#103 Dylan Hughes, BassFienD - a podcast by Planetary Gigs Society

Great conversation with Dylan Hughes at Victor Wooten’s Spirit of Music Camp!

Dylan’s parents were theater actors and his father really loved music; even named him after Bob Dylan! Dylan knew he wanted to play music very early; at first it was the flute in 4th grade, which he played until 8th grade. But in 7th grade, Dylan got a bass, and that was it. “I just wanted to play … I just wanted to make music. … Music is always tapping me on the shoulder.”

He played in a band in high school named the Missing Link; he had some great music teachers, including his friend Tyler Hamilton. Dylan got away from music for a while recently, but deciding to go to Spirit camp made a big difference this year, and he is back! Dylan currently plays a lot around Seattle, and his brother is a great guitar player, too. Dylan recently did a big show featuring John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme. We agreed that trying to learn a song or put on a show can give one’s life meaning.

He was particularly taken by what Michael said in the Planetary Gig Talk interview about having the intention of bringing healing vibrations when playing. You can say or think before playing, “I offer you this healing vibration.” He told this to the audience prior to the Love Supreme show.

“If you can do basically whatever you’re doing with the intention of healing, offering the vibration in a healing manner, I just believe that can make the world a better place, maybe that the ultimate intention,” Dylan says. He encourages other musicians to try that, offering healing vibrations when they play. He also thinks that one of the best things people can do is to find their passion and purpose, and to follow it; that would lead to a better world too, he says.

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