The amusing thing is – I know that I’ll fail

SepTechno; day the first.

Launching into a new project like this is exciting but daunting. I’ve set myself a big challenge: I’m aiming to compose, perform and publish (on the Youtubes) a live techno track every day this month.

The process of making stuff like this has become pretty routine in the sense that I know the music hardware really well now, and I know roughly how long it takes to edit the video recording and upload it, and I’ve got a few templates set up in order to help. The creative side of composing the musical elements and formulating an original track also seems to work out too – my ‘style’ or ‘creative voice’ has started to come to life during the last six months just through the sheer act of making, making and then making some more.

I’ll still fail though, I’m pretty sure of that, because something fundamental will take priority and over the course of a whole month life does happen. It won’t be because I let myself down and dropped the ball in that way.

Making and performing music is a hobby/passion of mine at this point rather than a job and that means one huge caveat comes into play when I launched into SepTechno. I’ll make a track every day – but only if I’m still able to fulfill the responsibilities I have to family, friends and my day job.

So… why set a target that I’m pretty sure I’ll fail at? Well, it’s a matter of creating an environment in which I’m more likely to be successful than unsuccessful. If I put in place a framework in which I visualize completing a new track every day, then it builds an expectation and a certain level of higher focus. Publicizing the endeavor also applies a level of accountability I’ll want to meet.