audiotthoughts on music

long time, no see…

i know there haven’t been many updates recently and this one is just a quick question to get you thinking. actually this is not just about music but can be applied to virtually anything.

yesterday, i read an entry in some german musicians forum about a guy who wasn’t really sure what to answer when someone asked him what instrument he was playing. he identified himself more with the band than his instrument, that sort of thing – this isn’t exactly what this post is about, but it got me thinking.

what exactly is it that you do? and more important, do you even know it – and know how to phrase it without sounding shy or silly? this is very important because it tells you something about yourself and the path you’ve chosen so far. are you a drummer? or a musician? or an artist? or all of it? or what?

this goes for any other profession as well. what exactly is it that you do? think about this, as will i, and try to put it into words – words that convince not only whoever’s asking, but yourself as well.

to be continued…

a while back i wrote something about imitating your favourite artists to gain insight and learn from them. one thing i should add is that you should never be afraid of ‘losing yourself’. you will always sound like you, so it’s just cool to figure others out, add them to your toolbox and therefore create an own style out of all sorts of mixtures between the tools you already have.

i’ll give you an example. Tuck Andress (one half of Tuck & Patti), an amazing guitarplayer with a completely unique style and sound developed this very style by trying to imitate whole band arrangements on his guitar – not with freaky sound effects but just his way of playing.

enjoy and become motivated :-)

…and check out his/their other stuff as well. it’s really worth it…