Composition

I had a composition lesson yesterday with Darcy James Argue, best known for his grammy-nominated Secret Society steampunk-inspired big band. The lesson was my selected Kickstarter reward for donating to Adam Schatz's Search & Restore project. I'm very grateful to DJA for generously sharing his time and knowledge, so I figured I'd post here about the lesson and his music.

Darcy James Argue – photo by Ben AnamanI've been motivated to start writing music again. I'd like to develop an album's worth of new sextet music and record it, but feel that I need to find a fresh approach composition. It's part of a larger creative exploration I began a few years ago. So when I signed in to donate to Search & Restore, this was a serendipitous opportunity that actually made me laugh out loud.Read more