[ddots-l] Re: rekindling the passion for music composition
- From: "Brandon Keith" <brandonboy13@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 06:59:14 -0700
LOL thank you, but that isn't me XD I don't have any of my stuff done on a
final recording yet, but I do write in that style, so I kind of have that sound
XD...
And my MySpace is a little outdated (it is to big for my computer to run
well...) So I need to buckle down and update my MySpace! :D
Thank you,
Brandon Keith
Check out
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/brandonkeithcom
Also add me on facebook!
brandonkeith
From: Steve Wicketts
Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2010 5:37 AM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: rekindling the passion for music composition
Hi Brandon,
Love the track that Kicks in when clicking on your MySpace.
Steve W
----- Original Message -----
From: Brandon Keith
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2010 7:35 AM
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: rekindling the passion for music composition
I as a song writer experience probably a lot of what you are feeling now all
the time :P. I hate getting out my guitar, keyboard, recorder and word document
to write songs XD... But once you do it it can feel great :P
For me it is like a bunch of feelings I have inside and the way I release
them is through writing songs, so if I go through periods of not writing my
songs are a little chaotic then become more organized and enjoyable as I keep
on doing it. But really, the worst part for me is getting up that word document
and start writing... LOL
Then you get like what Mike talked about, the frustration of getting tired of
the piece, so then I either apply my technical training to it or just leave it
and come back when I'm feeling in the same mood again :D.
But I find writing songs is the hardest yet most fulfilling thing in my
life... :D
Love hate relationship there XD.
Brandon Keith
Check out
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/brandonkeithcom
Also add me on facebook!
brandonkeith
From: Mike Tyo
Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 10:53 PM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: rekindling the passion for music composition
Hi Scott,
I think we all have dry spells now and then. For me, much of my problem was
that I was growing very tired of not being able to work with halfway decent
accessible instruments. I'd spend so much time fixing things that I'd messed up
in the course of trying to get what I wanted in terms of sounds, etc. Up until
now, I was considering getting out of the music business all together because I
was tired of working with stuff that was outdated, even though I had limited
access to it. I'm an organist, and though I love the pipe organ, I wanted to
take the organ technique and bring it up to the twenty-first century and be
able to make things happen with two hands and two feet.
You see, one of my gifts is that I have the ability to create things
on-the-fly, and you can't always accomplish that with keyboards with
multi-track sequencers. Don't get me wrong, you can do some pretty incredible
things there, but you're limited to the tracks you record. I like the freedom
to be able to switch gears quickly, or simply to expand on a particular theme,
such as what I do on Sunday mornings during worship services. My church has a
Roland AT-90 console organ; it's actually a consumer-line instrument, but it's
a great piece, and it has given me the tools to accomplish my mission.
Hopefully it'll continue to inspire me to want to do some serious compositions,
but unfortunately I have to spend time doing other projects to bring in the
bacon.
Another thing that I've been doing over the years is producing jingles and
other types of projects for local businesses in my area, plus a few for some
contacts elsewhere. Since I've gotten into Sonar, my world has been made a
whole lot more fun as I have the ability to access it and operate it properly.
That in of itself has begun to allow my creativity to return. Now I just need
some more clients <grin>.
I think that another extremely important thing is that you need supportive
people around you, especially your family. I've spent many a year working in an
environment where I didn't have real support; it was primarily lip service
because they figured that I was "good enough" that I'd just bring in all kinds
of dough, etc. They weren't ready to make sacrifices and really put their whole
selves behind me. I'm not saying that you should get all the attention, but it
helps to have people around you who believe in you enough to really help you
make things happen, both in and out of your studio. Not everybody has that big
break or that wonderful opportunity to be in the right place at the right time,
as some of my family thought that I should've been able to make happen. I had
some opportunities come my way several years ago, but unfortunately they were
the type that somebody promises you the moon, but it soon fizzles out like a
dud firecracker. It's very frustrating, to say the least, but I just keep
going. If you have the right relationship in your life, and if you have others
around you to keep you positive, you'll weather the crap that comes along a
little better.
It seems that these days, it's not the quality of the musicianship or the
composition that matters as much as it's whatever mold that somebody can make
out of someone to fit a particular agenda, whether it's political or otherwise.
I find that disgusting because there's a lot of talent out there who I'm sure
could contribute some really great stuff. I've met a lot of folks in my life
who really love what I do; yet I've been unmercifully ridiculed just the same.
All I can say is just keep doing what you're doing, and hopefully you'll get
where you want to go.
Take care.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: Scott Lawlor
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 22:47
Subject: [ddots-l] rekindling the passion for music composition
Hello.
I'm feeling lately that the passion and love for music composition that I
used to have is fading.
When I got my kurzweil pc3, and would play it, I didn't feel the same
excitement and creative spark that I felt long ago when I had my first keyboard.
I'm not sure if it's a case where maybe I've changed over all this time
without an outlet for musical creativity because I've been without a board for
so long but I'm wondering, for those of you who have been in music for a while,
how do you ignite the passion if you feel it slipping away?
Someone suggested to me that maybe I'm just ready to go in a new direction
musically. Reworking old material is predictable and boring, even on a new
board and as much as I'd like to get into ambient and space music, I find that
when I try to write that sort of thing, I find myself wondering where to go
with an idea, how long to stretch it out, etc. I enjoy the long-form
characteristics of a lot of ambient music. Perhaps I'm getting in my own way as
I've heard that some artists have that problem.
If we get this new house that we're hoping to buy, I'll have a dedicated
space for my pc and whatever keyboard I decide to buy and maybe that will help,
having my own personal creative space. Right now, everything's in the study
which is a common area for all of us.
Thanks for letting me ramble out some thoughts and for giving me any ideas
or feedback you might have regarding what I've written.
Scott
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