1. Neither slave nor master to technology be. It is heresy to suggest one DAW could ever begat a finer tune than the next, for without its maker, any music software could create a tune as well as you could catch fog.
2. For those that worship at the ‘Detroit Museum of Proper Dj Techniques And That’ -Thou shalt not fear progress. To deny that which is digital, denies evolution, technology is rich and the future of the party is safe outside the ancient realm of vinyl. May authenticity be judged by those who shake their shit at the weekend and not by those blinded by their own colon.
3. Thou shall ‘geek-out’ in moderation. Dialogue tween creators is paramount. But lo, the punter has meagre request for such detail. Did anybody give a fuck about what Michelangelo’s chisel looked like?
4. Let wine be thine spirit for writing and water for mixing. Booze does your ears in and makes stuff sound well tinny and even a cup of coffee can turn ears to mush. Oh, and don’t smoke weed – unless you’re a 15 year old bellend. Man.
5. Thou shalt not create music to bolster that which feeds the ego. Carnal practice gained from such creation is a path well-trodden and tiresome. To inspire ‘the dance’ into frivolous mêlée is the only way to truly manifest ones satisfaction.
6. Only a great tune ever begat a great remix. A polished turd still smells like shit.
7. Thou shalt not fall fowl of that which is cool, as that which is cool is little more than a shape-shifting veil behind which lies a needy child (and some fancy sneakers). An occasional embrace of Pop should negate such tendencies.
8. Thou shall leave around 6db headroom pre-mixdown.
9. Thou shalt not allow fashion nor trend to guide ones output . Apply Vocoder, Auto Tune and Side-Chain Compression with reckless abandon if the creator so wishes. Leave such concerns to those who watch too much Ugly Betty (also see Commandment 7).
10. Be Brilliant.
Friday, 19 February 2010
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