by Benno | Sep 10, 2024 | Essays
Personal taste in music is often discussed through genre terms, which by extension creates labels for music that resonates with us; someone likes rock music, another likes rap. But the features that draw me towards certain artists, irrespective of genre, are illusive....
by Benno | Aug 20, 2024 | Essays
I often get lost thinking about the creative process, the qualities I want to infuse into my music. But one concept recurs over and over: The classic story visual, where films and novels are represented on a linear graph. Graphic representations in literature and film...
by Benno | Aug 12, 2024 | Essays
From folklore to daytime television, stories of simple, unassuming characters who bumble through life have entertained us. Whether it’s Winnie the Pooh, Trailer Park Boys, or traditional fairytales, these whimsical narratives often feature protagonists whose lack of...
by Benno | Jul 8, 2024 | Essays
J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone owes a debt to previous fantasy writers like Le Guin and Tolkien as evidenced by her use of magic, her secondary world, and the inclusion of fantasy creatures, but the result is something quite different,...
by Benno | Jun 4, 2024 | Essays
Brian Eno’s Ambient 1 : Music for Airports by John Lysaker explores the inception and history of ambient music by exploring Brian Eno’s album Music for Airports. Lysaker argues that Eno—and other avant-garde composers—created a sonic turn in music history, one which...