Getting Ready for “Elements” Album
The album “elements” will be released incrementally. Get the full set of dates and read about the creative process here.
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Sometimes Making Music Ain’t Easy
Making music – sometimes it’s easy and sometimes it ain’t. Stan Stewart explores both sides of what drives musicians.
Nothing Lacking – Nothing Wasted
Never throw away creative output. It may come in handy down the line.
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Collaborating Takes Many Forms – #LiveMusic #Recording
What do you think of when you hear or read the word “collaboration”? I’ve been reminded that collaborating can take many forms. Be Ready In my experience, working on music with other people comes most often from simply being open to the possibilities. If I can be ready to start collaborating at any moment, those
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Oh, That I Might Create a Singular Thing
Yeah. I failed. Set out to make one singular thing and made another. One Thing When I started composing “singularity“, I imagined that each piece would only use one singular instrument. Well, what can I say? I’m a complicated person, so I sometimes create complicated music. Sure enough, within a day or two, I was
When One Quartet Is Not Enough – Of 2s, 3s, and 4s
A quartet can create full musical structures. So what is it that two quartets can do better than one? Especially in three.
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Putting together “the band” … or 2 of them
What happens when one recording project calls for not one, but two bands? Stan Stewart explores the battle of his bands.
Too Much In The Creative Pipeline?
Too much creativity? How is that possible? When the pipeline is full… All Sorts Not only is my creative pipeline full, but it’s probably far too diverse. This is not unusual for me. I seem to always have creative pursuits in a variety of directions. This moment is no different. But it seemed like an
Recording Studio Changes and Progress – #recordingstudio
The old computer in my recording studio was getting tired. And it showed. The Recording Studio Upgrade Yes, I know it’s part of planned obsolescence and such. Still, I’d been saving up for this for almost as long as I’ve been working on my folk album. During this time, the models I’ve been looking at
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Creating Through Limitations – Scales of Creation
I’m supposed to be confined to my long-term project. But here it is again: a brief interruption. Confined Since I was off the rails of my folk song album, I decided to give myself a challenge. “Hey! If you’re going to mess around, at least do it with purpose.” This time, I chose limited instruments,
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