Brian Krock | The song that cured my writer's block @BrianKrock | Uploaded September 2020 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
I wrote this tune after months of Crippling Composition Anxiety (CCA for short [not a real thing]). I found myself unable to write after Big Heart Machine's debut album came out, because I kept getting into my head with thoughts like, "You are a fraud," or, "Your first album was a fluke and you'll never write anything awesome again." Maybe that sounds crazy, but I know that these insidious ideas are not uncommon. So, I decided to throw some paint at the wall, and wrote a whole bunch of random ideas. Then, I made a sort of collage, mixing and matching pages of manuscript paper. The finished result made me realize... IT'S NOT THAT DEEP! Just write some goddam music. If you're having trouble writing, here's what my mentor, Jim McNeely, used to say to me- just focus on filling up some pages (or some DAW sessions [or insert-futuristic-composition-method-that-doesn't-yet-exist]) with notes. Don't stress about whether they are 'good' notes or not, you can figure that out later.

Big Heart Machine- "Live at The Jazz Gallery":
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Brian Krock- conductor, composer
Charlotte Greve, Caroline Davis, Anna Webber, Timo Vollbrecht, Jay Rattman- reeds
John Lake, Kenny Warren, Chloe Rowlands, Dave Adewumi- trumpets
Nick Grinder, Sam Blakeslee, Isaac Kaplan, Jennifer Wharton- trombones
Olli Hirvonen- guitar
ArcoIris Sandoval- piano
Marty Kenney- bass
Nathan Ellman-Bell- drum set

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Audio by Matt Marantz

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