5th New GS Interview - Miles
08-24-2014, 11:32 PM
Ha, wasn't expecting this up so soon! And during the weekend I had no internet access, too. :p
I found them both browsing an image board (looking for porn, natch). This image board has both nsfw and sfw images. I loved the expression in the avatar and thought the dancing pokemon was too cute to pass up.
I will never post a pic of myself on my profile or on the publicly viewable boards, but I've shown certain people in pm's before.
And I do it because I love you dear
Yes. That happens more frequently nowadays - I used to cry at the drop of a hat. I think I literally drained my body of its tear reserves :p
I think I've always had an 'ear' for music, but I had no idea what was going on in grade school when we were supposed to read music and play it on recorders (whoever invented the recorder is a very bad person). I picked up guitar pretty much following along what my older brother was doing. Once I started taking guitar lessons I developed a sense for chords, melody, harmony, pitch etc pretty rapidly...Studying theory and jazz really helped with that too, where other guitar players were obsessed with technique and flare I focused more on theory and composition and knowing the 'rules' and how best to break them. These days I just want to make some catchy songs with some monkey wrenches thrown in.
I constantly have ideas for melodies and rhythms and structures floating around in my head. The supply is the easy part. The hard part of being creative for me is judging the aesthetic necessity of the things I do, so I can know what the best things from that mental bank to use for the end I'm trying to accomplish. To borrow from something cartoonist Kris Straub once said, good art has a thesis - it stands for something, it can be challenged. Otherwise it's just ego stroking; ego stroking is fine if you have a good reason for it. The questions I try to ask myself are "what are you trying to say?", "is it worth saying?", and "what's the best way to say it?" These questions aren't easy. 9 times out of 10 I'm not convinced I can answer the second question in the affirmative.
I just graduated from my university with bachelor's in political science - no idea what I'm gonna do with it yet. I'm not working yet, but I've got a few leads. Putting in applications either way.
Mainly musical endeavors and video games. I used to do the whole college walk-to-the-party-next-door-and-get-sloshed thing too, but now I have to start being a real person.
Heh...it;s just me. Sorry to be misleading. I'd prefer if you didn't have to pick an option in that dropdown menu but I just went with the vaguest thing available.
You rang? :p
George Clinton with Parliament/Funkadelic for putting together some of the most exciting rhythmic and cosmic approximations of infinity of the 20th century; Merrill Garbus of Tune-Yards has made some of the most interesting syntheses of pop, hip-hop, soul and afrobeat styles of the last few years, all using basic Audacity software you can download for free on a laptop; Miles Davis, one of the most prolific sonic explorers and bandleaders of the second half of the twentieth century; Steely Dan for their arcane, Thelonious Monk-esque chord changes and attention to detail; Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine, one of the last major guitar innovators whose obsessive pursuit of a sound mirrored another one of my inspirations, Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys. Brian Eno's work with groups like Talking Heads and his solo work are also an inspiration, especially his ideas about the process being part of the work of art itself. Daniel Lopatin and his electronic music project Oneohtrix Point Never as well as Nick Zammuto's former found-sound project The Books have also had an impact theoretically and aesthetically. Video game music has been ingrained in my brain for so long that I'll make Zelda/Final Fantasy/Mega Man sounding music without even realizing it.
Of course inspiration comes from sources beyond music. I've been trying to do what Daniel Lopatin does - he thinks of music not necessarily in terms of 'songs' (though some of it is distinctly song-like) but in terms of architecture, which is an idea I always liked.
As for the last question...yes, I do love big butts. Always been an ass man, there is no lie :biggrin:
Quote:How did you pick your avatar and little dancing siggyline guy?
would you ever consider posting a pic of yourself?
Why do you keep trying to take the win from me?
I found them both browsing an image board (looking for porn, natch). This image board has both nsfw and sfw images. I loved the expression in the avatar and thought the dancing pokemon was too cute to pass up.
