[Owsey]

First and foremost, this thread is about a blog that my friend wrote on the visual side to music. I'm going to chime in with my thoughts, too.

I did post this in the Open Chat, but having received no replies, I concluded that it wasn't in the right section.

I want to share with you a creative process that I believe is quite overlooked.

In many of the forums that I browse, often do I witness an abundance of people who appear to frequently move in and out of a creative block, or people who have been stuck in one for a drawn-out period of time. I know how tedious and exasperating it can be.

Anyway, it has been quite ubiquitous lately, which is why I think this is an appropiate time to simply suggest, not force, my thoughts on how to escape such a rut. I will also be posting my friend's blog, who also speaks on the subject. His thoughts are presented in a much more impressive way and he has elaborated much further on the subject than I will. His methods sure have inspired me to work in a way that I never used to. For this, I shall keep my thoughts extremely brief, as he is really the guy you'll want to check out.

My quick 2 cents:

Some people claim they were more experimental starting out in the world of music; on the contrary, I was confined to a set of rules and all I wanted was to sound like my favourite artists. Needless to say, I was devoid of any originality, and whilst some may argue that it's productive to imitate sounds/elements (which I can understand and appreciate), it did not work for me. Albeit my technical skills were becoming increasingly developed, I was not accelerating musically. That is until I took a whole new approach...

For me, creating music became a much more exciting and rewarding process when I began associating it with scenery/thoughts/dreams/images etc. The fact that I could convey stories, experiences and even my thoughts, through sound, really made things a hell of a lot more interesting. It was quite simple, really. I began making notes of visions and dreams that occurred so that I could elaborate further on them when I had time to sit down at my PC and keyboard to make music. I also tried creating fitting music for a friend's video, which resulted in one of my best pieces so far.

Now, I always have a sense of direction. It's been a year or so since I last abandoned a project. This is because it's much more easy to finish something when you know exactly what you want to do with it.

I am not insane, this really does work.

This is what you really want to read:

the-visual-aspect-music-is-more-than-you-hear, by Fjern/Rognalf

And here are some results:

Game/Film Soundtrack showcase
Fjern's Soundcloud

Farewell.

[alanisnotcool]

yea this is what ive been doing i am glad i was on the right track, thats why i make music, to express my visions, whether people like them or not its for me

[icep]

Definitely a good read. It's something I've been doing for the past 5 months actually; and it's been working really well (even though my work process goes a little slower these days, but honestly, I think that's because I pay more attention to what I'm doing...).


Not to mention, it's probably easier for people to relate to as well (if you'd decide to title your track after it). Rather than... an emotion; ultimately, emotion comes through your notes; and doesn't necessarially have to do with your title.