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  • June 15, 2021

    Chapter 5

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    electronic music production
  • June 14, 2021

    Lucid

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    sketch
  • June 11, 2021

    Chapter 4

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    electronic music production
  • June 10, 2021

    Seven Super Heuristics

    Can I hear the part perfectly?  Is the piece’s structure audible? Is the pacing/tempo right? Nail the part the first time. Stay value neutral and suspend disbelief about the music’s prospects. Close enough for now keeps the process moving. Good taste is the sharpest tool. Continue reading

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  • June 9, 2021

    Art About Music: Henry Ossawa Tanner’s “The Banjo Lesson” (1893)

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  • June 8, 2021

    Brett’s Sound Picks: Dino Saluzzi’s “Ausencias” (2020)

    (The 2021 Playlist.) Continue reading

    accordion music, bandoneon, chords
  • June 7, 2021

    Chapter 3

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    electronic music production
  • June 4, 2021

    Chapter 2

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    electronic music production, epistemological journeys, ergonomics, flow, musical systems, workflow
  • June 3, 2021

    Chapter 1

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    book, electronic music production, epistemological journeys
  • June 2, 2021

    A Book

    If you have enjoyed reading the essays on brettworks over the past eleven years, you may be interested in my book The Creative Electronic Music Producer, which will be released on July 2, 2021. The book examines the creative processes of electronic music production, from idea discovery and perception to the power of improvising, rhythm programming,… Continue reading

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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.

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