Unlocking Creativity : A Producer's Guide to Making Music and Art.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (179 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The Record Producer -- 2. Prep Work -- 3. Preliminary Pre-Production -- 4. Pre-Production -- 5. Who, and What, Is an Artist? -- 6. Meditation and Relaxation -- 7. Artist Manipulation -- 8. What Is This Song About? -- 9. Deconstructing Feel -- 10. The Physiology of Feel -- 11. Drums and Drummers -- 12. Some Guidelines for Vocalists -- 13. The Significance of Creative Work -- 14. Creative Expression as Communication -- 15. Communication in the Creative Environment -- 16. Delusional Thinking from the Depths of the Music Business and Beyond -- 17. Harmonic Layering and the Creative Use of Distortion -- 18. The Contract -- 19. The Inner Voice and the First Step -- 20. How Do You Perceive Sound? -- 21. Supplemental Activities -- 22. Free Yourself from the Need for an Expected Outcome -- 23. Idling Down -- 24. Intent -- 25. Identity -- 26. The Blind Terror of Performance -- 27. What Is Artist Development? -- 28. The Other Creativity Crisis -- 29. The Three Forms of Creativity -- 30. An Idea Is a Start Point, Not an End Point -- 31. Objectivity, Incentive, and Ownership -- Abridged Discography.