TAYLOR ROSS™|MUSIC

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It's been a while.

I have been making art everyday,
but I have not been posting everyday.

I have been surprised at how effortless I am able to commit to "doing the thing" every single day.

Piano, guitar, film scoring, and beginning my journey with digital sound synthesis. 

I would like to get an analogue synthesizer.
Justin Vernon uses a Prophet-6 
but $2700.00 used is much too much.
especially when I have the Kontakt Komplete ultimate 14 collectors edition which comes with an array of digital emulation synths that everyone in the profession uses anyways.

I've been writing here and there. 
Lyrics.
Poetry.

Also, Just got Déjà vu.
I know the science behind why we experience this i.e. neurons firing in the hippocampus. 
But I choose to take it as an indication that I'm following the right path. 
And that my position in the stream of life is concurrent with the way it should be.
 
Since my last post have performed for Opera Idaho's Critical Mass Vocal Artists.

I've also begun the process, officially, of beginning to score Rusty Rehl's film, "Opportunity" - We had a spotting session and watched the rough cut.

1 hr and 48 minutes long.
So Beyond Proud of his work and effort and creative leadership.
It's been a long time coming but this is the biggest project he's had to date.
His first feature length film.
And my first time scoring for one as well.
So i'm also very grateful for the creative trust he has in my ability to help bring his vision to life.

Another happening which occurs to me as being significant in the artistic realm of my world; I was able to let engage in the process of creative pursuit with an intentionality of mindful awareness. 

I was hitting a creative block, and while I was engaging with making art everyday, I was still overwhelmed with expectations and perfectionism.
To be able to intentionally bring about a scenario in which I could engage in creative and joyous exploration, while still being mindful of my internal state of reaction and disposition, and emotional awareness in regard to the judgmental expectations which normally arise during the creation of artistic vision, was extremely beneficial.

It allowed the Stream to Flow.

I've been experimenting with tech.
Synthesis
Harmony engines in the Voice live 2
combinations of forced autotune
Anything to learn.

Being primarily focused on acoustic and analogue instrumentation it's been incredibly influential to increasing the scope and perimeter of my artistic toolset.

I also need to increase my knowledge and awareness concerning mixing and mastering - Specialization of labor indicates an increased efficiency in the direct and focused application of skill as mapped to the outcome of a given pursuit. It would make sense to hire out a post-production audio specialist for mixing and mastering, which I think I will. But the increasing of my knowledge regarding the final and polished stages of audio production will undoubtedly lend to a finer and more easily realized product in the hands of a truly skilled mixing/mastering professional.

Another thing I learned in the past 3 weeks: In reading and listening to articles concerning the production and creation re: Bon Iver's 22 a million: It was worked on for 10-12 hours a day, 5 days a week, for 2 years, with an outcome of 60 tracks whittled down to 10 for the final pressing. This combined with my enlightening moment of realization and the softening and release of death grip upon the artistic process allowed me to have a macroscopic vision of my endeavor. I'm in this for the long haul. Since then I've allowed myself to enjoy the process of joyous exploration of material and the creation of minute detail which add to the whole and may or may not lend to the total creation one day. 

But I am completely comfortable working meticulously in order to someday have a complete and total creation, and accepting it for whatever it may be.

It's about the process anyways.
I've learned that again.

A final note about my current happenings.
I've applied to a job at the University of Austin's Butler School of Music.

It's a wonderful position that came about in perfect timing.

All in all; apropos.

I'm a perfect fit for the job, and the job is a perfect fit for myself.

I'm beyond excited to even interview for the position and am truly hoping to begin the next stage of my adventure.

Send into the universe.

See the process tomorrow lovelies.