When confronting fear unleashes unexpected, pent-up darkness, lean into it to let it go. Plus, the first Melted Form demo track to hit Substack and new music recommendations.
Really interesting read - thanks for sharing, and before I go on, I loved the track you posted, share more ✌️
I remember I always had a fear of rollercoasters and finally got on one once, loved it but have never been back on one since 🤣
I did recently take myself on a swift water course though, and not being a strong swimmer I was so far out of my comfort zone that I wept in absolute terror, but also came away from it feeling like a superhero. It felt amazing for quite some time, but I still struggle to pit myself against my greatest fears, apart from where art is concerned. Living without fear is quite a radical idea, but certainly helps with creating music. I've found that as I've aged I care way less in terms of people judging my music - well, that would be disingenuous as I want people to enjoy my music, but I'm fine with taking the risk of putting it out there for all to hear.
I have, on occasion, intentionally set out to compose a 'happy' or upbeat piece of music, but seemingly without fail it turns dark, it just seems to be the way music processes out of me. It's taken me a while but I am fine with that now as it provides me with the catharsis I obviously need, and the music I create now is the music I craved as a young adult but I had no idea of where to find it.
Thanks so much for reading and for sharing your experience! I’ll definitely be sharing more demos here. And I agree we should definitely be sharing our music without fear. I try to remind myself that if it sounds good to me and resonates with me, it’s likely there’s at least one other person out there who would agree.
But yeah, music and art and where our inspiration comes from is a mysterious thing. And I love it.
Thanks again for your thoughts, and I’ll definitely go get that hug :)
Really interesting read - thanks for sharing, and before I go on, I loved the track you posted, share more ✌️
I remember I always had a fear of rollercoasters and finally got on one once, loved it but have never been back on one since 🤣
I did recently take myself on a swift water course though, and not being a strong swimmer I was so far out of my comfort zone that I wept in absolute terror, but also came away from it feeling like a superhero. It felt amazing for quite some time, but I still struggle to pit myself against my greatest fears, apart from where art is concerned. Living without fear is quite a radical idea, but certainly helps with creating music. I've found that as I've aged I care way less in terms of people judging my music - well, that would be disingenuous as I want people to enjoy my music, but I'm fine with taking the risk of putting it out there for all to hear.
I have, on occasion, intentionally set out to compose a 'happy' or upbeat piece of music, but seemingly without fail it turns dark, it just seems to be the way music processes out of me. It's taken me a while but I am fine with that now as it provides me with the catharsis I obviously need, and the music I create now is the music I craved as a young adult but I had no idea of where to find it.
Great read, but as per Nancy, go get a hug 🤗
Thanks so much for reading and for sharing your experience! I’ll definitely be sharing more demos here. And I agree we should definitely be sharing our music without fear. I try to remind myself that if it sounds good to me and resonates with me, it’s likely there’s at least one other person out there who would agree.
But yeah, music and art and where our inspiration comes from is a mysterious thing. And I love it.
Thanks again for your thoughts, and I’ll definitely go get that hug :)
This made me want to give you a hug. 🩷
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Great stuff - cheers!
Thanks for reading!