MustardCast 3 - Interview with Brit Rice, Producer/Drummer/Songwriter with Polydream
Posted by funky uncle mustard on 31 Jan 2007 at 12:32 am | Tagged as: Brit Rice, Creativity, Drumming, Encouragement, MP3, Matt Rodgers, Music, MusicalMustard, MustardCasts, Passions, Podcasts, Polydream, Producing, PunkMustard, Pursuing Dreams, songwriting
I really enjoyed listening to this interview as I edited it. I know you will enjoy it and learn from it as well. This is not just for musicians, but for anyone seeking to make their passions a bigger part of their life. I’ve broken the interview into two MustardCasts and used a less “high fidelity” setting to make the file sizes a bit more manageable. I hope you audiophiles will be ok with that.
Part I (MustardCast 3a)
Length: 16:27
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- Intro / How did you get into the music business?
- 3:30 How did you crack into the studio scene?
- 5:20 What’s your favorite part? Playing, producing, songwriting? What’s the role of the producer?
- 7:55 Do you feel that the concept of album/cd is a lost art? Is there still an audience for the album?
- 10:35 What do you feel is essential for great music?
- 13:00 What do you feel structure does to the ability to deliver emotion in a song?
Brit’s recommended listening:
- The New Congress
- Chris Coza
Part II of the MustardCast (3b)
Length: Approx. 19 Minutes
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- 16:45 Talk about some of the sacrifices you’ve had to make to do the things you love.
- 21:10 What do you struggle with as someone trying to work your passion?
- 22:20 Would you share your mom’s philosophy of drumming?
- 23:10 How important is it to you to have your parents support what you are going after?
- 27:27 What do you fear the most as a musician?
- 30:08 What encouragement could you give to people who want to move towards doing something they are passionate about?
Learn More About Polydream
Listen to samples and buy Polydream music at iTunes
Polydream’s MySpace site
Polydream’s Website
An enjoyable conversation. As someone who quit the drums cold-turkey at age 27 after almost 20 years of playing, and then got back into it 11 years later, I now realize that I really didn’t recognize the importance of trying to keep that passion in my life. It was good to hear from someone who recognized that passion early-on and has stayed with it.
As the “musical bass player” mentioned in this interview, I had to laugh at my tyrranical opinions, and their influence even when I’m not around.
I have played entirely improvised music as well as music planned to the last sixteenth-note rest.
While music that contains a certain amount of improvisation is what tends to fuel me most, most of the improvisation that I love is within a given context. That could be a song form, melodic fragment, whatever.
As a music educator, I believe strongly in allowing kids the space to improvise when they are young. If they are told they can create whatever they feel like doing in a certain context w/o the fear of failure, they may learn valuable lessons about helpful skills in any given life context.
I am sure someone gave me that chance early on…and now I welcome the unexpected, and feel better equipped to respond to just about anything that might come my way…
Tamaman - “recognizing passions early on” - good point. It’s never too late!
Matt - dude, excellent points all around. I especially like what you are saying about giving kids that chance early on. That’s a life lesson beyond music. Thanks for stopping by. You’ll get your chance at a MustardCast eventually. . .