Re: [microsound] Along the lines of the "visual arts" question...

["\\js" <js0000@xxxxxxxxx>]

hi

On 2/14/06, Aaron Ximm <ghede@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> how many people came to
> microsound (or related difficult, electronic, or programmatic and
> procedural sound forms) at least originally or in part because they were,
> to put it bluntly, crappy musicians?

i came to microsound [et al] trying to find a way to use technology to
make music. i went to conservatories and succeeded there [graduated].
i did composition not performance, so how do you measure the
competency of a composer?



[sound of crickets chirping]

so i didn't follow the path you outline. besides, i have always
thought it was important to have discipline in doing creative work. if
your music matters to you at all, don't you want to put out something
awesome? [which means spending some time working on technique, whether
that's mashing up soundfiles or playing the guitar]

or maybe you just want to get laid, or famous ... [or have the 'right'
technologies]
whatever

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\js  [ http://or8.net/~johns/ ]

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