minimalism
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Keywords: Minimalism
(Photo: Sarah Dorweiler) Minimalism is an artistic philosophy of doing more with less (or doing less with even less), of limiting, reducing, or narrowing one’s palette of materials and toolkit of techniques with which to create. In music production, minimalism entails committing to, and maximizing the potentials of, a few good sounds (or one great Continue reading
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The Minimalist Mindset In Music Production
“Space, as my work evolved, really became my subject.”Richard Serra “Keep it simple stupid.”Kelly Johnson A minimalist hears less as more. A minimalist simplifies music production, bracketing the experience by reducing the number of variables and possibilities considered while building a track. A minimalist begins with a single sound. A single sound’s qualities allow it Continue reading
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Arrows Of Attention: The Musical Minimalist’s Manual
Identify your idea’s smallest musical unit. What part, aspect, or quality of what you’re playing or composing is its essence? Is it a rhythm, a series of chords, a melody, a stasis, an unusual orchestration, a timbre combination? Identify the essence and pursue it, amplify it. One sound, one part at a time. Refine and Continue reading
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