Comments on: Motivational Advice From The Horrorist http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2009/01/06/motivational-advice-from-the-horrorist/ Synthesizer and electronic music news, synth and music software reviews and more! Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:52:52 -0500 hourly 1 By: synthhead http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2009/01/06/motivational-advice-from-the-horrorist/#comment-131500 synthhead Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:51:27 +0000 http://www.synthtopia.com/content/?p=10342#comment-131500 St. B - The bong and bottle certainly have played major roles in the development of electronic music - but they're responsible for a ton of crap, too. St. B –

The bong and bottle certainly have played major roles in the development of electronic music – but they’re responsible for a ton of crap, too.

]]> By: St. B from DEAD PANDA http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2009/01/06/motivational-advice-from-the-horrorist/#comment-131490 St. B from DEAD PANDA Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:43:10 +0000 http://www.synthtopia.com/content/?p=10342#comment-131490 This is a very good point. It is crucial to find your muse. I personally do not use music software (thaz jus' me), I have synths & Akai, but one thing that I do that would help most, regardless of technique, is to play every single day. Some days are very busy, but even if you can only play for 15 minutes then that is 15 minutes that might steer you into a new hook or beat. I try to play every day, and most days I get to jam for a couple hours. Just turning on your fave synth and messing around will put you in the right frame for writing/programming. I also recommend vices (everybody has one) grab a bottle or a bong and you'd be surprised at how fast the muse creeps up behind you. But I disagree that all your songs are inside you already, as you hear and see new things in life, new experiences will turn into new inspirations, and ideas you've never thought of before will blossom. This is a very good point. It is crucial to find your muse. I personally do not use music software (thaz jus’ me), I have synths & Akai, but one thing that I do that would help most, regardless of technique, is to play every single day. Some days are very busy, but even if you can only play for 15 minutes then that is 15 minutes that might steer you into a new hook or beat. I try to play every day, and most days I get to jam for a couple hours. Just turning on your fave synth and messing around will put you in the right frame for writing/programming.
I also recommend vices (everybody has one) grab a bottle or a bong and you’d be surprised at how fast the muse creeps up behind you.
But I disagree that all your songs are inside you already, as you hear and see new things in life, new experiences will turn into new inspirations, and ideas you’ve never thought of before will blossom.

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