I had a minor epiphany while helping my girlfriend create a composition assignment for her music students. Why not create a composition from a single rhythmic line first, then add pitches later?
Composing Rhythms First
Tag: Music Composition
Catchy Dissonance with Nathan Graves
I talked with my cousin, Nathan Graves, who fronts the band With a Gun for a Face and writes solo music under the name Kurtz. Nate's music is usually pretty dark and dissonant, but strangely catchy. The more I listen, the more I like it.
Going Solo with Guitarist Peter Frey
In this episode, Kazyak's Peter Frey debuts his new, more personal album See the Forest, See the Trees. He also shares his philosophy on soloing, the pros and cons of touring, and his advice on promoting your music.
Pop Music Theory with Beatles Expert Mitchell Johnson
Join me in the inaugural episode of my new podcast, Composer Quest. I'll be picking the brains of composers and songwriters to gain some insight into writing music. For the first episode, I interviewed Mitchell Johnson from Spencer McGillicutty.
RPM 2012: Feb 4th Song Sketch
After our first RPM jam session, Nick Syman and I went off on our own to do some songwriting. I came up with 3 half-songs. Here's one of them, filmed by Jeffrey Schwinghammer:
This is a totally different vocal style than anything I've done before. Where I'd normally sing phrases that have the Continue reading...