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Piano Over Organ
(Mastered by Alain Van Achte/AVA Audio) Listen on Spotify. Continue reading
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Sound Diving: In Search Of Sounds I Can Play
When I’m searching for sounds I’m often looking for a sound I can play on the keyboard. I don’t want a sound effect like a one-off, strange twang or chirp, and I also don’t want a hyper-unrealistic sound. What I want is a sound that is consistent and not annoying, a sound with a built-in… Continue reading
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Eleven Useful Concepts
Here are eleven concepts I find stimulating. Maybe you’ll find them useful too: Eighty percent of the effects come from twenty percent of the causes. Also known as the Pareto Principle or the 80/20 rule. (Vilfredo Pareto) • Make decisions today based on how they set you up for tomorrow. (Richard Nesbitt) • Structure, structure,… Continue reading
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Creativity As Additive Or Subtractive?
Usually when I’m working on something—a piece of music, a piece of writing, a salad—I’m thinking about what I can add to it to make it better. For a long time my default stance was thinking that I didn’t have enough raw material. So I would compensate by putting in too much, and the predictable… Continue reading
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