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thinking through music

atelier

March 30, 2026

No. 6

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March 3, 2026

Jup-8000, No. 1

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January 20, 2026

(14 January)

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December 1, 2025

Fragments (Three Parts)

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September 22, 2025

Tenebrae (Cycles Version)

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August 19, 2025

Freeze Studies 9

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July 29, 2025

Freeze Studies

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July 21, 2025

Piano Pulsations

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July 10, 2025

In Unison

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July 7, 2025

Sine Study

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Thomas Brett is a musician and writer who holds a PhD in ethnomusicology from New York University. He is the author of Principles of Electronic Music Production and The Creative Electronic Music Producer, a book described by Sound On Sound magazine as “a deep philosophical analysis of the various creative inspirations, ideas and processes involved in producing electronic music.” His essays have appeared in the journals Popular Music and Popular Music and Society, as well as edited collections by Routledge, Oxford, and Cambridge University presses. Thomas has played percussion on Broadway since 1997 and writes about music at brettworks.com.