[ddots-l] Re: rekindling the passion for music composition
- From: Jörgen Hansson <hansson.jogge@xxxxxxxx>
- To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:53:01 +0200
Hi scott!
I must admit that I have the same feeling as you sometimes, but it also depends
on which mood you're in, and what kind of inspiration you've got. Sometimes
when I'm abroad, I always take my portable recorder with me and recording some
of the music they have in that country I'm in at the time. and for now, I must
tell you, that when I made up my first album, I got through some old songs that
my passed away good old friend Henrik and I did together, and rerecorded them
and gave those songs a hole new life, and that was really exciting. Sometimes,
when I'm standing by the Tyros 3 keyboard I have, I can get some inspiration by
playing around with all the styles it has, for example, last night I was just
doing that and I even recorded what I did, and I have now some other old songs
that my friend Henrik and I have done in my head which may be rerecorded
sometimes. one of them is called Summer lovin', and it was kind of a reggae
song, but now I found a style which is sounding more poppy and rocky, so I'm
planning on working on that song and see how it goes.
Ok, enough from me now, smile.
Regards,
Jörgen Hansson!
Tel +46 703-601296
www.jorgenhansson.com
skype: djtropical4532
----- Original Message -----
From: Scott Lawlor
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2010 4:47 AM
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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