4 Ways to Jumpstart Your Creativity!
“Creative Quest” by Questlove
4 Tips to Compose Faster!
We’ve talked about how important sustainable creativity is for the production music composer, but what happens when you got nothing or a deadline hangs over you like the sword of Damocles? On this week's episode, I’m going to give you 4 ways that I jumpstart my own creative process when time is short or energy is low.
Plus I’ll be joined by Jeff Hargrove (https://soundcloud.com/user-195099370) whose cue, “No Place for Merry Gentlemen,” was voted as the winning submission for our July 52 Cues Production Derby challenge where participants had just 48 hours to write an epic hip-hop Christmas cue!
00:00 - Intro & Welcome
02:40 - Overview
04:20 - 1. Recycle Sounds from a Previous Cue
15:04 - 2. Referencing (and Modeling)
23:55 - 3. Clear Your Head
27:46 - 4. Just. Play!
34:12 - Join the 52 Cues Community!
35:25 - No Place for Merry Gentlemen" by Jeff Hargrove
01:11:54 - Outro & How You Can Support 52 Cues!
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