How did you start?
Turned on the computer, but I think it was already on. Downloaded Reason version 3. Or maybe i bought it physically in a store? This was early 00’s so I prob went to a major music store to buy it. Installed it and experimented.
Where are you based?
NYC.
Please give an example of your music creative process?
See answer to Q 1
What are you working on right now?
Music, Blueberry Records label and some relationships.
What is your gear setup?
Computer, Midi keyboard, JBL monitors, Piano, Microphone.
What do you like to do outside of music and does it affect your music?
Play video games, see friends sometimes. Hang with my partner. Cook. yeah all life reflects through my music for sure.
How would you describe your music genre?
Sort of like a pot luck dinner where many different folks are invited and each bring a dish from their childhood.
Do you know any music theory?
Yes. But I’ve worked very hard to forget most of it.
What are your plans for the future?
Stay alive, make a family. Keep making music, release less.
How did you get into music?
What are you listening to at the moment?
Demos for Blueberry, new tracks I am working on.
Who are your top 5 influences and icons?
Frank Zappa, my mother, my friend Dave, Aphex, more but i can’t think of them atm.
When are you playing next?
Not gigging at the moment.
I would add, music has been a constant in my life through all ups and downs, I couldn’t imagine life without it – while at the same time I simply can’t imagine doing this professionally for the rest of my life. Its keeps changing and is always asking more from artists while offering less in exchange. If this were simply a hobby i would have given up years ago, prob around 2014/2015. But I have not found a better meditation then creating music, so i continue. Part of me still dreams about fame and attention, which is a brutal toxic entity in and of itself. So I and conflicted daily about my life and how I spend it. It feels like a currency sometimes, Life. How you spend it. Do we run out? Eventually yes.
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