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Skype: morristerkeeferson

Grew up as a band geek and theater nerd, so Cab Calloway has always been that "gray" area, straddling the lines of fantastic jazz and the showmanship of theater. You might have seen him in Blues Brothers singing Minnie the Moocher, but when I think of Cab Calloway I think either "Everybody Eats When They Come to My House" or this one...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-kJqM7he9o

I grew up playing jazz trombone at a young age and played all through schooling, so jazz was (and still is to an extent) the soundtrack of the majority of my life with a few streaks of classic rock and punk rock (Adicts, Lower Class Brats, Exploited, Blanks 77, Crass, etc.)

I think the biggest hurdle in my growth has been between finishing a project.Ive been known to start projects and just get tired or bored with a track so then I quickly delete it and start back at zero. I feel this stems from not being confident in my skills. For the longest time I kept freaking myself out comparing my music to the music I listen to regularly (which is terribly unfair...) I knew if the music I listened to was "good" but I was too afraid to write my own for fear of it not being any better.

Recently, I took a term off from school to get my head straight and I promised myself that I'm gonna finish something. Don't care how shitty I think it is at least it'll be done. Was a rough start at first. Lots of ideas but no follow through. Then I read a book called "The War of Art" by Steven Pressfield. Amazing book. Although I don't necessarily agree with EVERYTHING I did find it super helpful to begin distinguishing what was really keeping me from doing my work. With a few weeks left I got somewhere with a small project that I feel comfortable with but still isn't where I want it to be. Posted it up to SoundCloud and asked some friends for feedback which definitely helps kill the nerves for me. Now, I feel like I'm at a point in the craft where I'm able to get ideas down and expound on them but now it's just failing a bunch and learning. I'd say I've gone from a traditional Jazz Trombone player and traded that in for a more modern form of jazz. Now it's just finding the style in which I want to communicate.

As for the future... I'm not sure.

I'm about a year and change from graduating from school for Production and Sound Design and the classes I take have really been impactful in my development. I have a few classes coming up that really paint the electronic music landscape by doing 4-week long deep dives into various genres from DnB to Acid House to Electro and Trance. The class goes for 24 weeks and we end up making tracks in each genre to really hammer in the production techniques of each one. Genuinely excited for that class. But after school, I have no idea. I still don't feel developed enough (right now) to be a full time artist but I'm not sure how happy I'll be doing a 9-5 desk job.

In the end, I'm still developing. And I don't think I ever wanna stop. As for an end goal, I'd just be happy being able to make music on my own time and make some money to live. If there's anything this 12 week break taught me is, when you have something worth working on, you get this sort-of high. That's where I wanna be. That's where I'm headed.

Just recently got my hands on the Moog Minitaur. Small price, smaller footprint and great filter.

just now catching up on this work in progress, super excited to see what you come back with after a few days rest!