by William | Oct 27, 2015
At the end of last year, I wrote and recorded a Christmas song. It was fun having a definite theme to work with and as October approached, I wanted to recapture some of that fun with Halloween. When I got started, what I had in mind was something like a dance version...
by William | Sep 30, 2015
Last month I was experimenting with randomization a bit, attempting to introduce a more subtle imperfection in timing and velocity, and while I liked the results, I wasn’t done with that sound. This month I wanted to try push the boundaries further in what I...
by William | Aug 30, 2015
With an encroaching schedule that needs to keep food on my table, music is becoming harder and harder to focus on. I knew this when I started though—that’s the point. One year of creating outside my comfort zone; create more, come hell or high water. Create more, even...
by William | Jul 29, 2015
This has been a frustrating month for musical creativity. I had two false starts–meaning, I put substantial time into something that I later felt just wasn’t working the way I wanted it to. This is how creativity goes though, sometimes it comes naturally,...
by William | Jun 28, 2015
May was a magical month for my music project. Paul was effectively done by the end of the first week, and then I spent three more weeks listening to it and tweaking it until it was published on May 26th. I’d become comfortable with the relative doneness I was feeling...
by William | May 26, 2015
This month came together quickly. In fact, this month’s song last got meaningful changes on May 5th. Almost three weeks ago. Part of the reason it came together so quickly was because I had clear intentions for this month’s track. I had two primary goals, first, write...
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