On Creating

Feb 17, 2021
2 min

Creative Offloading

Today I’m going to talk about something I learned in music school. It’s called “offloading” and it’s one of the reasons I was able to...

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Luke

Jan 1, 2021
2 min

2020 Year End Review

I know one day doesn’t really mean anything, but for a lot of us it’s the end of a terrible year and it feels like things will get better....

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Dec 15, 2020
2 min

Making a Lofi EP

This December I graduated college and I celebrated by releasing a lofi EP. I wanted something commemorative of the college experience,...

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Aug 4, 2020
2 min

Synth Summer

In the Spring I took Electronic Orchestration, a class focusing on synthesis and sound design. We would learn the fundamentals of sound,...

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May 26, 2020
2 min

Songs From Home: Quarantine Collabs

In March I had the idea to make an EP of music in response to the covid-19 pandemic. With the stay-at-home order and social distancing...

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Jan 17, 2020
2 min

Beat Station EP

My creative projects fell through the cracks during my Fall semester. Understandably, I was busy with work and school. Over break I...

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Nov 26, 2019
2 min

Deciding is Creating

I’m the type of person who wants to do a lot of creative projects, so many in fact, that the vast majority never get done. A lot of...

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Luke

Nov 4, 2019
1 min

Getting Back Momentum

I haven’t posted in a hot minute, and it’s pretty clear I’ve lost traction. I used to post once a week, but it’s been months since I’ve...

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Luke

Jul 5, 2019
2 min

Why You Should Make To-do Lists

I’m a big fan of to-do lists, making a list of what needs to be done on a daily basis and holding myself accountable. It does wonders...

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Luke

Apr 25, 2019
2 min

Are You Too Old to Make Music?

It’s pretty common for people to believe that there’s a time limit when it comes to making art. “If you haven’t done it by x, then it’s...

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Apr 11, 2019
2 min

Rhythmic Conflict

I had the opportunity to share one of my songs in class and have it critiqued. The song was pretty much done; I just needed to re-track...

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Mar 20, 2019
3 min

First Do It Badly

Lots of people are afraid to start something on the grounds they won’t be any good. I’m that way. We’re usually right about it too, but...

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Luke

Feb 19, 2019
2 min

You Don’t Have to Be First

Eddie Van Halen is famous for his tapping technique, but he wasn’t the first to do it. In fact, hundreds of years before “Eruption,”...

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Luke

Feb 9, 2019
2 min

Finish Your Songs

A few years back, I had a ton of musical ideas floating around my head. I wanted to write it all: hip-hop, EDM, singer-songwriter,...

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Jan 22, 2019
1 min

Planting a Tree

My original plan was to release a singer-songwriter EP every year. I succeeded in 2015 and 2016, but in 2017 I procrastinated. I kept...

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Dec 10, 2018
2 min

Thoughts on Collaboration

Well, the semester is winding down and so is my final project. My three song EP is due this week and I’m putting on the finishing...

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Dec 5, 2018
2 min

Creating When You’re Not Inspired

This is the perfect topic for today because right now I don’t feel like writing. I’m in the school library sipping a La Croix, trying to...

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