I grew up on R&B and soul, so that backbone is always there.
My sound definitely pays a lot of homage to the Nineties, but not just the dance music. There's also breakbeats, R&B, the big ballads. It's that whole era infused with very modern sounds.
Music is something that even when you close your eyes it gets into your body.
Music rearranges your molecular structure.
I never made a distinction, really, between music and sound. Let me explain what I mean by that. I grew up near to a train station, and the sound of the trains became a very important part of my world. It was a very musical sound to me.
Those who want to know what sound goes into my music should come to NY and open their ears.
Generally, I've got to say that all sounds, musics, noises since conception are bound to have influenced me.
Music has the capacity to create a greater reality.
Sonnymoon and Quadrants are a couple of bands that really inspire me in terms of the melodics of things and certain tones and just what feels good. It takes me back to the type of music that I grew up on in my household. We played a lot of gangsta rap, but we also played a lot of oldies, and I think that mix is part of what inspires my sound.
When I was in the studio doing 'Hungry Eyes,' we had to make it an '80s record, but we wanted it to feel like the '60s.
Yeah, moving to Los Angeles definitely influenced my sound.
Neo-soul caught my attention more than any other sub-genre. I was really attracted by that sound. It made me do what I do musically: trying to find the same type of vibes, those nostalgic vibes.
What we hear while we are asleep continues to resonate with us upon awakening.
Sound is a huge influence on peoples' attention.
I agree totally with Metheny regarding the sound influencing the way you play.
My producer, HH, makes sounds, so I'm writing to his beats.
As soon as I choose the timbre of an instrument, that dominates how I compose.
As a composer, I know that all sorts of sounds I hear are making their way into my brain and soul and later sneak into my music.
The sound system influence is undeniable in hip-hop, in jungle, drum and bass, now EDM.
To me, the Ennio Morricone kind of sound is a derivative of soul music.
