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Unexpected Mess [November]

Unexpected Mess [November]

This month’s music project, for me, was truly experimental. While it might not sound that way to you–especially if you’re already way into “experimental music”–that’s definitely what it was for me. My goal this month was to...
Lounge Music for the Very Rich [October]

Lounge Music for the Very Rich [October]

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...
September: All Kinds of Different

September: All Kinds of Different

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...
August: The Shape of the Universe

August: The Shape of the Universe

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...
July: A Tangle of Rats

July: A Tangle of Rats

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,...