In the studio with Vanessa Wagner
“… my role as a performer fulfils me completely […] I don’t feel any frustration in playing other people’s music, I find it a total field of expression…”
“… my role as a performer fulfils me completely […] I don’t feel any frustration in playing other people’s music, I find it a total field of expression…”
“… since I am dealing with prime numbers there are really no repeats [..] the music unfolds and shifts according to its own internal logic…”
“… I’ve always been interested in what gives a piece of music emotional content, which for me derives from harmony as well as melody…”
“… creation is a cathartic process for me, and I’m drawn to it like a moth to light…”
“… I’ve become immensely enthusiastic about emotional embodiment… I’d like to evoke specific feelings in the audience during the listening sessions…”
“… I don’t distinguish so much between Techno and Ambient. For me, it’s the same: a soundtrack to special moments…”
“… there’s no point in wasting a lot of time on a track which obviously isn’t going to work, the listeners can hear it’s not been fun to work on…”
“… I do not have a concrete strategy. I would say it is more philosophy. I try to avoid too much knowledge; that way, I can keep up a playful approach…”
“… I really embrace the warbly unsteadiness of tapes, the intentional sound degradation, and focus on deeply textural stuff…”
In this episode, Matt Emery chats with the Australian talented composer and pianist, Sophie Hutchings
“… what I seek is to be like an empty vase that I fill by observing and exploring…”