NOIZEBLOG: gonna try this.
One of the things I enjoy most about other artist type blogs (photographers, painters, sculptors, cartoonists, graphic artists) is the way they can use the blog to show works in progress. I personally find that really inspiring. The internet is a great graphic medium.
I don't know any musicians doing works in progress type sound blogs. Maybe they exist and I haven't looked hard enough.
There are a few artist video blogs that give a small look inside process that I enjoy. Imogen Heap is the most consistent. Video blogging is something I played with earlier this year and stopped when I realized how much I hated all the music I was writing. ;)
So I've decided to just do what feels natural and post small samples of stuff as they come up. Sounds from Studio Schmidt.
The point is not to create something specifically to post online - but to take an audio picture of something I'm already working on and post it as a WIP; a sample.
Typically the The audio I post will be very raw, unfinished/mixed, under 1 min and highlight just 1 idea.
It could be about tone, or meter or melody or mix. It could be solo bass - but more likely will be other ideas I'm toying with. It could be just be a loop or some piece of sound design or processing "process" I'm messing around with. I'll include a few notes and where appropriate photos/screen shots.
These probably won't be things you'll pop into your ipod. But for the curious, the creative & artistic among you - you may just find some insight into 1 wacky bassist/producer's methods of madness.
I had started to do this on another blog (a secret one) but decided that was a waste. I should just do it on here.
I'll start putting some things up this week.
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