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Resonant Thoughts: Bill Buford’s “Dirt” (2020)
“I wondered: Is creativity more easily expressed in rigorous structures?” “You learn the old stuff before you try the new stuff. You learn the old stuff in order to do the new stuff. The old stuff is not easy. You are not yet good enough to be creative. A recipe is only an introduction.… Continue reading
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Resonant Thoughts: Robert Twigger’s “Micromastery” (2018)
“A micro mastery has a structure that connects in a crucial way to important elements in the greater field it is a part of. It reveals relationships and balances in the elements of the task that mere words and explanation, textbook-style, cannot. Its repeatability and game ability…turn it into a self-teaching mechanism, where experimentation within… Continue reading
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The Sketch Method
“The strategy is, then, to tinker as much as possible and try to collect as many Black Swan opportunities as you can.” – Nassim Taleb, The Black Swan, p. xxv One way of consistently producing music is to use the sketch method. A sketch is an idea for a track that happens not through pre-planning… Continue reading
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Prince And The LM-1: Four Lessons
I wrote an article for Popular Music & Society about how Prince used Roger Linn’s first drum machine, the LM-1 Drum Computer. The article explores Prince’s LM-1 rhythm programming techniques and sound ideals by considering song examples, interviews with Prince’s engineers and musicians, and online fan discussion. I argue that given the constraints of music technologies… Continue reading
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