Rough music cuts – a 30 day exercise
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… a note taken from Evernote, which I produced recently. This is one of a series of ideas for developing new material over a 30 day period. This is the note without edit:
Take 15 minutes each day, make it a repeating task in Remember the Milk for those 30 days (weekdays only? so will take 6 weeks to complete) In the 15 minutes I open Garageband and work with sounds, develop some sound files. The aim would be to develop a minimum of 10 sound pieces in the time available. Work swiftly, honour mistakes – perhaps look for inspiration from Oblique Strategies. When possible, ensure the music is hugely experimental. Look at the software that Mark Rushton uses. Record voice – spoken and singing. Over the 7 1/2 hours devoted to this I should be able to build up some interesting ideas – and above all else, develop some confidence in working with sound.
This was the process which I used to create the ‘Blue‘ album. I am about to embark on it again for the “Difficult Second Album”. Wish me luck!
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