Meet Bryce Muse | Artistic, Sociable Scientist

We had the good fortune of connecting with Bryce Muse and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Bryce, what do you want people to remember about you?
I’d hope that by the end of my life, I made people feel something. Perhaps I made them laugh with a joke I said, maybe I made them inspired to explore when I talked about Astronomy, or maybe I simply made them feel present in the moment. I used to think that legacy was about explicitly being in a person’s thoughts, but that’s not quite the kind of legacy I strive for now. It is no longer important to me to have my identity lodged into a person’s thoughts, but rather, that I leave a general feeling distilled in them to carry with them for the rest of their own days. Memories and thoughts are forgotten all the time, but feelings stick with us till the very end. Muscle Memory, or perhaps Emotion Memory, has a much harder time leaving us. If people remember me, that would be just extra credit. I now enjoy the thought of people going about their days, feeling inspired and/or happy, but not quite knowing why. I think, the best moments of bliss are the ones that seem to come out of nowhere.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
The easiest way to describe it is: variety. I started off with Music in the 6th grade and have since added on Medicine, Astronomy, Cooking, and even started to reach into the realms of Writing and Photography. Now based on that list it’s easy to say that I am not purely an artist; that is true. I often use the description Artistic, Sociable Scientist because it best narrows down how I think and feel. Getting a Degree in both Physiology and Astronomy helped to ensure I look at our world with keen eyes, and an always thinking head. Add onto that a splash of Art and dashes of Social-ness, and you pretty much have all things me. You’ll have to throw on some long hair too, but you get the idea. “To work where my Love for Art and Affinity for Science are appreciated and enjoyed” are words I use time and time again when reaching out for employment. All in all, my brand is small, and essentially unknown, but that doesn’t mean it is lacking in value. Every great plant starts off as a seed, and I hope to grow and nurture my “Fruit Salad Tree” so I may see it bear it’s variety of fruit.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
Although I have only lived in Denver for about two months, I have still found some wonderful places. Let’s say a man named John drives in on a Monday. We’ll have dinner at my place made from food I bought at the latest farmer’s market, and walk off his sedentary bones at the nearby Babi Yar Park. The next day, we can pack up some snacks and head over to Rocky Mountain National park. Whether we make it in before it reaches capacity or not, we’ll hike around until we are good and hungry for some BBQ at Smokin’ Dave’s BBQ (love them after a hike). Wednesday will be more relaxed as we explore the Denver Nature and Science Museum. We’ll likely catch a couple planetarium shows and I’ll explain any of the space stuff that he didn’t quite catch. Thursday would be a good day to show off my girlfriend’s place of work: The Gaylord Rockies. We’ll have some food and pretend we’re having a convention for two. We’ll likely be a little tired of driving around for Friday, but we’ll walk on over to Sam’s No. 3 Diner for some tasty lunch fare. On Saturday, him and I can hit a couple of the campuses that we like, including UC Boulder and CSU, and simply walk around to take it all in. Maybe a random frisbee game will be going we can join. Sunday is a great day to catch a show at the Denver Center for the Performing arts, and Monday makes for John’s trip back home. That should hit some of the more well known spots in town, but also give us some downtime to catch up as good pals do.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
One moment with one person stands out as what may have been a pivotal moment for all things me. I would be about twelve years old at the time, and I was learning to play the Trumpet and French Horn. At the end of that school year, all us Band students are asked if we wish to add on/learn another instrument. Normally, that would mean a student like myself would pickup another Brass instrument like Tuba, or Trombone, but it was one conversation with my Grandpa that sold me on nothing other than the Sax. It was simple too. All he said that I cared about was, “I always liked the sax.” That’s it. So, I picked up an old, beat-up Tenor Sax from the local Music store, set up “shop” in my parent’s garage, and squawked away as I tried to learn. My band teacher showed me the basics on setting up a sax, but it was up to me to learn it. I spent hours making all kinds of awful noises. As I got better, I added it to my main arsenal of instruments. I eventually got to where I could join the Middle School jazz band. In there, I learned about improvisation and became comfortable and happy to do it. I took that skill with me to High School where I helped take our Jazz Band to State Competitions and would earn what our Band called the “Louis Armstrong Award;” a vote-based award given to the player who “most imbodied jazz.” The confidence to do improvisation is no joke, and I wouldn’t have that if I was still on French Horn. Even today, much of my songs include me soloing in some way. It’s hard to say where I’d be without him, but I know I am thankful for him now. Thank you Grandpa for setting me on the track I am on now; even if you don’t even know you did it.

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Image Credits
All images provided are taken owned owned by Bryce Muse.