Label and pigeon-hole yourselves.....

[Declan Gorman]

Hi Nigel,
   Great topic. :)

**Producing**
   I am still dipping into various genres and never know what I am going 
to write until I sit in front of the keyboard.  These days I use a 
combination of Ableton Live and Maschine and I find both are great for 
quickly getting an idea out of my head.  I made a conscious decision 
some time ago to share everything I write with the world which is why 
there are now 78 tracks on my SoundCloud.  I don't see the point in 
spending time writing music that just sits on your hard drive and nobody 
gets to hear it.  I am quite proud of a recent remix/edit I did of a 
Moby track called A Case For Shame 
<https://soundcloud.com/dego/moby-cold-specks-dego> so that's a good 
starting point if you are interested in hearing something.  The last 
track I did, Light to Dark <https://soundcloud.com/dego/light-to-dark>, 
has a video <https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152720928029095> 
that you guys might appreciate.

**Listening**
   I still like to listen to DJ mixes so I get a lot of inspiration from 
them.  I also like to go to independent music festivals where I get to 
hear a lot of new unsigned music.  There is nothing better than sitting 
in a field with hundreds of strangers listening to music. ;)
The last few records I bought were Volcano Choir - Repave 
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADWw-pYtyMw>, Moby - Innocents 
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txksGGB60FM&list=PLMn5Yl6eGoIzbmwxxQrMGLZNuAk4jB6in>, 
The Strypes - Snapshot <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u34KCGAYSyE> , 
Dub FX - Theory Of Harmony <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuNMBsrbv10> 
and Donnacha Constello - Together Is the New Alone 
<http://donnachacostello.bandcamp.com/album/together-is-the-new-alone>.  
All very different but they each excite me in a very different way.

   Having gone through your SoundCloud tracks I have to say that I am 
looking forward to hearing whatever music you decide to share with us.  
game again is a very nice track, it has a really nice mood to it and the 
dubby synth hits are beautiful.

Regards,

Declan.
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