human-technology interaction

February 25, 2021

Creative Notes: What The Tech Does, What We Do

The tech calculates, we wonder What if?The tech measures, we balance.The tech generates data sets, we create ad hoc.The tech recalls perfectly, we remember fleetingly.The tech suggests if this, then that?, we associate by other means.The tech presents patterns, we seek meanings.The tech proliferates options, we seek constraints.The tech makes loops and redundancies, we make Continue reading

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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.

human-technology interaction

Creative Notes: What The Tech Does, What We Do