Comments on: A New Instrumental Album, and Mocky, Mock-Marketing by Hyperbole http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/04/22/a-new-instrumental-album-and-mocky-mock-marketing-by-hyperbole/ The latest gear, software, and techniques for electronic music production and performance Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:09:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: a reader writes http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/04/22/a-new-instrumental-album-and-mocky-mock-marketing-by-hyperbole/comment-page-1/#comment-875503 a reader writes Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:09:18 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/04/22/a-new-instrumental-album-and-mocky-mock-marketing-by-hyperbole/#comment-875503 Purchased on this recommendation. Really enjoying it so far. Purchased on this recommendation. Really enjoying it so far.

]]> By: bliss http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/04/22/a-new-instrumental-album-and-mocky-mock-marketing-by-hyperbole/comment-page-1/#comment-874218 bliss Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:07:48 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/04/22/a-new-instrumental-album-and-mocky-mock-marketing-by-hyperbole/#comment-874218 Sometimes the coolest things go unnoticed. Weird. Sometimes the coolest things go unnoticed. Weird.

]]> By: bliss http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/04/22/a-new-instrumental-album-and-mocky-mock-marketing-by-hyperbole/comment-page-1/#comment-873887 bliss Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:57:35 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/04/22/a-new-instrumental-album-and-mocky-mock-marketing-by-hyperbole/#comment-873887 That's pretty cool! That’s pretty cool!

]]> By: Peter Kirn http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/04/22/a-new-instrumental-album-and-mocky-mock-marketing-by-hyperbole/comment-page-1/#comment-873624 Peter Kirn Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:50:54 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/04/22/a-new-instrumental-album-and-mocky-mock-marketing-by-hyperbole/#comment-873624 I'm talking about how artists are classified. That's an external process that has to do with things like "genre", all of which I think are ultimately artificial. I think electronic musicians have long been "real musicians," so I don't see any new competition -- especially not for someone with the chops Mocky's got. (Some of us, ahem, do know lots about composition, call ourselves composers, but may be lacking in the chops department ... but, hey, it happens.) ;) I don't know how you determine "real" in musicians. I think genres and time are breaking down, which can only be a good thing. I’m talking about how artists are classified. That’s an external process that has to do with things like “genre”, all of which I think are ultimately artificial. I think electronic musicians have long been “real musicians,” so I don’t see any new competition — especially not for someone with the chops Mocky’s got. (Some of us, ahem, do know lots about composition, call ourselves composers, but may be lacking in the chops department … but, hey, it happens.) ;)

I don’t know how you determine “real” in musicians. I think genres and time are breaking down, which can only be a good thing.

]]> By: smilinggoat http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/04/22/a-new-instrumental-album-and-mocky-mock-marketing-by-hyperbole/comment-page-1/#comment-873615 smilinggoat Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:39:10 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/04/22/a-new-instrumental-album-and-mocky-mock-marketing-by-hyperbole/#comment-873615 <blockquote>"electronic musicians and producers. We’re not confined to the ghetto of electronic sounds any more"</blockquote> It's not about electronic musicians and producers. It's <em>musicians</em> using electronic instruments in the same way they use any other instrument. It's just another instrument. You're no longer special if you know about technology and don't know about composition. Welcome to competition with every other real musician.

“electronic musicians and producers. We’re not confined to the ghetto of electronic sounds any more”

It’s not about electronic musicians and producers. It’s musicians using electronic instruments in the same way they use any other instrument. It’s just another instrument. You’re no longer special if you know about technology and don’t know about composition.

Welcome to competition with every other real musician.

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