My Music.

Lately I've been trying to write some music. But with all things creative one needs inspiration...

So, what is my inspiration? I listen to a wide variety of music (as you can see in my blogger profile). My music taste is so varied that it is hard to write something for a specific genre. I have the talent and skill for some genres, but I lack the inspiration. Even with all of my ideas I have finished and recorded only a handful of songs. I have so many ideas throughout the day that they all get lost in a sea of garbled musical mess. Most of the ideas I have are so far beyond my skill level that I can't possibly put them into anything useful. In other words, my imagination is better than me at guitar. MUCH better than me. I'm one of those people that if I can't figure out a riff on the first or second try, it's scrapped...immediately. Most of my "genius" ideas are scrapped because of this. In my head I have everything perfectly orchestrated and it sounds so good, like I have a recording studio in my brain. And it's all thrown away after I figure out I can't play it.

I recently upgraded my studio to accommodate a sweet drum midi pad and new recording software. Ableton Live is what I use. Integrated with a Line 6 UX2 with PodFarm for the guitars and such, an Akai LPD8 drum pad with EZDrummer for the drums, and a Kawai digital midi piano with Reason 3.0 for the keys.

Another part of the reason why I have no inspiration is because I spend so much time learning how to use Ableton (since it is still very new to me) that I have no time to think of stuff to play. Writing music is easy. Writing music that I like AND that other people will like is extraordinarily hard. That's why i find it hard to write music. I want to enjoy it and I want others to enjoy it too.

If the future's looking dark
We're the ones who have to shine
If there's no one in control
We're the ones who draw the line
Though we live in trying times
We're the ones who have to try
Though we know that time has wings
We're the ones who have to fly.
- - -Rush "Everyday Glory" 

Buzz