Evolving Towards Art
The arts aren’t a luxury: we evolve towards art.
Creativity
Posts discussing creativity, both in and outside of music
Tomfoolery
One of the greatest lyrical minds of the 20th Century is gone. Tom Lehrer had an outsized effect on my musical foundation. His wit, his scathing humor, and the way he wedded song to lyric all inspired me to no end. By the end of high school I had memorized […]
Solve Interesting Problems
Think of music-making as a problem-solving practice.
Kendrick 🤝 Jon
Lamar and Hendricks are two of a kind.
Don’t Let Perfect Stop You
Perfect is just there to hold you back.
Is Your Idea Bad?
“I assume it’s a bad idea because no one’s ever done it” is a common logical framework. Common, but wrong.
No Shortage of Ideas
So why steal someone else’s?
Emptied Out
Feeling emptied out is no way to create.
Near-Stranger
Are you ever a stranger to your own creations?
Anti-Recipes
Recipes are the right way to start cooking. There’s a better place to end.