Week in Review: October 31-November 6, 2024

Black and white close up image of a drumstick on a black background. Image by StockSnap from Pixabay.

At 44 weeks, it's starting to feel like the home stretch of this project. I am definitely feeling fatigued creatively at this point and struggling to find the energy and enthusiasm to complete tracks like this one. I can tell I am starting to rely on certain formulas that have worked in the prior weeks. Taking that approach allows me to finish a track, but it doesn't feel very creative. The basic formula here was to build a drum kit in Ableton Note and then find samples in the same key and chop them all up in the main DAW. Mixing this track was tough because I didn't have the chance to get in front of my monitor speakers and all of the different headphones I used seemed to produce inconsistent sounds. I am just going to stop messing with it at this point and let it be a part of the entire body of tracks that will make up the whole year's worth.

 

John Wright

John Wright is an independent music artist. A rock drummer and electronic music producer, his solo project is inspired by the driving beats of Detroit-area dance music clubs with organic textures honoring his rock band roots.

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