25 December 2007
My Personal Stuff
)Published on December 25th, 2007 @ 04:33:28 pm, using 427 words, 185 views
As you might know, I compose music myself. I compose music for myself, not for anyone else (which might sound egocentric, but isn't). People say I'm good at loads of things, for example maths, science, philosophy, and well, stuff considering school, as well as sports. I personally don't think I'm gifted in anyway.
The fact that I'm good at school can be explained by the fact that I have a curious nature, I want to know stuff (I mean, I've read an entire encyclopedia at the age of 10, how many kids you know have done that ;) ). Another thing which helps me with school is the way I think. I rarely say to myself, "I can't do that". I, most of the time, prefer thinking "why shouldn't I be able to do that?" (this explains nWn, which is short for, "Nou, Waarom Niet?", which means "Well, Why Not?" in English). So, unless I find a good reason not to be able to do something, I think I can do it. For maths, if I don't understand something, I never think, "aw well, this is to hard for me". Instead, I figure others can do it, so I should be able to do it too.
This also reflects in sports. I do athletics, and unless I find a solid reason, there should be no one faster than me. If someone is faster, I'm not trying hard enough (which I don't do anyway ;) ). And, well, I can't stand losing =).
But what has this to do with my own music?
I know lots of things I am, but I'm not good at creative arts. I never had interests in arts (visual and audible), until some 4 years ago. The music I have made so far is uninspiring and easy, but I am confident that someday I will compose a song worthy, a song which I can play, listen to, and think "Eej, you made that!". That, to compose a song which makes me feel proud, is one of my goals in life.
Ok, enough talk for now, let's give you some examples of my songs:
- Acquire
- Background Choir
- Trombone Thingie
- Ice Worlds (one of my current projects)
What you obviously stated is, that besides the simplicity, all the songs are so short! This is one of the most frustrating things in music at this moment, I just can't finish them. But the deeper thoughts of that are for later, as we will dive into the madness of my mind.
It's still the 25th, so Merry Christmas!
Erik
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