Was That Your Idea?
Date: February 4th, 2010In my teenage years I thought I had created my own genre. My supposedly unique idea was to combine the rhythm and programmed nature of dance music with the aggression and vocal style of metal music. I’d been perfecting this idea for a couple of weeks until I was alerted that my music sounded similar to industrial and EBM. I’d never heard of these genres before and my accuser referred me to two specific songs by two different bands. I couldn’t dispute the fact that my music sounded similar.
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The Story So Far…
Date: January 30th, 2010When I turned eleven, I received a keyboard for my birthday, the Casio CTK-611. I was an eager learner and delved straight into the instrument. I’d spend hours messing with the synthesis and try to recreate sounds and strange ensembles. Nobody else in my family was musical, and I guess I wasn’t either at that stage so I can imagine I hearing me play was particularly annoying!
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