thank you hope you all doing fine I’m very happy to be here today thanks for
very happy to be here today thanks for
very happy to be here today thanks for having me the piece I’ve just played for
having me the piece I’ve just played for
having me the piece I’ve just played for you is called X ah that’s an all caps
you is called X ah that’s an all caps
you is called X ah that’s an all caps and like all my pieces its title it’s a
and like all my pieces its title it’s a
and like all my pieces its title it’s a combination of three letters they have a
combination of three letters they have a
combination of three letters they have a deeper sense for me personally but to
deeper sense for me personally but to
deeper sense for me personally but to explain the whole reason behind this to
explain the whole reason behind this to
explain the whole reason behind this to all of you we’d need a lot more time and
all of you we’d need a lot more time and
all of you we’d need a lot more time and possibly a little more red wine or
possibly a little more red wine or
possibly a little more red wine or something it’s a long story it’s 2 p.m.
something it’s a long story it’s 2 p.m.
something it’s a long story it’s 2 p.m. in the afternoon and a beautiful day I
in the afternoon and a beautiful day I
in the afternoon and a beautiful day I don’t know if we should do that too to
don’t know if we should do that too to
don’t know if we should do that too to make a long story short excited it’s
make a long story short excited it’s
make a long story short excited it’s fellow musical brethren part of an idea
fellow musical brethren part of an idea
fellow musical brethren part of an idea of modular composing which I created to
of modular composing which I created to
of modular composing which I created to communicate mostly was myself kind of an
communicate mostly was myself kind of an
communicate mostly was myself kind of an inner dialogue so to say that you then
inner dialogue so to say that you then
inner dialogue so to say that you then witness or possibly influence as an
witness or possibly influence as an
witness or possibly influence as an audience when Dima from the TEDx crew
audience when Dima from the TEDx crew
audience when Dima from the TEDx crew asked me to present my approach to
asked me to present my approach to
asked me to present my approach to composing to all of you under the topic
composing to all of you under the topic
composing to all of you under the topic the art of caucus I was really excited
the art of caucus I was really excited
the art of caucus I was really excited because after all like many creative
because after all like many creative
because after all like many creative processes creating a musical vocabulary
processes creating a musical vocabulary
processes creating a musical vocabulary and own personal musical vocabulary is
and own personal musical vocabulary is
and own personal musical vocabulary is something you cannot really complete it
something you cannot really complete it
something you cannot really complete it stays working focus music or art in
stays working focus music or art in
stays working focus music or art in general is always a form of
general is always a form of
general is always a form of communication in some way and of course
communication in some way and of course
communication in some way and of course paintings and songs and all that it’s
paintings and songs and all that it’s
paintings and songs and all that it’s via interpretations and everyone through
via interpretations and everyone through
via interpretations and everyone through their color their mood their title or
their color their mood their title or
their color their mood their title or whatever and to provoke reactions
whatever and to provoke reactions
whatever and to provoke reactions but that’s being said I think this is
but that’s being said I think this is
but that’s being said I think this is not a sufficient mode of communicating
not a sufficient mode of communicating
not a sufficient mode of communicating there’s no level playing field there’s
there’s no level playing field there’s
there’s no level playing field there’s no friction the conversation just
no friction the conversation just
no friction the conversation just happens in one direction it’s like
happens in one direction it’s like
happens in one direction it’s like hearing a lecture than being engaged in
hearing a lecture than being engaged in
hearing a lecture than being engaged in the conversation when partner is
the conversation when partner is
the conversation when partner is prepared while the other cannot be part
prepared while the other cannot be part
prepared while the other cannot be part or possibly influenced it is caused in
or possibly influenced it is caused in
or possibly influenced it is caused in anyway it’s a little bit like talking to
anyway it’s a little bit like talking to
anyway it’s a little bit like talking to my father but we will not go down that
my father but we will not go down that
my father but we will not go down that road now this not without red wine to
road now this not without red wine to
road now this not without red wine to conclude
conclude
conclude why should harder this course when all
why should harder this course when all
why should harder this course when all statements are already pre-made why you
statements are already pre-made why you
statements are already pre-made why you should have a discussion when you know
should have a discussion when you know
should have a discussion when you know what the outcome will be over the years
what the outcome will be over the years
what the outcome will be over the years I created a lot of modules the musical
I created a lot of modules the musical
I created a lot of modules the musical equivalent of a word might consists of
equivalent of a word might consists of
equivalent of a word might consists of melody parts chords
or loops
or loops [Music]
and I can put together these words to
and I can put together these words to form phrases or a whole musical piece
form phrases or a whole musical piece
form phrases or a whole musical piece [Music]
[Music]
[Music] but it does not end there though like I
but it does not end there though like I
but it does not end there though like I said a spoken language I can change the
said a spoken language I can change the
said a spoken language I can change the pitch the intonation the eloquence the
pitch the intonation the eloquence the
pitch the intonation the eloquence the density
[Music]
[Music] the intervals arrange to evoke or
the intervals arrange to evoke or
