[ddots-l] Re: rekindling the passion for music composition
- From: "Steve Wicketts" <steve.wicketts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:54:43 +0100
Phil wrote, "Paul, you've hit the knail on the head. the key to this is
keeping on track. One of the hardest things that musicians seem to struggle
with is focus."
Well Phil, the hardest thing I have to struggle with is Latency ha ha.
Steve W
From: Phil Muir
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2010 8:25 PM
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: rekindling the passion for music composition
Paul wrote: Interesting topic this. This is just my own personal thoughts on
composing at the moment. I'm 40 years old and have been messing around with
recording and production since I was 15. It isn't always easy to motivate
yourself to compose music especially up to a releasable standard. I used to
joke with some of the bands I have worked with over the years about the "eye of
the tiger". When your young and just getting into music everything is new and
magical and one is eager to learn the tricks of the trade. Like most things I
guess once you know how the trick is done you need more and more novelty to get
the creative juices going. I've found it harder to finish tracks as I have got
older. Starting them is pretty easy though LOL. It's like being a production
junkie LOL.
I have found that the best times I have had writing music have been working
with another like minded person. I always had more fun, got more done and far
quicker when I had a great working partner. This is despite all the changes
with technology and the effort it takes to learn it before you can even get
started on any tune.
Phil replied: agreed. I too write and record material however, I find that
easier to do when collaborating with someone else. As for recording covers
well, that's a different story.
Paul wrote: I sometimes wonder whether having a computer that can do just
about anything these days in some ways isolates us music makers and discourages
us from making the effort to work with other musicians.
Phil replied: I don't know. Sometimes it can work the other way too. Have
been in the position where I have been asked to play guitar on a project
because the people involved, felt I could bring something to the table. I find
that exciting. The fact that you can have people play together who have never
met yet, because they are all great players and know exactly where to play and
more importantly, where not to play then, this really can work. I think having
more individuals play on a track can really inject energy into the music that
you're recording.
Paul wrote: though I have a room full of old synths, drum machines, guitars
etc, I have taken to just having my Novation remote 61 controller keyboard and
a laptop in the conservatory and a guitar in the corner. O yes, and my rocking
chair LOL, I just find having this simple setup works better for me these days
for breaking the back of a new track. I won't start playing with any retro
stuff until I have gone through this process now. It keeps me on track if you
pardon the pun!!!
Phil replied: Paul, you've hit the knail on the head. the key to this is
keeping on track. One of the hardest things that musicians seem to struggle
with is focus.
Regards, Phil Muir
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