Re: ART Regular Output vs. Inspiration

[Daryl Shawn <highhorse@mhorse.com>]

I can relate to this, not in terms of regular output, but rather of 
output bound to any sort of external constraints as opposed to 
inspiration alone. Since moving to Mexico in 2004 I've composed music 
for two weddings, both obviously having a strict deadline and fixed 
requirements in terms of the amount of music needed, the style, etc. 
These projects not only pushed me to generate some of my most favorite 
material ever, but sent me in a new artistic direction. I found that 
constraints like this can be tremendously valuable, and every bit as 
valid as, say, having a "concept" for an album before beginning to 
record it, which I've also found to be very useful.

Daryl Shawn
www.swanwelder.com
www.chinapaintingmusic.com

> In retrospect, I look back on the first eight years of this decade 
> with that production output philosphy behind me that I have grown at a 
> vastly more
> rapid pace in my abilities and in my sohpistication as a musician 
> because I started to join the Camp TWO approach.
>
> Ironically,  I've also discovered that the instances of very creative 
> 'inspirational' output has gone up significantly using this approach 
> so I think I"m getting
> the best of both worlds.
>
> The only drawback I can see using this approach is that it makes it 
> more difficult to market oneself to the world at large because this 
> approach
> encourages a lot of stylistic diversity which makes it tough for 
> people to categorize your recordings in record stores and online.
> I think , though,  that I"ve reconciled myself to that anyway.