We were lucky to catch up with Monika Dr Demmler recently and have shared our conversation below.
Monika, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. We’d love to hear about a project that you’ve worked on that’s meant a lot to you.
My next album Love Bomb is based on Einstein’s letter to his daughter about the universal force of love as an antidote to war:
“There is an extremely powerful force that, so far, science has not found a formal explanation to. It is a force that includes and governs all others, and is even behind any phenomenon operating in the universe and has not yet been identified by us.
The universal force is love.
Love is light, that enlightens those who give and receive it.
Love is gravity, because it makes some people feel attracted to others.
Love is power, because it multiplies the best we have, and allows humanity not to be extinguished in their blind selfishness. Love unfolds and reveals.
For love we live and die.”
This force explains everything and gives meaning to life. This is the variable that we have ignored for too long, maybe because we are afraid of love because it is the only energy in the universe that man has not learned to drive at will.
If instead of E = mc2, we accept that the energy to heal the world can be obtained through love multiplied by the speed of light squared, we arrive at the conclusion that love is the most powerful force there is, because it has no limits.
After the failure of humanity in the use and control of the other forces of the universe that have turned against us, it is urgent that we nourish ourselves with another kind of energy…
If we want our species to survive, if we are to find meaning in life, if we want to save the world and every sentient being that inhabits it, love is the answer.
In the creation of my new album Love Bomb I’m focusing therefore on the Solfeggio frequency of universal love, which I create with certain guitar sounds, effect pedals. You’re welcome to follow and become part of this process on my Patreon page. Your support is greatly appreciated!
https://www.patreon.com/drmonikademmler
Monika, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?
My story begins with a car accident on the German autobahn. I was in a carshare on the way to my doctoral defense from Berlin to Munich. The car got hit by a truck high-speed while I was in the right front seat. Being not able to do anything for 6-12 months, I’ve realized life is too short and I like to do what I love in my life, which is my passion for music. After recovering, I went on a trip to the South of the USA, visiting music places such as New Orleans. On this trip, I met musicians from Los Angeles, and it was the first time I stepped in a car again – a road trip from Austin (where I bought my first vintage Silvertone guitar) to Los Angeles where I ended up in many jam sessions and I guess learnt how to play by ear as well as songwriting. I’ve been playing instruments since my childhood, but was trained more classically reading notes – so being able to just play without “helpers” was something I was very eager to learn.
Right now I’m based in Los Angeles – I’m a composer, multi-instrumentalist, djane, artist and speaker, channeling my research in Solfeggio frequencies into my artworks by blending genres in a new and captivating way: My latest releases (2022) are Zucker (avant-garde techno-deep house) with Holzkopfkinder and Princess – a feline mix of krautrock, shoegaze, punk.
What do you think is the goal or mission that drives your creative journey?
Overall, I’d like to contribute to make this planet a better place for future generations and society appreciate real values again. For me, music is the high art form by which this can be achieved. My next plan is to combine various art forms to get an even greater impact. We all know that our old structures of “capitalism” where riches get richer are ending right now as this does not serve humanity at all and even does not have an advantage for those who are privileged. In order to have a productive society, each member must be taken care of as we are all inter-connected. To change this, in my view, talents of individuals should be fostered so it serves society. There are indeed enough resources on this planet for our future survival, and an end goal is to achieve a meaningful balance between what I call “a return to nature” and technological advances.
Are there any resources you wish you knew about earlier in your creative journey?
Keep doing what you love from your heart, believe in yourself and take one step at a time.
I think one big mistake is wanting everything at once. I feel like both my music and myself are growing step by step. I’m enjoying learning day by day in various areas – songwriting, and performing. Being a musician is so varied and very individual. I think everyone needs to find out what works for him/her best and what you like to do, and maybe even learn who you are. Every journey is different.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.drmonikademmler.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monika.demmler/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/monikadrdemmler
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmonikademmler/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drmonikademmler
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YJQOZdspw3bUAEkMxudXQ
Image Credits
Martyn Goodacre