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thinking through music

sketch

June 14, 2021

Lucid

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sketch
May 27, 2021

Versa Est 2

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sketch
May 24, 2021

Versa Est

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repetition, sketch, voice, why doesn’t he just write about music instead?
April 19, 2021

Open Ended

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sketch, techno-musical systems
April 15, 2021

Rhythm Study

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sketch
April 12, 2021

Piano, Bell, Gong, String

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sketch
April 5, 2021

Tree Tones

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sketch, Uncategorized
April 2, 2021

No. 53

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chords, sketch
March 29, 2021

P+Barp+B

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sketch
March 22, 2021

CT5D

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effects, sketch, subliminal feeling

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.