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  • April 16, 2021

    Notes On The Steady And Slow Concept

    A few weeks ago I sang the praises of intensity recruitment and its power to make things happen in the moment. But since intensity isn’t sustainable, we do well to spend most of our time working steady and slow. If intensity recruitment is about marshaling a high level of engagement, steady and slow is creativity… Continue reading

    steady and slow
  • April 15, 2021

    Rhythm Study

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    sketch
  • April 14, 2021

    Brett’s Sound Picks: James Heather’s “Passing Soul” (2021)

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    Brett’s Sound Picks
  • April 13, 2021

    Art About Music: Leonardo da Vinci’s “Portrait of a Musician” (1483-87)

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    art about music
  • April 12, 2021

    Piano, Bell, Gong, String

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    sketch
  • April 9, 2021

    Double Resonant Thoughts: Algorithms To Live By (2016) and Thinking In Bets (2018)

    “Even the best strategy sometimes yields bad results—which is why computer scientists take care to distinguish between ‘process’ and ‘outcome.’ If you followed the best possible process, then you’ve done all you can, and you shouldn’t blame yourself if things didn’t go your way.” Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths, Algorithms to Live By   “What… Continue reading

    awe, Resonant Thoughts
  • April 8, 2021

    Brett’s Sound Picks: Loscil’s “Vespera” (2021)

    (The Playlist.) Continue reading

    affect, Brett’s Sound Picks
  • April 7, 2021

    From The Archives: Questions Ever

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    from the archives, marimba
  • April 6, 2021

    Art About Music: Fernando Botero’s “The Musicians” (1991)

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    art about music, Uncategorized
  • April 5, 2021

    Tree Tones

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    sketch, Uncategorized
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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.

Recent Posts

  • Unquantized (Remodel)
  • Curating The Week: The Brand Age, Selling Out, Sync Music
  • Resonant Thoughts: John Ashbery’s “A Wave” (1984)
  • Art About Music: Google’s Lyria 3 (2026)
  • Studio Observations: Listening To Improvisation

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