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I didn't even like music when I was a kid to be honest. Growing up, I discovered some very early hands-up tracks and I figured I'd try to understand how they were made. I've always been a very creative person, not only in music, but in many fields. I like to create and share; I usually have lots of ideas. In any case, I found an old disc called "Rave Mission Vol. I" that my brother had in his room. I quickly fell in love and was extremely fascinated with early 90s hard trance, acid and so on and so forth. Since then, I have been "dealing" with music for twenty years now. It was very boring at first because it was very hard for me, somebody with zero musical backgrounds, to understand how to make a proper track. Little by little, I learnt many things, from theory to the technical side of things. Looking back at everything I've made, I am quite proud of myself.
I have had several aliases and names all around the web. I used to try to force myself to release in the past, but that never worked. Right now, whenever I feel like I have some inspiration, a burst of energy or an idea, I just make the core of the track (usually in less than a day or two). The rest is just hard work making sure it sounds acceptable. When I'm finished, I try not to go back to it and simply upload to You Tube or whatever project/website. This EP is quite different because of how Joel has been structuring things. It's definitely more professional and I consider myself no more than a hobbyist, so it's a little bit scary.
Having weekly talks with Joel was not only inspiring bu also helpful. Working on your own is obviously different and each one has their own process. However, when you have another pair of ears, and in this case quite experienced ears, you'll feel things starting to fall into place. You are more motivated. Not pressured, mind you; it simply felt as if I was with a friend in my bedroom and we were hanging out while working. So, sharing, which is always a positive point.
More than a shift, a realisation that what I had been doing in the past was actually the "right way". I agree with most concepts that Joel explained but I could never put them into words. He is quite smart when it comes to this, and he helped me realise a few key things about my own approach. I believe that the sessions might be of incredible value to people that may feel lost or wandering around without a clear goal.
Talking with Joel made me believe even more that making music should be a fun process. I think this is the main takeaway. Sure, it sounds simple, laughable even. However, not many people actually realise what this means. When the process is fun and you put feel into it, the rest of the track will follow along, as if the track had a soul of its own. It's very hard to explain and it's been refreshing talking with him about it. Do not discard this aspect of music: while the technical side, arrangement, sounds and so on are extremely important, they all come from the same foundations.
To whoever is reading this, well, first of all thanks from me and Latent Forms. Secondly, if you are starting out as a producer, your tracks may be ugly, unfun, uninteresting: but those are the ones that make you learn for the next ones. Starting new tracks without finishing them is not a great habit. If you have fun while creating something, that piece of art will reflect that. My future-self is very unpredictable, maybe I might release some techno, maybe some ambient, who knows. I try to go with the flow, and many aspects of my life influence my creativity and mood!
Hope the answers are fine. About the pictures, here's one of me when I was a kid. Pretty rad. The other one is pretty old and it's just my eyes with eyeliners or whatever that's called applied on them.. I try to remain anonymous, you know, no socials, no surnames, nothing. I don't really care about privacy: nowadays, every device is listening or stealing shit, but I try to avoid socials or sharing too much! Choose whatever you feel like
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This is perfect. Thank you so much Val! I'll start working on this asap and I'll send you a link once its ready just to get a final approval from you. Have a great weekend brotha!
