Lessons from my Second Mirror Self Portrait
This was a little different from the last one.
On a mission to see myself but it feels like I fell into the trap of using my eyes. This time it didn't feel as awakening as the first time. Maybe because it wasn't completely new ground, it was involving and enjoyable again, I think the intensity of the process plays into this.
How Long Should I Sit on Music For?
This is the first time I've sat on an album for this long, maybe around 5 months. The music has been finished all this time, I have been working on the album movie, which now feels of equal weight as the music. What are my thoughts about waiting to release on reflection?
How The Creation of My Latest Album Began
The first seeds were planted after I made the soundtrack for our Order Materia ‘Journey to the Source’ film. It was a very freeing process that I think was enhanced by the specifications or the lack of ‘rules’. It’s over 9 minutes and has several chapters, open to bpm changes and multiple genre switches. Around this time I watched this video, Hans Zimmer’s talking about his work on Dune, which aligned with these thoughts - an exploration of sound, very much grounded in human input. We’re talking techniques of compressing individual vowels, whole houses set up as instruments… and it looks like he’s having fun.
Why You Should Make a SoundCloud Account To Upload Your Finished Tracks Early
I see this as a mindset/attitude growth tool. You have to set them as public for the benefits. I think the main ones are -
How do I know when my work has enough elements?
When I first started I had a tendency to want to include everything. When things are new you want to play with and show off all your toys. Looking at it now, this might be a necessary part of learning.
The Benefits of Using Your Real Name As Your Artist Name
There’s something powerful about making art that enters the world as yourself. Once again, I found this through music. I think if I had begun making and releasing under an alias, I would never have connected with creation in a meaningful manner. I feel it’s a threshold I passed and can now manifest it in other mediums.
Trust your instincts — Introduction to my thoughts and lessons on the artistic creation process
Many of these thoughts and lessons have come through music, but after noting a few of them down it seems they are mostly about the general creation process and artist thought, rather than any specific medium.