Music is a big source of inspiration; Music Thinking is the mentality to use musical findings in collaboration. From business to private. More information on MusicThinking.com Quotes: The first Velvet Underground album only sold 10.000 copies, but everyone who bought it formed a band. brian eno WHEN YOU ARE UP TO YOUR NECK IN SHIT, ALL YOU CAN DO IS SING. SAMUEL BECKETT Once you free your mind about a concept of harmony and music being correct, you can do whatever you want. Giorgio Moroder You can’t innovate on nothing. charles mingus If something is boring after two minutes, try it for four. If still boring, then eight. Then sixteen. Then thirty-two. Eventually one discovers that it is not boring at all. John Cage If it sounds clean and slick, I've been doing it too long. MILES DAVIS As soon as i hear myself hearing a familiar melody i take the mouthpiece out of my mouth. i let some measure go by. improvising means coming in with a completely clean slate from the first note ... the most important thing is to get away from the fixed functions. Sonny Rollins We train ourselves over a period of years to be able to hear rhythms and anticipate combinations of sounds before they actually happen. roland hanna, pianist about working together with bass player richard davis I feel that Jazz is not so much a style as a process of making music. BILL EVANS I JUMP ‘EM FROM OTHER WRITERS BUT I ARRANGE ‘EM MY OWN WAY. BLIND WILLIE MC TELL ---> an initiative from www.creative-companion.com

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FROM THE BIG WORLD
OF MUSIC FOR THE
REST OF THE WORLD
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2. THE FIRST VELVET UNDERGROUND
ALBUM ONLY SOLD 10.000 COPIES,
BUT EVERYONE WHO BOUGHT IT
FORMED A BAND.
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BRIAN ENO
AGILITY / EMPATHY / PERSONALITY / JAMMIN‘ / SCORE / REMIX

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WHEN YOU ARE UP TO YOUR
NECK IN SHIT, ALL YOU CAN
DO IS SING.
SAMUEL BECKETT
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4. ONCE YOU FREE YOUR MIND ABOUT A
CONCEPT OF HARMONY AND MUSIC BEING
CORRECT, YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU
WANT.
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GIORGIO MORODER
AGILITY / EMPATHY / PERSONALITY / JAMMIN‘ / SCORE / REMIX

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YOU CAN’T INNOVATE ON
NOTHING.
CHARLES MINGUS
AGILITY / EMPATHY / PERSONALITY / JAMMIN‘ / SCORE / REMIX

6. IF SOMETHING IS BORING AFTER TWO
MINUTES, TRY IT FOR FOUR. IF STILL BORING,
THEN EIGHT. THEN SIXTEEN. THEN THIRTY-TWO.
EVENTUALLY ONE DISCOVERS THAT IT IS
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NOT BORING AT ALL.
JOHN CAGE
AGILITY / EMPATHY / PERSONALITY / JAMMIN‘ / SCORE / REMIX

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IF IT SOUNDS CLEAN AND
SLICK, I'VE BEEN DOING IT
TOO LONG.
MILES DAVIS
AGILITY / EMPATHY / PERSONALITY / JAMMIN‘ / SCORE / REMIX

8. AS SOON AS I HEAR MYSELF HEARING A
FAMILIAR MELODY I TAKE THE MOUTHPIECE OUT
OF MY MOUTH. I LET SOME MEASURE GO BY.
IMPROVISING MEANS COMING IN WITH A
COMPLETELY CLEAN SLATE FROM THE FIRST
NOTE ... THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO GET
AWAY FROM THE FIXED FUNCTIONS.
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SONNY ROLLINS
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9. WE TRAIN OURSELVES OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS
TO BE ABLE TO HEAR RHYTHMS AND ANTICIPATE
COMBINATIONS OF SOUNDS BEFORE THEY
ACTUALLY HAPPEN.
ROLAND HANNA, PIANIST ABOUT WORKING
TOGETHER WITH BASS PLAYER RICHARD DAVIS
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I FEEL THAT JAZZ IS NOT SO
MUCH A STYLE AS A PROCESS
OF MAKING MUSIC.
BILL EVANS
AGILITY / EMPATHY / PERSONALITY / JAMMIN‘ / SCORE / REMIX

11. I JUMP ‘EM FROM OTHER WRITERS BUT I
ARRANGE ‘EM MY OWN WAY.
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BLIND WILLIE MC TELL
AGILITY / EMPATHY / PERSONALITY / JAMMIN‘ / SCORE / REMIX

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