In Episode 37 of Flow State Podcast, Harry reflects on his recent appearance on Playing Along With Norah Jones and the musical insights he gained from the experience. He explores the role of repetition and motif in music, and how familiar patterns can create powerful moments of connection and expression. In this episode’s Meet The Team segment, DJ Sur Jazz asks about the business side of Harry Mack, leading to a conversation about balancing creativity with entrepreneurship. Harry also shares his thoughts on control versus surrender in freestyle rap, reacts to a fan-submitted freestyle, and closes the episode with a recap freestyle in classic Flow State fashion.

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Show Notes:

Norah Jones Is Playing Along with Harry Mack (Podcast Season 2 Episode 27)

https://youtu.be/F4gGroSuYWk?si=zBgFOkqGEbjgukyN

Brian Blade

https://www.brianblade.com/

Logic

www.youtube.com/@logic

Questlove

https://questlove.com/

Christian McBride

https://www.christianmcbride.com/

Harry Mack Drum Solo Live In Tilburg

https://youtu.be/7NX2StRvdoI

Harry Mack - "Bounce House" Car Freestyle - Jacob Mann

https://youtu.be/gqGThHzAilw?si=kcpuk6uf5HwZeIi6

Euro Tour — All Headlining Shows SOLD OUT

https://www.harrymackofficial.com/shows

Keith Haring

https://www.haring.com/

Michael Small’s I Couldn’t Throw It Out - How Keith Haring Changed Art: Hear Him in '83

https://www.throwitoutpodcast.com/how-keith-haring-changed-art-hear-him-in-83/

Wild Style

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Style

Harry Mack Freestyles from Randomlists.com

https://youtu.be/fYFiBJVbdf8?si=pnFOG61uui--KLTI

Harry Mack Portland Freestyle

https://youtu.be/EJp8pHc2MQQ?si=Cix_wpA_7ueXE32F

Scratch

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scratch_(2001_film))

Sur Jazz

https://www.youtube.com/@surjazz_

https://www.instagram.com/surjazz/

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Intro

00:01:01 Norah Jones Podcast

00:29:37 Moments of Flow - Keith Haring

00:47:33 Meet the Team - Sur Jazz Asks About the Business Side of H Mack

01:09:28 Do Your Best Lines Come From Control or Surrender?

01:18:13 When Did You Know It Wasn’t Time To Quit?

01:26:42 Freestyle Submission - Mark R

01:32:23 Closing Freestyle