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I've heard if you play 10 instruments, you can't really play much at all. I sort of agree and disagree the same time.
But. When you're a great in composing, can you be as good in playing an instrument?
Can you play some instrument real well and also be a great mixing technician?
If you have spent zillion hours mixing, can you do mastering well?
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04-14-2024 03:20 PM
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Jacob Collier does all that and ends up with multiple Grammys.
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Grammy is not about peaking an instrument.
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I guess you're not familiar with Jacob Collier. Got to 5:04 of this
an improvised version of a cover of Fix You, he can play, he can create
A composition
Coaching a singer
? Jacob Collier X Tori Kelly recording Bridge Over Troubled Water - YouTube
Opening the curtains on a DAW session:
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That other Collier is cool though.. George.
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Bruh JC sux bad. What importance is how skilled he is if his music is annoying af?
The most formidable multi instrumentalist work I've ever encountered is Elliott Smith's Either/Or album. He played every instrument and it's an incredible album. To me, it's like if 1 person created a Beatles album by themself.
There are countless great instrumentalists. When you go to quantify the amount of truly good multi instrumentalists, the number drops significantly. Although they still exist.
I tried playing different instruments and working on songs entirely myself. I determined I don't have the talent for it. I prefer to just focus my effort on 1 instrument.
Last edited by Jimmy Smith; 04-19-2024 at 07:36 PM.
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Funny you should mention Smith, I've been doing this thing every few months, I pick an artist and listen to 5 consecutive albums on 5 consecutive nights...tonight I'm going to finish off a run of Roman Candle through Figure 8...
Either/Or is definitely my favorite of the bunch. Absolutely incredible songwriting.
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Rory Hofman plays a number of instruments very well indeed. Not sure if it's ten, though.
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The OP only mentioned playing multiple instruments. I was more curious about the other stuff.
It is possible to spend more time with some instuments and say kinda "yeah, I play drums and bass alright".
But the other stuff. Like when a really badass player tries to compose and it just doesn't... it's not you know, doesn't tickle.
Or when a composer can't understand why the piece sounds "thin" when mixed.
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The multi-instrumentalism is no problem. Keep 5 hours/day on the main one, the rest available on anything else. All good.
Producer almost equals to "songwriter". Almost is a "composer".
The problem of the topic is that "almost".
See, the massive talent of J.Collier - trying to do everything at once. That massive talent is not enough to please everybody.
As Steven Seagal asked: "how much is enough?" one time in an environmental movie.. That's the question.
What was that piece inspired by a North African...
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