Thomas Brett
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Maximum Musicality With Minimum Intervention
I have an as yet unreachable goal in mind each time I sit down to produce music: I want to record each part by playing it once and so perfectly that it doesn’t require any further editing or manipulation. My goal is to approximate the kind of interpersonal telepathy and interaction a top flight ensemble… Continue reading
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Resonant Thought: Edgard Varèse On Rhythm
“Rhythm is the element in music that gives life to the work and holds it together. It is the element of stability, the generator of form.” – Edgard Varèse, The Liberation Of Sound Continue reading
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Brett’s Sound Picks: Rainer Veil’s “Sim Screen” (2019)
Brett’s Sound Picks 2019 Continue reading
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On Musical Shepherding
The figure of the shepherd came to mind recently as I was working on music. At first I pictured literally a shepherd—a guy in galoshes shepherding sheep in the countryside somewhere, gently prodding the furry fellows up and over hillsides. Let’s go guys! (Which reminds me of an excellent book about the subject, James Rebanks’… Continue reading
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Resonant Thoughts: Thor Magnusson’s “Sonic Writing” (2019)
“Incarnated as a digital instrument…all your behavior can be redefined using a language of algorithms that can be written and rewritten to change your nature. Indeed you might not feel that you have a nature as such, as a new software upgrade might change your behavior so completely that it does not remind you of… Continue reading
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On Musical Manipulation
manipulate—handle or control typically in a skillful manner If you zoom out far enough from the minutiae of music production, you see that the grand contours of your production moves are made up of unequal parts recording (audio, MIDI) and technology-assisted manipulation. As I practice it, recording is straightforward enough: at an acoustic instrument (yes… Continue reading
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