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  • June 17, 2020

    Resonant Thoughts: Guy Sigsworth On Fast And Slow Creativity

    “For me, there are two types of creativity: fast and slow. The spontaneous, explosive side, where I’m generating ideas quickly; and the refining, organising side, where I slowly make it fit together into a satisfying whole. It’s important to know whether, at any moment, you need to be in fast mode or slow mode. I… Continue reading

    Creativity, Thinking Fast And Slow, Uncategorized
  • June 16, 2020

    (Untitled)

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    improvisation, Uncategorized
  • June 15, 2020

    On Music Production Disconnects

    At the center of electronic music production is a disconnect between the technologies of the craft and the feelings I hope to conjure through the sounds. The disconnect arises from the fact that thinking through the potentials of technologies and seeking expressiveness are different ways of being in the world. The technologies I use are… Continue reading

    Electronic music, music production, Uncategorized
  • June 12, 2020

    Curating The Week: Headphones, Steve Reich, Four Piano Music

    • They don’t go on your ears, or over your ears. They sit next to your ears. My favorite headphones. • Steve Reich on composing “Runner”: • Four Piano Music:         Continue reading

    Curating The Week, Uncategorized
  • June 9, 2020

    (Untitled)

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    clouds, composition, Electronic music, Uncategorized
  • June 8, 2020

    (Untitled)

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    (parenthetical posts)
  • June 5, 2020

    Curating The Week: Genealogies Of Learning Percussion, The Import And Export Of Ideas, Lou Harrison

    • An essay on genealogies of learning: reflections on learning percussion by my percussion teacher, Russell Hartenberger, who writes about his teacher, Alan Abel.  “In my lessons, Mr. Abel played everything with me, providing the perfect template for learning. As I played, I would imitate the movement of his hands and try to duplicate the… Continue reading

    Curating The Week, genealogies of learning, Uncategorized
  • June 4, 2020

    Brett’s Sound Picks: Alva Noto’s “Xerrox Voyage” (2020)

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    Brett’s Sound Picks, Uncategorized
  • June 3, 2020

    Untitled

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    ambient music, Uncategorized
  • June 2, 2020

    Piano In A Space

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    improvisation, piano music, 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.

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