DjPolair
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Being a producer/beatmaker is all about innovating, creating something that hasn't been done before. I think most people don't realize where innovation comes from and how it works so I wanna share an excerpt from the book "talent is overrated" with y'all. Its from the chapter that deals with innovation and where it comes from.
"Understanding where innovation comes from is particularly important
because we tend to believe deeply that this type of performance, even
more than others, is a mysterious gift. It's easier for most of us to believe
that a great tennis player achieved his success through the principles
of deliberate practice than to believe that a great inventor got
there that way. But the evidence shows that the most important factor
in their high achievement is the same for both. Professor Raymond S.
Nickerson of Tufts University has written that "the importance of
domain-specific knowledge as a determinant of creativity is generally
underestimated, even though investigators have given it considerable
emphasis." What makes the biggest difference is the willingness to go
through the demanding process of acquiring that knowledge over time.
David N. Perkins of Harvard, surveying the many factors that have been
proposed as important elements of creativity, wrote, "The clearest evidence
of all demonstrates the connection between creative thinking
and values broadly construed—a person's commitments and aspirations....
Much more than we usually suppose, creating is an intentional
endeavor." Wanting to achieve mastery of a field, committing to the
long, hard work of achieving it, and then intending to innovate—that's
how it happens."
I assume people know this, maybe in the back of their head, maybe consciously. But it has to be clear to every person doing music that domain(music)-specific knowledge is absolutely crucial to creativity(in music).
So again, this further proves the point, LEARN EVERYTHING ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.
But maybe most importantly this, assuming you would like to produce a hit. Is to know just HOW the current hits are made, you have to understand the way they did it to be able to go beyond that. Reading this, it all might seem obvious, but reread, understand just how crucial the knowledge is to your beats.
If you want to do this as a living, music has got to be your school and you gotta be a damn nerd to get good at this shit.
"Understanding where innovation comes from is particularly important
because we tend to believe deeply that this type of performance, even
more than others, is a mysterious gift. It's easier for most of us to believe
that a great tennis player achieved his success through the principles
of deliberate practice than to believe that a great inventor got
there that way. But the evidence shows that the most important factor
in their high achievement is the same for both. Professor Raymond S.
Nickerson of Tufts University has written that "the importance of
domain-specific knowledge as a determinant of creativity is generally
underestimated, even though investigators have given it considerable
emphasis." What makes the biggest difference is the willingness to go
through the demanding process of acquiring that knowledge over time.
David N. Perkins of Harvard, surveying the many factors that have been
proposed as important elements of creativity, wrote, "The clearest evidence
of all demonstrates the connection between creative thinking
and values broadly construed—a person's commitments and aspirations....
Much more than we usually suppose, creating is an intentional
endeavor." Wanting to achieve mastery of a field, committing to the
long, hard work of achieving it, and then intending to innovate—that's
how it happens."
I assume people know this, maybe in the back of their head, maybe consciously. But it has to be clear to every person doing music that domain(music)-specific knowledge is absolutely crucial to creativity(in music).
So again, this further proves the point, LEARN EVERYTHING ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.
But maybe most importantly this, assuming you would like to produce a hit. Is to know just HOW the current hits are made, you have to understand the way they did it to be able to go beyond that. Reading this, it all might seem obvious, but reread, understand just how crucial the knowledge is to your beats.
If you want to do this as a living, music has got to be your school and you gotta be a damn nerd to get good at this shit.