I will never post a pic of myself on my profile or on the publicly viewable boards, but I've shown certain people in pm's before.
And I do it because I love you dear
Quote:Have you ever felt like crying but didn't find tears?
Yes. That happens more frequently nowadays - I used to cry at the drop of a hat. I think I literally drained my body of its tear reserves :p
Quote:I'd love to know more about your musical talents. When did your interest in writing music develop? Do you find being creative easy, or something you have to discipline yourself in?
I think I've always had an 'ear' for music, but I had no idea what was going on in grade school when we were supposed to read music and play it on recorders (whoever invented the recorder is a very bad person). I picked up guitar pretty much following along what my older brother was doing. Once I started taking guitar lessons I developed a sense for chords, melody, harmony, pitch etc pretty rapidly...Studying theory and jazz really helped with that too, where other guitar players were obsessed with technique and flare I focused more on theory and composition and knowing the 'rules' and how best to break them. These days I just want to make some catchy songs with some monkey wrenches thrown in.
I constantly have ideas for melodies and rhythms and structures floating around in my head. The supply is the easy part. The hard part of being creative for me is judging the aesthetic necessity of the things I do, so I can know what the best things from that mental bank to use for the end I'm trying to accomplish. To borrow from something cartoonist Kris Straub once said, good art has a thesis - it stands for something, it can be challenged. Otherwise it's just ego stroking; ego stroking is fine if you have a good reason for it. The questions I try to ask myself are "what are you trying to say?", "is it worth saying?", and "what's the best way to say it?" These questions aren't easy. 9 times out of 10 I'm not convinced I can answer the second question in the affirmative.
Quote:Miles, are you studying or working currently?
I just graduated from my university with bachelor's in political science - no idea what I'm gonna do with it yet. I'm not working yet, but I've got a few leads. Putting in applications either way.
Quote:Miles, what are your favorite hobbies?
Mainly musical endeavors and video games. I used to do the whole college walk-to-the-party-next-door-and-get-sloshed thing too, but now I have to start being a real person.
Quote:Hey Miles. Your profile says you're a mixed group. How many are in the group? Is there someone or someones who post more than others?
Heh...it;s just me. Sorry to be misleading. I'd prefer if you didn't have to pick an option in that dropdown menu but I just went with the vaguest thing available.
Quote:My question for Miles: "When are you going to show up and start answering all these questions?!"
You rang? :p
Quote:Miles, what musicians and bands provide you musical inspiration?
Second question, is there something you like that is big and you cannot lie?
George Clinton with Parliament/Funkadelic for putting together some of the most exciting rhythmic and cosmic approximations of infinity of the 20th century; Merrill Garbus of Tune-Yards has made some of the most interesting syntheses of pop, hip-hop, soul and afrobeat styles of the last few years, all using basic Audacity software you can download for free on a laptop; Miles Davis, one of the most prolific sonic explorers and bandleaders of the second half of the twentieth century; Steely Dan for their arcane, Thelonious Monk-esque chord changes and attention to detail; Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine, one of the last major guitar innovators whose obsessive pursuit of a sound mirrored another one of my inspirations, Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys. Brian Eno's work with groups like Talking Heads and his solo work are also an inspiration, especially his ideas about the process being part of the work of art itself. Daniel Lopatin and his electronic music project Oneohtrix Point Never as well as Nick Zammuto's former found-sound project The Books have also had an impact theoretically and aesthetically. Video game music has been ingrained in my brain for so long that I'll make Zelda/Final Fantasy/Mega Man sounding music without even realizing it.
Of course inspiration comes from sources beyond music. I've been trying to do what Daniel Lopatin does - he thinks of music not necessarily in terms of 'songs' (though some of it is distinctly song-like) but in terms of architecture, which is an idea I always liked.
As for the last question...yes, I do love big butts. Always been an ass man, there is no lie :biggrin:
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