One thing that I’ve always found interesting is how people write about music.  They write articles, tutorials, lesson books, song  transcriptions, fiction, and just about everything else you can think of that can get something about music into written word.  I’ve always felt a mild pang of irony in this realization since music is the farthest thing from static written words on a page.  I mean, there is a completely separate part of our brain dedicated to processing musical information way outside the realm of the optic cortex.  The nerves that receive our hearing are way far away (in central nervous system terms from the ones that control our sight.  The absolute best irony shows up when someone tries to describe a musical composition with words, though: “It sounds like the ethereal color of blueness winding through the wind-swept meadow of history.”  What?

While I like to poke fun at myself and my fellow musician compatriots every now and again on our involvement with this topic, I have to say that writing about music is actually very enjoyable.  Everything from the tutorials to the fiction let’s us communicate not just with other musicians but with the individuals who enjoy to listen to the music.  In that light, probably my favorite thing to do is tell the story behind a song that I have written.  It gives me a chance to go back and live through the experience of the song one more time.  This is not only enjoyable but is educational since anytime you take the time to study what you’ve done you have a chance to learn from it.  Writing it down also gives others a chance to learn from it as well.

So you’ll have to just call me a paradox.  I mean, writing about music should be supremely counterintuitive to a musician like me who cannot even read music (lol).  Even so, I have written stories behind nearly every song I have released, and I have decided to put them online for those who enjoy them.  I hope that they allow you just one more way to connect with the things we’re doing here at Toobix and even provide you with some insight into your own musical compositions if the muse allows.

http://e-effectmusic.com/music/

With that here’s the newest story about the song “native funk.”  This song is special because it was my first monthly free download release at Toobix, and also because it represents a challenge to do something outside my usual musical self.  You’ll see it in an upcoming online game from Toobix, but for now I hope it makes you bounce!

http://e-effectmusic.com/music/game/native_funk.html

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