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Luigui Bleand Diary & News

More than music news. This is where I write: what I live, what I learn, and the music it becomes.

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· Rome, Italy · Diary

Luigui Bleand: The Rope

Luigui Bleand writes in his diary about a cut rope, the footprints that keep going and a calm sentence: “I don’t owe you the story of how I survived.”

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· Rome, Italy · Editorial

Luigui Bleand: When the Food Runs Out, How Far Will Humans Go?

The science of starvation, the psychology of fear and envy, and the extreme decisions that challenge our idea of civilisation.

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· Rome, Italy · Diary

Luigui Bleand: And Jesus Said: Father, Forgive Them, for They Do Not Know What They Are Doing

Luigui Bleand writes in his diary about the forgiveness Jesus asked for from the cross, what it truly costs, and why it is not weakness but freedom.

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· Rome, Italy · Diary

Luigui Bleand: The Wisdom of Not Attacking Your Future Self

Luigui Bleand writes in his diary about looking wisely at the decisions ahead, not attacking your future self, and an industry that is changing.

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· Rome, Italy · Diary

Luigui Bleand: You Left, but You Don’t Want Me to Move On

Luigui Bleand writes in his diary about the one who leaves and then cannot bear to see the other move on, and about the freedom of not waiting for anyone.

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· Rome, Italy · Diary

Luigui Bleand: Time Never Comes Back, and Wasting It Means Losing Dreams

Luigui Bleand writes in his diary about time: what his visit to the Patek Philippe Museum left him with, why every watch shows the same hour even though they do not all mean the same thing, how we measure and perceive time, what the research says about time and money, and why wasting it means losing dreams.

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Colour photograph of a recording session in a studio in Medellín: Luigui Bleand sits with headphones on, looking at his phone, while Marilyn Oquendo records the song “La Movie” at a microphone, her face hidden by the pop filter

· Rome, Italy · Diary

Luigui Bleand: Society Measures You by Where You Stand

Luigui Bleand writes in his diary about how society and the community see you – and the yardstick they measure you by – depending on whether you are in a position to help, need help or are helping; about how you see yourself, what the research says about those different views, and what happens when your place changes and you can no longer help.

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Colour photograph of Luigui Bleand sitting among tall sugarcane, facing Allyson, a young girl in a straw hat and a floral dress, under a cloudy sky

· Milan, Italy · Diary

Luigui Bleand: What You Thought Was Missing

Luigui Bleand writes in his diary about what we think we are missing – through a first-person story that could happen to anyone – about what the research says on commitment, distance and love that lasts, and about truly wishing someone luck, and letting go.

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Black-and-white photograph of Luigui Bleand standing on a platform of the Duomo metro station in Milan, a train showing the destination San Donato behind him

· Milan, Italy · Diary

Luigui Bleand: You Did Your Best, and It Still Got Complicated

Luigui Bleand writes in his diary about the problems nobody goes looking for – when you do the best you can and everything gets complicated anyway – about what the research says on how things look once you know the ending, and about separating what you did from what happened.

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Colour photograph of Luigui Bleand walking toward the camera through an underground corridor, in a dark patterned jacket and necklaces, the corridor behind him out of focus

· Milan, Italy · Diary

Luigui Bleand: More People Around, Fewer Close By

Luigui Bleand writes in his diary about the loneliness that can come with success – when the phone rings more and fewer people ask how you are – about what the research really says, and about looking after the people who were there before.

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Black-and-white photograph of Luigui Bleand walking alone toward the camera through an underground passage in Milan while other people pass behind him

· Milan, Italy · Diary

Luigui Bleand: Not Even a Fly

Luigui Bleand writes in his diary about the two faces of attention – the silence around someone who is struggling and the hostility that can arrive once they move forward – and about showing the road, not only the arrival.

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· Portofino, Italy · Diary

Luigui Bleand: The Song Did Not Change a Note

Luigui Bleand writes in his diary about the noise that surrounds any work – why the eye goes first to what went wrong, and why a fall can draw more voices than a success – and about his decision not to measure his music by it.

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Luigui Bleand sitting on a boat with one arm along the backrest, water and mountains behind him; his crest in the corner

· Portofino, Italy · Diary

Luigui Bleand: The Unseen Sacrifice

Luigui Bleand writes in his diary, after attending Vogue World: Milano in recent days, about what a finished work holds in silence – craft, hours, decisions and people – and about how that way of seeing guides his music.

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Black-and-white photo of Luigui Bleand, seen from behind, at the desk of a recording room at Universal Music Studios in Milan, beside a microphone; his crest in the corner

· Milan, Italy · Editorial

Luigui Bleand: The Discipline That Keeps the Dream of the Child He Was

As his new album “GOAT” moves through its final stage at Universal Music Studios in Milan, the work of the Dominican artist and producer invites a reflection on discipline, focus, overcoming obstacles and fidelity to the child he was.

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Luigui Bleand in a green T-shirt in front of a blue recording-studio wall sign, with his logo in the corner

· Milan, Italy · Official statement

Luigui Bleand Is Finishing New Album “GOAT”

Produced entirely by Bleand and Marisa de Filippis, the album runs to around 16 or 17 songs and blends more than seven rhythms, from traditional merengue to urban music.

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· United Kingdom · Official statement

Luigui Bleand Returns to the Music Industry

The Dominican artist and producer ends the open-ended pause he announced in December 2024, when he set out to explore creative and business ventures outside entertainment.

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