Category Archives: Music

It’s not about the tools

By Ruben Kenig | Published: 19 August, 2010

There is an easy tendency in most disciplines to fetishise the state of the art tools, endowing them with the magical power to make your work (whatever it is) wonderful. Tools are important. If you create things with them and spend a lot of time using them the minutiae of their good and bad points magnify […]

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Become a better musician: No substitute for practice

By Ruben Kenig | Published: 13 August, 2010

Practice is a means to an end, playing well, and it is a vital component to reach that end. I don’t think I have ever met a musician who I thought was a great player who didn’t practice and practice effectively. When I first went to conservatory I would stumble around in awe of all the amazingly talented people I was surrounded by. They seemed […]

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The perils of modern music making, part 2: Blinded by the light

By Ruben Kenig | Published: 9 August, 2010

Music is a sonic medium. As obvious as this is it can be easy to forget when faced with the rich visual environment of modern music creation software. This is, mostly, a good thing but as a card-carrying grumbler I feel compelled to spin a cautionary tale of this land of milk and honey. Don’t let your eyes rule your ears. […]

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