On 4/14/05, Josh Steiner <josh@vitriolix.com> wrote:
quoted 15 lines n3wjack wrote:
> n3wjack wrote:
>
> >Once your head is full of the classical music rules I think it's hard
> >to let go and make something innovative on a laptop (for example). I
> >had a lengthy discussion about music once with my gf, who plays the
> >accordeon, and it surprised me how strictly she thinks about music
> >because of that musical education.
> >
>
> i know many good electronic music producers who are classically trained
> (samwatson.com and spish.ev01.net spring to mind). im not so sure it
> really predisposes you against using laptops, maybe most classically
> trained composers stick to using orchestras and chamber groups...
> because they can :) i certainly cant... good thing i've got more than
> enough creative headroom in this here laptop.
Well, I'm sure it works, but personally I just go by what I think
works or sounds good, and since I hardly know any music theory I
probably break a few rules now and then without even knowing.
On the other hand I'm mainly drawn to interesting sounds, and melody
is of minor importance to me, and by listening to all sort of music
over the years some rules subconsiously stick in my head as well I
guess.
I think a lot of innovative, groundbreaking music didn't come from
people with a real theoretical/classical musical background, but
rather by people who screwed around with their instruments, samplers
or computers and came up with something that made them go "Hell yeah!"
I read and interview with the Chemical Brothers once where the said
that though with their years of experience and their current technical
skills in making electronic music, they made less errors in the
writing process, which in fact took away a lot of accidentally
discoveries of new sounds. Something that did happen frequently when
making their first records.
--
"progress doesn't come from early risers
progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things"
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