The Homework Theory: Making Music Effortless

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[VenusTheory]

I'm back in *u l t r a w i d e* y'all.

[wnllkmusic]

bro making a full on underground cinema quality short-film for his youtube content; using wide format and this level of colorgrading is insane for a for a video like this

[nilespeshay]

Ironically, my favorite YT videos are the ones that tell me to stop watching YT.

[UndulaeMusic]

jesus dude. you're really dialing in the visuals and overall cinematic atmosphere for these. great work

[daveemerson]

I recently started my synthesizer journey after a medical error left me without the use of my dominant hand. I spent 20 years in the world of black and extreme metal, and suddenly being confronted with being unable to play any of the instruments I've spent my life working on I didn't know what to do until someone sent me a video of Jango Reinhardt playing with a caption that said "Why do you need to use the same instruments to create the feeling you want?", which was eye-opening but presented me with just a paralyzing amount of options. Imposing limitations on myself has been invaluable to not get overwhelmed.

[atrus]

A thing I struggle with for personal projects is accountability. I can create whatever structure I want, but as long as I’m only accountable to myself, I can just conveniently change my mind. When I’m doing something for work or school, I have other people expecting something. I think here is where you need some kind of support network.

[Aengus]

I played guitar since I boi6s second hand Aria Pro II ZZ Deluxe in 1982.
Seven years ago I contracted sepsis and lost both feet from half way down my shins.
I could cope with the legs, it was the 3rd & 5th fingers on my chord hand that I really couldn't cope with. For the past seven years I couldn't listen to guitar music or even look at my guitar without tears.
But then I saw a device for ukulele that let you play chords with one finger!
I thought that with some pedals, a midi keyboard & some practice I could make music again! If i nailed the chords on a uke, I could play lead with two fingers in my guitar.
So I gave it a birthday, found the best guitar tech I could in Kent (Adam Pinner, Arcus guitars) for a full setup.
He rnded up giving it a bone nut, a fret level AND the full setup and now it sounds absolutely bloody amazing!
It was Adam who told me about Django Reinhardt! Talk about inspiration! Django had the exact same hand injury as me!
Thanks Adam, thanks Django! Both of you are bloody geniuses! 😎🎸

[IGNITION]

Spent 10 years _meaning_ to make games, and getting no further than half-baked prototypes.
This year I had the idea of joining every game jam I have time for, with the commitment to ship something every time, no matter how small. I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in making games. Getting feedback on my (terrible, tiny!) games has been extremely encouraging.
A game jam meets the criteria in this video: (1) Specific constraints (usually a theme), (5) a start and end date.
Numbers 2-4 (what to make, and how) are up to you, mostly a matter of experience.

[rotemeliaz]

This is the type of content YouTube was made for

[bxyw]

We had an assignmnet in year 8 music class to create an instrument. Half of the marks went towards the instrument that you made and the other half went to presenting it. A guy in in the class hadnt done anything for the assignment, so he grabbed 2 sticks out of the bush on the way to the classroom and gave the best presentation ouf of everyone for the tapping sticks he had "made". While he only got 50% for his assignment (100% for presentation and 0% for the instrument) I think most people would agree his creativity in such a short time frame outdid everyone else.

[venahtmusic]

I'm a part of an online community called Weekly Beats where you write, record, and release a song every week for a year. I've completed it twice and I'm currently 10 weeks into my third time around, for a total of 114 songs written so far. An added benefit to this whole thing too is that the more frequently you create, the more you learn and the better you get at it.

[TocoaPuffs]

"Relying on your imagination isn't the same as actually using it"
I love that. I've been most successful with my music writing when I was forced into restrictions. Love your videos. Keep it up!

[dunmirof]

I can already tell this is what I need to push me through a dry-spell creatively - as always, thanks for your thoughtful approach

[K.KILLORAN]

Cameron, the production quality of your work is so damn impressive for so many reasons. Looks great, sounds great, edited well, and then of course the content itself is superb. I’m in awe and also slightly jealous of your profound talent dexterity.

[nordicsoundchannel]

I really needed this. As a phd student, as a musician, as an independent journalist... thank you my friend.

[lesslethalmusic]

You're a lifeline and a lighthouse for so many. Thanks for years of helping me keep my head up

[jonaudio]

I've watched you for a long time and have never left a comment but wanted to tell you that you're cinematography skills have gotten insanely good!! You're making amazing stuff man!! Keep em coming!

[ericdias]

THIS inspired me to create my own channel. Let's get the work done. TY Cameron

[cryptacular-me]

This is exactly what I've been struggling with. I was able to be so creative, week after week, when I was going to music lessons but ever since those lessons finished I've really struggled with creating. Thanks for this video <3

[DJKennethA]

This was great and actually something I think I needed to hear.
It’s so easy to get wrapped up in the endless gear chase instead of looking at what you’ve already got what you can do differently with it