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Brett’s Sound Picks

September 14, 2023

Brett’s Sound Picks: Colleen’s “Night looping – Movement I” (2023)

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September 8, 2023

Brett’s Sound Picks: Arovane’s “rotor” (2023)

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September 6, 2023

Art About Music: Jan van Heemessen’s “Young Girl At A Spinet” (1530)

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August 23, 2023

Brett’s Sound Picks: Sarah Davachi’s “Alms Vert” (2023)

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August 10, 2023

Brett’s Sound Picks: Barker’s “Birmingham Screwdriver” (2023)

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July 28, 2023

Brett’s Sound Picks: Ylia’s “Drifting Into The Good Night” (2023)

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July 13, 2023

Brett’s Sound Picks: Benoît Pioulard’s “Where To” (2023)

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June 27, 2023

Brett’s Sound Picks: Romance’s “Hymn To The Sea” (2023)

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June 22, 2023

Brett’s Sound Picks: Colleen’s “Subterranean – Movement 1” (2023)

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June 13, 2023

Brett’s Sound Picks: Nathan Fake’s “CMD” (2023)

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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.