The Composer in the Cellar
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‘The Fisher King’ is Coming
It’s official! ‘The Fisher King’ is in the can and on its way to the streaming sites. This album is a return to my more orchestral side but I also wanted to do something a little more intimate than some of my previous efforts. For this one I assembled a core ensemble of string quintet…
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The Post-Project Slump
For the second time in as many projects I find myself in a post-project malaise. The hard work of making ‘Fisher King’ (composing, producing, etc, etc) is finished. All that remains is incorporating feedback, making some tweaks to the masters, and the work-a-day stuff of releasing the thing. I find it interesting that I’m in…
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How do You Know When an Album is Done?
Paul Valéry: A work is never completed, but merely abandoned. I disagree with above quote. I guess it depends on how you look at your art and how you balance the difference between process and product. It does beg the question though, how do you decide that you’re done? As an artist, I love the…
John M Davis 