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September 26, 2019 29 mins

Guest Daniel Carr joins Anne Dorko on Mind the Artist to discuss his track Spelunking – and how he evokes different types of moods in wordless tracks with the end goal of storytelling and game music composition in mind.

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Spelunking!

Daniel Carr is an avid gamer aspiring to become a video game music composer.  He's played drums for 20+ years, piano for 10+ and sang jazz and opera in college as a tenor.  Internet content creator through Twitch, YouTube and SoundCloud.

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In this episode:

  • [1:01] Rapid interview
  • [3:44] The style of music Daniel makes
  • [5:12] How Daniel started with music
  • [5:54] Inspirations for creating music
  • [6:35] The role of music in Daniel's content creation
  • [6:58] Inspiration for Spelunking
  • [8:34] Personal rule for writing a song
  • [9:23] Three words to describe the mood of Spelunking
  • [12:05] What Daniel hopes people feel during a track
  • [12:54] Conveying a message using certain sounds and music tropes
  • [15:57] Challenge to leave feedback on Spelunking
  • [18:10] Advice for other musicians
  • [18:18] What other content Daniel creates
  • [21:12] Daniel's career goals
  • [24:48] Future challenges
  • [28:49] Learn more about Daniel Carr, Mind the Artist, and Dorko.tv

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