tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post8479629988589464439..comments2024-03-28T06:31:28.770-07:00Comments on Bobby Owsinski's Big Picture Music Production Blog: Being An Artist Versus A CraftsmanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-68571525309572018722009-10-19T13:14:00.875-07:002009-10-19T13:14:00.875-07:00Bobby,
I don't think everything has been done...Bobby,<br /><br />I don't think everything has been done before, there are just too many variables. Further, intent plays a role: is your intent to improve on something without changing it much (think furniture makers in Vermont) or is your intent to do something new (Les Paul creates the Les Paul)? Intent matters. Which is why I'll cut Jackson Pollock some slack for getting drunk and mad and throwing paint all over the floor! He had the intent to push painting beyond what it had been before. Music is the same, I think, in that art is when someone really challenges what's accepted. For example, Lori Anderson and Talking Heads are art, in my opinion. Whereas B. B. King is all about craft. Is one better than the other? NO. They are just different forms of expression and we need both.<br /><br />Please keep in mind I write all this only as an opinion. There are no absolute answers, I don't think.<br /><br />Jeff<br />www.cerebellumblues.comJeff Shattuckhttp://www.cerebellulmblues.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-80950535677604282952009-10-19T10:07:25.743-07:002009-10-19T10:07:25.743-07:00Interesting take, Jeff. But hasn't everything ...Interesting take, Jeff. But hasn't everything been done before to some degree? Isn't it just a little different each time it's recreated?Bobby Owsinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05885584132164492190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-67699841285182254622009-10-18T21:27:11.261-07:002009-10-18T21:27:11.261-07:00I agree, neither the agency nor Topspin offers adv...I agree, neither the agency nor Topspin offers advice that's helpful or insightful. Not surprised, though, because I guarantee you that both sets of guidelines were written more with the messenger in mind than the message. (I worked in advertising for too long to think otherwise).<br /><br />What really interested me about this post, though, was not the marketing mumbo jumbo, but the definition of craft vs art. I see these differently: craft is doing something that's been done before, art is doing something new. Which is why I really believe in the notion of knowing the rules (craft) before you break them (art). The importance of the audience is merely personal preference, no matter what you do.<br /><br />Anyway, that's my take.<br /><br />Jeff<br />www.cerebellumblues.comJeff Shattuckhttp://www.cerebellumblues.comnoreply@blogger.com