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MJP posted:I've been trying lately to get into making electronic music - synthwave, trance, drum & bass. I've done this two or three times over the last year or two and just gotten inundated in the music theory basics and how to operate and work with Ableton Live. Approaching both simultaneously has caused me to just give up, so I took my time and have what I think are the basics of theory - minor and major scales, basic chord theory/chord leading, etc. and I'm better at working with Ableton. I've done this after working with an inexpensive old sequencer and I feel like I can make something. You're asking "how can I become more creative at art?" Which is... not really possible to answer. But also made it pretty clear that you're more of a left-brain type of person. You like video games and physical games where you build with instructions and objectives, even though both allow you to do whatever you want without the instructions. And for many people, the point of Legos or city-building games (I have a lifelong addiction to Civilization games) are to AVOID the instructions and objectives. There's no good answer. The real answer is: Listen to a wide range of music from adolescence till now + focus in and listen to a ton of electronic music that inspires you + expose yourself to a wide range of other influences (everything from paintings to photography to poems that could spark something in your head). I'm a comedy writer and the rest of my family are in the arts (acting, painting, musicians, writers, etc.). There was no "This is how you become creative." It was just exposure to tons of art and finding out what you were passionate about and hopefully your brain chemistry and life situation made it possible for you to pursue the arts. My youngest sister was exposed to all the same stuff and raised the same way, but she's entering a scientific field and has shown little interest in pursuing a creative profession or hobby. Why? Who knows? If I see an amazing old photograph, it might spark something in my head. If my sister sees it, she might just see an old photograph. The way you described yourself, you might be on the left-brained side of that equation. Doesn't mean you can't answer this question; it just means it'll be harder. Here's a video of the producer Ski Beatz making the beat for Jay-Z's song "Dead Presidents". Look at all the various influences he had to recall, digest, stretch, mold, and manipulate to turn into the beat for one of the greatest songs of all time. Much of what you're asking has to come internally from experiences and memories you've had. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY8EIoMelFc WerthersWay fucked around with this message at 23:21 on Sep 11, 2017 |
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sebmojo posted:I've done a crapload of professional theatre and music and my experience is that the best way to make art is to get someone else to give you a deadline. Can we get a mod to permaban the dude until all 12 of us subjectively agree that the 2 minute house beat he made is art?
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