OVERVIEW
This track was made during a livestream back in july 2024. It was a moment in time when I was making music every day as part of a challenge i set up for myself. but THAT DAY, i was FEELING burned out FOR trying so hard to make music that "sounds good" for the past 56 days in a row.
I just wanted to go with the flow. Let every note and sound take me where it wants to go.
CREATIVE CHALLENGE
ALLOWING SERENDIPITY TO BE PART OF THE PROCESS
there are moments where i need to remind myself why letting go of control can lead to exciting creative ideas and more enjoyment in the process. that was the challenge of this process, letting go of perfectionism and overthinking tendencies to allow music to flow through me, which is one of the most beautiful feelings a composer can experience.
PROCESS
WRITTING HORIZONTALLY RATHER THAN VERTICALLY
but, what does that even mean?
basically, not thinking about chords, harmony or arrangement as a way to make sense of the music but more about how individual notes and sounds interact with each other throughout the piece.
Not making a repeateable chord progression, but a story that UNFOLDS overtime.
RESULT
THE EMOTION ALONE THAT THIS PIECE EVOKES FROM THE FIRST FEW SECONDS, MAKES IT ONE OF THE MOST SPECIAL PIECES OF MUSIC I'VE MADE IN A WHILE.
Objectively, it's not a polished piece of MUSIC. AND IT DOESN'T TRY TO BE.
THIS EXPERIMENT Was a PROOF OF WHAT CAN BE DONE WHEN I LET GO OF EXPECTATIONS FOR 3 HOURS.
during the livestream, the audience came up with stories and scenarios that support the music. and i thought how amazing is that music alone can spark ideas and pull you (without words) in a world that lives beyond the room’s speakers.