Do you consider electronic music creators musicians?

anticipation · 03-12-2012, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by RezZ

I do think it is in many cases very dumbed down instrument. Their is no standard for the instrument which makes it a hard thing to categorize. A flute, drumset, harp, etc all are nearly universal from instrument to instrument so when you hear something being played you know that person did all the heavy lifting. When software is being used you dont know anything about what kind of help the dj had.

I mean you and I could make the same piece of music. I could have used software that did all the things necessary to create it automatically and taken samples and such from everywhere and just edited them. You on the other hand did everything yourself. Seems tough to judge who has talent and who doesnt.

This is a really interesting thought. I'd say that merit lies in the creative process that drives artists to create great works. If, let's say, it really did take someone with a computer 1/12th the effort, time, and dedication to create from nothing Beethoven's "Symphony No. 5" as it did the 19th century composer, my question would still be is it any less moving? Any less beautiful? And would you even care if you weren't told that the two used different processes to achieve their goal?

This is actually really pertinent in my own musical leanings; J Dilla crafted some of the most amazing songs in usually less than 30 minutes because his innovative and groundbreaking musical intelligence, which stemmed from his innate artistic ability to tangentially approach rhythm and harmony. To me, Dilla is definitely on par with any of history's greatest composers in terms of merit, be it technical proficiency or creative impetus. Regardless of how he made it, he still did make beauteous art that is unquestionably worthy of adulation.