By: an old friend

an old friend — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:13:06 +0000

strange hitting this post. i think a lot of left brained individuals living in codespace have a musical streak of some sort. for me it’s still a fight and sometimes feels like a love triangle.
musical exposure softens my mind and keeps it flexible, and the problem solving at work gives it power.
at any rate, i always used to and still see this as true – programmers encapsulate the abstract to do work, artists express the abstract to communicate the human condition. due to the nature of art, or maybe just human nature itself i’m never quite too sure every statement about art is like shrodinger’s box. it’s true, and it’s untrue at the same time.
if you really wanted to challenge yourself living in both realms, you can check out chuck, fluxus, pure data, or the many other languages artists use for live coding and music.
it’s jazz 2.0.

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By: an old friend