#031 Carrier: the crisis in music and how to stay true to your creative vision

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Guy Brewer, aka Shifted, aka half of Commix, aka Carrier, made an appearance on our previous incarnation, the Not A Diving Podcast, a couple of years ago that was very popular. He returns with a new alias but a similar selection of wise takes on the electronic music scene and the challenges facing everyone trying to operate in it.

We discuss the new Carrier album, Rhythm Immortal, the challenge of genre expectations, the disappearing middle class of musicians, the (ir)relevance of record labels, and much more besides.

This is a good one!

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Chapters: 00:00 Brought to you by Acid Nation 02:48 Transition from Shifted to Carrier 04:48 Creative burnout 07:03 Creative Cycles & Starting Over 09:31 Musical Influences Behind Carrier 12:01 Genre ambiguity 15:04 Creative Rebirth 18:01 Industry vs. scene 21:01 The middle class of music has gone 24:02 Tech and lower barriers to entry 27:07 Does personality still matter? 31:13 Hard Techno is lifestyle branding 34:32 Aesthetics, label identity and scenes 38:20 Big tech, democratisation and gatekeeping 42:02 Self-release or label chase? 48:00 Art and intent 53:58 Production philosophy 01:00:02 Tools, workflow & sampling vs. modular 01:03:10 Creative ruts, flow states & longevity Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.