How To Stay Inspired In The Studio
The holidays are almost over and it's time to get back in the studio. It's a hard thing to do when you've finally been able to relax and then need to find instant inspiration. What do you do? Two words: Brian Eno.
Brian Eno was a weird dude. He was a self-described "non-musician” that reinvented the recording process with a highly conceptual approach. His unique strategies changed the way we make music to this day.
In 1975, he published Oblique Strategies: Over One Hundred Worthwhile Dilemmas — a deck of cards with “oblique strategies” for creating music. Designed to help musicians overcome writer’s block, the cards offer challenges, limitations and abstract thought processes for the recording studio.
Here are some favorites from his collection of cards. Next time you find yourself stumped in the studio, try some of these tips and tricks to get your creative juices flowing again.
This is an excerpt from How To Stay Inspired In The Studio, originally published by Vintage King. Read the full version here.
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