the intervals arrange to evoke or respond to feelings or react to the
respond to feelings or react to the
respond to feelings or react to the context in which I’m speaking
[Music]
[Music] you
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[Applause] it was off this piece came to me when I
it was off this piece came to me when I
it was off this piece came to me when I was 14 years old and has been changing
was 14 years old and has been changing
was 14 years old and has been changing and growing ever since like all my
and growing ever since like all my
and growing ever since like all my pieces the first piece I played today XR
pieces the first piece I played today XR
pieces the first piece I played today XR came around about 10 years later in my
came around about 10 years later in my
came around about 10 years later in my life but shows a lot more juvenile
life but shows a lot more juvenile
life but shows a lot more juvenile restlessness so the pieces don’t
restlessness so the pieces don’t
restlessness so the pieces don’t necessarily reflect the state of my
necessarily reflect the state of my
necessarily reflect the state of my conscious at the time I conceived them
conscious at the time I conceived them
conscious at the time I conceived them but more the longings and memories that
but more the longings and memories that
but more the longings and memories that resided in my mind if they continue to
resided in my mind if they continue to
resided in my mind if they continue to grow and change and develop the
grow and change and develop the
grow and change and develop the character on their own with every
character on their own with every
character on their own with every experience I make like independent
experience I make like independent
experience I make like independent beings so what happens when we let these
beings so what happens when we let these
beings so what happens when we let these to have a discussion well it depends no
to have a discussion well it depends no
to have a discussion well it depends no two situations are the same and their
two situations are the same and their
two situations are the same and their context heavily influenced the context
context heavily influenced the context
context heavily influenced the context the context heavily influenced the
the context heavily influenced the
the context heavily influenced the conversation of the two pieces they will
conversation of the two pieces they will
conversation of the two pieces they will express himself differently in a small
express himself differently in a small
express himself differently in a small basement with low ceilings in a big
basement with low ceilings in a big
basement with low ceilings in a big concert hall like the Alfa Lamoni or one
concert hall like the Alfa Lamoni or one
concert hall like the Alfa Lamoni or one a rooftop in Russia right it’s raining
a rooftop in Russia right it’s raining
a rooftop in Russia right it’s raining and whether it’s day or night winter a
and whether it’s day or night winter a
and whether it’s day or night winter a summer with a iron ore you are in a good
summer with a iron ore you are in a good
summer with a iron ore you are in a good or bad mood whether I have possibly all
or bad mood whether I have possibly all
or bad mood whether I have possibly all the time I can possibly need what just
the time I can possibly need what just
the time I can possibly need what just 18 minutes in the afternoon in front of
18 minutes in the afternoon in front of
18 minutes in the afternoon in front of a bunch of open-minded people like you
a bunch of open-minded people like you
a bunch of open-minded people like you and still no red wine let’s take one
and still no red wine let’s take one
and still no red wine let’s take one small step back now we have our two
small step back now we have our two
small step back now we have our two modular compositions with all their open
modular compositions with all their open
modular compositions with all their open variables that I will let interact with
variables that I will let interact with
variables that I will let interact with each other so their components or words
each other so their components or words
each other so their components or words the resulting improvisation
the resulting improvisation
the resulting improvisation I try not to control too much what I’m
I try not to control too much what I’m
I try not to control too much what I’m doing or I try not to exert too much
doing or I try not to exert too much
doing or I try not to exert too much about what I’m doing I try not think
about what I’m doing I try not think
about what I’m doing I try not think about what comes next
about what comes next
about what comes next difficult thing but I try to let them do
difficult thing but I try to let them do
difficult thing but I try to let them do the talking with depending on all the
the talking with depending on all the
the talking with depending on all the things we established earlier like so
things we established earlier like so
things we established earlier like so [Music]
sorry jokes aside those there’s a real
sorry jokes aside those there’s a real possibility that all and Excel will not
possibility that all and Excel will not
possibility that all and Excel will not just play together nicely today like
just play together nicely today like
just play together nicely today like focusing your thoughts in a shower on
focusing your thoughts in a shower on
focusing your thoughts in a shower on the drizzling of water instead of
the drizzling of water instead of
the drizzling of water instead of thinking about the to-do list for the
thinking about the to-do list for the
thinking about the to-do list for the day I try to focus on the flow of the
day I try to focus on the flow of the
day I try to focus on the flow of the moment instead of what I think has to
moment instead of what I think has to
moment instead of what I think has to come next it might result in something
come next it might result in something
come next it might result in something extraordinary or incomplete fattier it
extraordinary or incomplete fattier it
extraordinary or incomplete fattier it depends and this this uncertainty this
depends and this this uncertainty this
depends and this this uncertainty this uncertainty creates a lot of the energy
uncertainty creates a lot of the energy
uncertainty creates a lot of the energy but there’s no way to tell more than
but there’s no way to tell more than
but there’s no way to tell more than just listen
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
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