Today I am cheerleading for musical traditions: melody, harmony, structure, phrasing etc. concepts that seem to be heading for the cultural La Brea Tar Pits. I suspect that I, along with millions of other sentient beings (household pets included), may go insane if I hear one more horrid drum machine loop masquerading as a bit of television underscore or, lord forbid, a theme.  The easy access to supposedly “broadcast-ready” samples and loops has put potentially hazardous material in the hands of those who don’t have high-level clearance, and millions of dollars back in the hands of companies who treat music as an after thought. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not trying to be a snob, but dude… STEP AWAY FROM THE PRO TOOLS AND DROP THE MOUSE.  A good friend of mine says digital audio production rigs should be licensed as potential weapons of mass destruction…. they are certainly responsible for destroying many brain cells of listeners the world over as well as being behind the Walmartization of much of the music we hear on a daily basis.  Another talented guy I know calls it “Music By Numbers”…put the loop here, put the pad here, find the already created bass line and put that there and …Voila ! You have your very own piece of…what’s the word? ….Music? Garbage?  Is it relative or is a qualitative barometer appropriate? Well, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is one of my faves so you know where I’m coming from: I believe in the concept of innate quality.
Technology allows a composer like me with a goofy perspective and an extra hour of time to pretend to be a writer, no one will ever mistake me for Dan Brown, I mean Norman Mailer while I’m telling my little tales…conversely, the technologically driven, parasitic spread of crummy music is an altogether different story.

Ok - New year - new things - crazy economy - music being strangely devalued - (Taylor Swift profiled in the New Yorker ?????????) What's next ?  I have no idea - but it seems to me that all sorts of people have taken to connecting like this with each other more and more frequently so in that spirit, here's a quick hello . 

Stop by my new website,

http://www.peterprimamore.com

send me an email from there, and I'll send you a new track.

Peter

OK- everyone says I have to do this..so here I am . I welcome contact .

P