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How Might I Develop This?
“I should have spent less time worrying and more time building. If you’re not sure what to do, make something.” – Paul Graham From the get-go of working on a new track the most pressing question a producer needs to answer through action is, How might I develop this? Your answer depends on what you’ve… Continue reading
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Resonant Thoughts: Sarah Davachi On Listening
“I always think of myself as being on this producer’s end of listening: the way that a producer might listen to a recording, or might listen to an instrument, or a microphone or whatever. So usually the way I would want people to think about sound is trying to listen to these details. And listening… Continue reading
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Broad Strokes First, Then Smaller Details
While there are no foolproof ways to get a piece of music going, a useful strategy is to think in terms of broad strokes first, then smaller details. This is the musical equivalent of the writer who gets an initial rough draft down, then refines it later. It reminds me of something I heard a graduate… Continue reading
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Resonant Thoughts: Hudson Mohawke On More Than The Sum Of Their Actual Parts
“…It’s often these ones [tracks] where there’s really not a great deal going on, but somehow they’re still more than the sum of their actual parts.” – Hudson Mohawke Continue reading
