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why doesn’t he just write about music instead?

July 25, 2022

Once Reverie Sets In

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who cares if you listen?, why doesn’t he just write about music instead?
February 14, 2022

Piano + Pulse

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ways of the hand, why doesn’t he just write about music instead?
May 24, 2021

Versa Est

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repetition, sketch, voice, why doesn’t he just write about music instead?
February 8, 2021

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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.

why doesn’t he just write about music instead?

Once Reverie Sets In

Piano + Pulse

Versa Est

No. 56