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Originally Posted by fondone  do some hard, repetitive labor ......like shoveling dirt....
it gives you a good heart beat and your brain releases feel good chemicals when you work hard......
I think of my best beats and melodies while working physically. |
i have to agree. now that portland is easing in to summer there's all kinds of stuff to do around the house. so i've been doing all kinds of labor intensive yard work. it isn't fun but it does become sort of like meditation and frees up the brain from thinking of only music related stuff for a while.
another guy i know has been taking his dog on really long walks every morning. maybe an hour or so and many times when he gets back he writes a melody or sketches out an idea or makes notes for a patch in his G2 or whatever. he says it's been super helpful since he doesn't have that much time to work on music lately. this makes him more productive when he does have the time.. so he says.
building up the sound library is always a good one. learn some new trick or explore some other function of a synth or application that you've never really gotten into.
i have to add that getting away from music is a good thing sometimes too.. when you're all boxed up in a project and hit a wall of some kind its good to go hang w/some friends and grab a pint and try to talk about something other than music.
or make a nice meal at home.. cook some good eats and get all into the preparation.