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The Minimalist Mindset In Music Production
“Space, as my work evolved, really became my subject.”Richard Serra “Keep it simple stupid.”Kelly Johnson A minimalist hears less as more. A minimalist simplifies music production, bracketing the experience by reducing the number of variables and possibilities considered while building a track. A minimalist begins with a single sound. A single sound’s qualities allow it Continue reading
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Resonant Thoughts: Graham Massey On Composing On the Mute Buttons
“The way we used to compose was sort of like filling a 24-track tape full of loops, basically. Some of them will be 8-bar loops, some of them will be 2-bar loops, some of them will be 6-bar loops. So they’d all spiral ‘round each other while you composed on the Mute buttons. And one Continue reading
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Thinking in Pairs
In the course of building a track there are many opportunities practice the concept of thinking in pairs. The idea is that a musical part or element is better when it’s somehow doubled, so that it works alongside a duplicate form of itself. Thinking in pairs relates to recursive music production, but here are three practical Continue reading
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Every Track Is A One-Off
One day, while struggling to get a track going, I thought about what I call the one-off concept in music production. A one-off is something made only once, something unique. When making music it’s not uncommon for producers to rely on trusted, play-this-then-play-that workflows to get a familiar something going. The image of a band comes to mind: some Continue reading
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