Fifty Consecutive Sounds

Today notes the fiftieth entry in my One Sound Every Day project. That’s fifty entries in as many days. I wasn’t sure I would be able to manage this task, considering all my other responsibilities and interests, but it’s been a fun and delightful journey. I have had to give up a few vices and a few positive things too. My piano practicing has suffered, but I don’t doubt that I will be able to remedy that eventually.

The good news is that the discipline involved in producing something every day has created a bi-product of about fourteen new pieces, and this was not even the goal of the project. So, to mark my fiftieth entry I have decided to let you hear an unreleased full-length rough mix of the first composition I have completed that is a result of contributions to One Sound Every Day. Please have a listen and feedback is always welcome.

Forgotten Complex (Rough)

12 thoughts on “Fifty Consecutive Sounds”

This is great! Nice work, I’d love to hear more of what you’ve been working on.

Thanks John. Your site is a daily inspiration to try new ways of making noise.

Flux.

Well done!

Very nice and interesting result indeed…

I like this piece very much. Your site has become a daily occurence for me, I love it. I have a question for you based upon your comment about needing to catch up with your piano practice. I have a full time job as a Graphic Artist, but my passion is with music production and songwriting. In a constant struggle with a family to find time to do it all, I would be curious on your response to this. How do you manage your time between “audio production/sound design” and “Practicing your instrument”, whether that be piano, guitar, etc? I find both tasks at times overshadowing the other, but I feel both is important. Anyways, any insight?

Very nice stuff going on here. I visit this site regularly and as others have mentioned before me, this place inspires me. Keep up the great work.

Hi James,

Thanks for your feedback. I don’t consider myself an expert on time management by any means. I’d argue that it’s quite the opposite and I get myself in trouble frequently because I am easily distracted and lose track of time. However, there are changes I have made in my life that I think contribute to giving me time to do what I love.

1. For a start I have no children, but I’m happily married, so this may change and I will have to have a totally different approach when/if that happens.

2. I live close to work and commute by bicycle. I never have to search for a parking place and save loads of time and money in the process. Not to mention petrol and pollution.

3. My main source of income is teaching interactive media at a private college. I have spent 40-60 hours a week at work with little vacation time in a few of the industry jobs I’ve had in the past. In contrast I spend 24 hours a week in the classroom and another 8 to 12 hours a week working from home on administrative tasks. My week at the school ranges from 2 to 4 days and I get nearly 6 weeks of vacation per year.

4. One of the classes I teach is an introductory class on Audio Production, so I do research, learn and apply techniques on the job as I prepare for class and develop curriculum.

Ironically, no matter how much time I free up for myself, it seems like there are always things I don’t have time for. That’s life isn’t it? If any other readers want to chime in here, I’d love to hear what people do to help manage their time.

Cheers!

i admire your devotion with the project. As for piano practice, you could play sheet music with custom samples of yours on the midikeyboard, could you not?lol;)

Great piece John. The chopped piano beginning is a delight and reminds me a lot of the Alva noto + Sakamoto work. Personally I’d expect someting more dramatic to happen from 2:00 on but all in all a great inspirational track.