make more music

I currently obsessed with engineering a setup that will allow me to improv/perform my music live. The idea is nearly complete in my mind, and the gear is on the way. Just now I got a bit carried away in SketchUp trying to figure out how to arrange all this stuff in a portable box.

I’ve really been feeling it lately. It’s a good sign when you start to neglect other responsibilities to work on music. I try to avoid GAS as much as possible, but damn my new custom Juno-106 is making things fun again. The simplicity and limitations of the thing are really inspiring.

My music over the past year or longer has been extremely claustrophobic and cerebral – and less fun to actually listen to. I had an epiphany the other night while listening to The Beatles. I’m making music backwards. I should start with a good pop song, and then move on to making it cerebral—not the other way around.

So, I’ve dusted off some of my bouncy chord progressions that I used to be known for. It’s been liberating. Expect some struttin’, drippy pop weirdness to show up soon.

I’ve been making music just about every other day, as I’ve been inspired by the film project that me and my nerd-jerk friends are working on.

I’ve been exploring different ‘realms’ in preperation for the film post work. The tracks are prefixed with ‘sleepytryouts’ and can be found in my custom version control website here: http://bugeats.net

I generally try to avoid the ‘new gear will solve my creative problems’ trap, but I’ve been thinking lately that in this case it just might. I’ve been wanting a Wurlitzer 200 electric piano for years but could never bring myself to drop the cash. Now that I have more cash than inspiration, I’m thinking it’s not such a bad idea.

I’m selling my old piano, and I think I’ll replace it with a Wurly. Hmm… just talking about it is getting me excited. This is a good sign.