Blog 6 (Week 3)


 

This week I had the idea of inviting people to come and “observe” King, Angus, and I’s creative process. This idea originated from one of the breaks Angus and I took where we were very burnt out. We decided to watch studio sessions with famous artists and producers. One thing we noticed was that in almost all of these videos there were always “random” people in the background of the videos, hanging out in the studio. These people didn’t actually contribute to the process, but they most definitely contributed to the vibe of the environment. Everybody in those videos seemed to be on the same wavelength, regardless of whether or not they were actually making music. If the musicians came up with something fire, everybody in the room would get hype. It’s also always good to allow regular people to observe how music is made, because it not only gives the musicians more credit, but also allows those watching to appreciate the music more after being there during the inception of these songs. I wanted to recreate the environment that I saw in those videos, in my basement. It seemed like a very fun and good experience so I decided to invite a lot of people to come over and chill in our basement while we made music. Since many people were busy, not many could come, but I had a friend from Ignatius and a couple friends form Hawken and Mayfield come and be with us in my basement. I made sure to tidy up my basement and make it as pretty as possible in order to create a good vibe. I cleared up the ping pong table, I turned on the projector and played old Disney movies with no sound, I turned on my RGB lights, and I made sure there were plenty of snacks and places to sit. All in all it was a very good experience and I definitely think I’ll be doing that again when I make music again.

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