SOUNDS ARE FASCINATING…

I am fascinated by sounds and for me, the creative process begins by picking a sound I have in my head and trying to recreate it. It can start by playing around on a synth, but I might also grab a blip of a sound that I have recorded on my phone. I will pull it up and create samples, and loops, then tweak them until I like what I hear. I have an entire library of folders of these snippets, or what I call “starters.” When working with Chino [for Crosses], we will often go through a few starters until we find something we are both drawn to, where we both say “Woah, we have to work with this!”  Also, I am a very visual person, and when making music I always have something on the screen behind the board. What I see in the background can sometimes seep into the overall vibe of the music.  There are even times when I turn up the sound and if I like it, I will record, sample, and transform it… it.