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Brett’s Sound Picks

November 5, 2024

Notes On Music and Joy

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October 31, 2024

When The First Nine Minutes Set Up The Last Three: Felicia Atkinson’s “Thinking Iceberg” (2024)

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October 1, 2024

Brett’s Sound Picks: Paradise Cinema’s “Night Search” (2024)

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September 11, 2024

Brett’s Sound Picks: Nonkeen’s “of plasticity” (2024)

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August 22, 2024

Brett’s Sound Picks: Loidis’s “Dollarama” (2024)

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August 15, 2024

Brett’s Sound Picks: Clark’s “Green Breaking” (2024)

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August 8, 2024

Brett’s Sound Picks: JakoJako’s “Introspektion” (2024)

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June 28, 2024

Brett’s Sound Picks: Leon Weber’s “Six Pianos (Rework Section II)” (2024)

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June 14, 2024

Brett’s Sound Picks: Taylor Deupree’s “Stil. (For Vibraphone & Bass Drum)” (2024)

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June 1, 2024

Brett’s Sound Picks: James Devane’s “Kilter” (2024)

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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.