Thomas Brett
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Musical Lines
Translate the sense of indecision the composer feels when beginning you’ll recognize that no place sounds like the right way to start so how to know that chosen options will set a tuneful path paved by intentions not random timbres that if we begin here we won’t box ourselves in like notes on the stave a cage… Continue reading
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Brett’s Sound Picks: Stenny’s “Cursed” (2019)
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Resonant Thoughts: Agnes Martin’s “Beauty Is The Mystery Of Life” (1989)
“We make art work as something that we have to do not knowing how it will work out.” “An artist is a person who can recognize failure.” “The response to art is the real art field. Composition is an absolute mystery.” – Agnes Martin, “Beauty Is The Mystery Of Life.” Continue reading
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Notes On Craft
“We must never lose sight of the fact that the most intelligently designed, the most versatile and the most complex piece of kit we have at our disposal is our own body.” -Deckle Edge, Craeft, p. 24 When I think about musicians I admire I always return to their sense of craft. These musicians are… Continue reading
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Brett’s Sound Picks: Jacob Pavek and Philip Daniel’s “Morrow” (2020)
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Okay For Now
One of the concepts that’s on my mind when I’m producing music is the notion of okay for now. Though it may sound slacker-ish, the mindset describes a settling for whatever I’m doing at the moment and not worrying about if it’s good or bad or where it may or may not be going. (Note:… Continue reading
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Musical Vantage Points
What is your vantage point on the music? From what position do you listen—from a point of doubt, sympathy, skepticism, good cheer, confidence, or anxiety? Does your vantage change as the music changes, moving from a positive glance to a negative sneer? Does your positioning allow you to hear the music as it is, as… Continue reading
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On The Ambiguous Appeal Of The Musically Worn
As I produce a track I’m constantly looking for ways alter its sounds so that they’re damaged and unclear, and some of my favorite effects processing plug-ins are those that destroy or roughen what is pristine and soft to make it more textured and fascinating to listen to. An analogy of the radio dial comes… Continue reading
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Brettworks 2019 Posts On Music Production
Notes On Perfect On Musical Stasis And Directionality Notes On Working In Layers On Minimalism and Maximalism On Micro-Adjustments And The Game Of Amounts Losing Objectivity Musical Endings Differ, Be Important: The Make It More Interesting Concept Journal Note: Tweaking Audibility, One Part At A Time Without Methods, But With Principles The One Fell Swoop… Continue reading
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