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There Are Many
By joseexist in Musings On Muses
May 14, 2010

There are many young people today who are finding their way into the wonderful world of music one way or another. Some have found band class in school to be the perfect learning experience while others have found a pickup situation after school more to their liking. Theirs, one and all, is a future that beckons with new technologies that probably didn’t even exist when they were born. These future hit-makers and moguls are forging their way thru the situations of their everyday lives and music will see them to adulthood one way or another.

The inspiration to make music can come from many different people, places, or situations. It can even simply appear out of the blue. Our minds are hardwired genetically to calculate and be drawn to the ratios of resonance in melodies. We know what notes and combinations of notes sound right and which ones are dissonant. Emotions from one end of the spectrum to the other are tied to the music we hear in our brains. We write music with those emotions. Without emotion, music is only, sound.

The spirit of youth is powered by an attentive tenacity locked onto the jugular of fun. If there is no enjoyment in what they are doing, kids move on in search of joy elsewhere. With music, a diverse collection of instruments is only the tip of the berg that can cause creative juices to flow. We are blessed to have a cornucopia of musical genres to shuffle through and deal out in any mixture our imaginations can muster. (The sound of Linkin Park easily comes to mind.) Making music is like dreaming but with full control over the outcome. Finishing a song is like waking up from a deep sleep more or less.

Adding to instruments and musical styles, newer technologies bring the ability to record and publish to levels unthinkable a generation ago. Physical CDs are slowly fading away. MP3s are gaining like wildfire even thought the sound quality leaves much to be desired (to my old ears at least). PR is only a few keystrokes away on social networking websites where slick graphics and widgets can make an unknown artist or band shine like a supernova literally overnight. Distribution with little budget to work with, or speak of, is still a no brainer with places like CDbaby.com, Discmakers, Oasis, AimeSt, Reverbnation, Mioko Records, and the list goes on throughout the web and around the world many times over! Today the young and upcoming musical hopefuls have an almost infinite array of variables to work across.

Budgeting, which is probably the farthest thing from a young mind has fallen from its lofty alabaster tower of yesteryear. Great places to find great deals abound. The world of DIY has exploded with a tidal wave of new music that easily dwarfs the mainstream. Not only are prices falling on excellent gear, but the knowledge base for said gear is growing exponentially. If the cards are played right the youth of today may well become the audio engineers of tomorrow with no formal training and coffers full of prestigious awards. That is, as long as they have fun getting there. I think they will without a doubt. Having fun is the perfect muse.