Ever been curious how people like me get full orchestras to play on their recordings? I don’t. Instead, I use what’s known as “sample libraries” to produce the sounds of an orchestra without packing 20 or more people at a time (not possible) into my tiny project studio. How do songwriters get sounds they can’t play […]
I’ve just come through two gigs that feel “big” in my world. I can sense the post-project doldrums could take over my life and while I want to honor that I’m genuinely tired, I also know that my general laziness and procrastination could sneak into my creative world if I don’t take action. So, I’m
Influence and Inspiration Is it strange to discover that something or someone has been an influence on me and I didn’t realize it until they were gone? After all, humans like me only use about 10% of our brain so why would I be surprised that many things hold sway over me or inspire me
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My sarcastic side Has been in full effect Leading up to Yuletide. I want to be serious, But there’s a mild Agitation That keeps eking up Through my soul And into my mouth. I can sometimes Keep my tongue from Pronouncing the words In an audible fashion. But occasionally They come out. And (obviously) When
I daydream. A few of my daydreams are attempts to escape what’s right in front of me. Most of them are my imagination calling out to the rest of me to join in with something beautiful. Improvising is a form of daydreaming. In it, the conscious and subconscious mind unite to create the improvisational expression.
Even though I’m in the middle of a songwriting recording stretch, I’m going to tell myself (sort of) that I’m going to have some interludes made of these improvisations for #quest2016. The first introspective invitation came from Susan Piver in the form of What I most need to tell myself about 2016 is… Yes, it’s not
Tears So close to the edge They nestle against Nothing And the fabric of something that wants to work its way out Love Has come undone Willing the bliss of tears To become Tending Belt Up your midsection and Belt Out the blissfulness Short of tears You will love Fluidly Fabulously Finally ~ spontaneously composed by
Death, like a vigilant watchman seems everywhere these days. From its cold November gatehouse and portcullis, It disseminates a reign of sinister and sudden end. Without warning, it reveals the hidden underbelly of life which is also its polar opposition. Do not be fooled by the edges of light that seem to filter through the
Color Music is a way of creating color in sound waves. Where I live, it is Autumn. That means that color is everywhere. The cooler air is colored differently, diffusing sunlight and moonlight in ways that seem to decorate everything we can see with our human eyes. Majestic sunsets turn more vibrant than ever in Autumn’s
