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March 8, 2021

On Thin Ice

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motion, movement, sampling, sketch
March 2, 2021

Mood Reel

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it doesn’t matter how blog posts are tagged, sketch
March 1, 2021

Pulsations

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pulsation, pulseology, sketch
February 22, 2021

Z arp P

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February 8, 2021

No. 56

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sketch, why doesn’t he just write about music instead?
February 1, 2021

Pianodrum

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beats, piano music, sketch
January 25, 2021

Counterpoints

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counterpoint, sketch
January 5, 2021

Cycles 4

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December 30, 2020

Three Chords Whose Timbres Change

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chords, sketch
December 28, 2020

No. 46 & VP 1

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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.