similar to what will likely happen during the next 20…
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2017 February 4 The Heartbeat of Plymouth Festival is held annually in Plymouth, Michigan. Organized and sponsored by 5 community churches its intent is to create a bridge between different faiths by focusing on the core beliefs of each faith. The festival features Christian music, inspirational speakers, community service projects, as well…
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2017 January 2 I’ve been a fan of Derek Sivers since he founded CDBaby.com, one of the world’s largest retailers of music. He’s adamant that change is a necessary part of life, with his litmus test being: when he feels too comfortable in any aspect of his life, he changes.…
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2016 December 23 I just finished reading the book The Autistic Mind: Thinking Across the Spectrum by Dr. Temple Grandin. She’s a scientist who happens to be autistic. What drew me to her book is my research into what motivates the character of Gertrude in my Null Paradox series of books: Gertrude & Grace…
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2016 December 7 We’ve finished recording the new Null Paradox music album at Dark Horse Recording Studios just south of Nashville in Franklin, Tennessee. Our music will be headed to California for mixing soon. One of the important lessons I learned while recording with John “JR” Robinson (Co-Producer) and Dave…
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2016 November 12 A great team and six weeks of planning lead to success for the Cool Religious Jewelry Fall/Winter jewelry line. Here’s the Behind-The-Scenes (BTS) video. Photography & video | Tom Libertiny Jewelry | Cool Religious Jewelry Model | Shelbie Kramer Hair and MUA | Brandie Brancheau Wardrobe | Andrew Martina Music |…
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2016 October 12 I’m not a natural-born planner. Planning seems very restrictive; another rule to follow. My idea of vacation, regardless of the country I happen to be in, is pointing the car in a random direction and seeing where we end up. There are benefits to not planning: meeting people and…
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2016 September 25 I’ve been movie location scouting for Steel. It’s a movie set in the early 1900’s during the technology revolution that lead to affordable automobiles. Much more to come as the script continues to evolve. Here are some of the inspiration photos for the movie as well as a time-lapse video…
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2016 September 18 The purpose of writing a spec script (movies, plays, musicals, etc.) is spending the time to flesh-out an idea that an artist believes in and then finding a team of people and production company to make it all happen. It’s risky, because nobody has asked you to…
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2016 August 19 Soundgarden | Superunknown. Herbie Hancock | Future Shock. Red Hot Chili Peppers | Mother’s Milk. These are just a few of the albums that Michael Beinhorn has produced. His book Unlocking Creativity: A Producer’s Guide to Making Music and Art is not another book about the correct…
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