Creativity – Page 3 – I am Ashley Elsdon

The Power of Making

Posted by ashleyelsdonon September 26, 2011in Exhibitions

I went to this exhibition yesterday at the V&A and it was amazing. Not a huge exhibition, in fact quite small, but well worth getting along to, and it is free to get in to although there was a considerable queue for a Sunday.

I don’t know how long it is on for, so it’s worth checking the V&A site, but I’d certainly recommend it.

At night, in the forest

Posted by ashleyelsdonon July 4, 2011in PlacesLeave a comment

At the weekend I spent the late evenings in the dark, or almost dark, with nothing but a couple of candles and my iPad. That’s one of the things I love about mobile music. Being able to sit out in a forest in the dark and make music.

Moving forward: Back and Forth

Posted by ashleyelsdonon February 13, 2011in Creative ProcessLeave a comment

I got to spend some time with my latest music project yesterday. I’ve been experimenting with processing audio through Jasuto which has had some interesting results.

As I said before, I think that the creative process in making these soundscapes may end up being more satisfying that the actual finished product, but at the moment I’m not worrying too much about that. I think I’ll enjoy the process for now and see where I end up with in a couple of months.

‘Micro Process’ Some new music from me

Posted by ashleyelsdonon February 1, 2011in Creative ProcessLeave a comment

I’ve finally got around to finishing this off and I do quite like it really. Micro Process is 5 little tracks made on a Palm OS PDA and recorded using a Boss Micro BR. I’ve made it a page all to itself so if you want to have a listen you can find it here.

Four Track Futures

Posted by ashleyelsdonon October 11, 2010June 5, 2020in Creative ProcessLeave a comment

Since I started going back over my old tapes and retrieving them I’ve been thinking about the process of recording to tape, or if not to tape in a linear way and not wholly sequenced.

I liked that way of doing things in the past. There was more room for error and because of that more room for inspired accidents. I miss that. You just don’t get that so much with sequencing.

So I am giving serious consideration to tape again. I might even consider getting a tape 8 track at some point!

I can’t believe I missed Cassette Store Day

It was last weekend and I missed it completely. Which is a real shame for me. So, to make it up to myself I thought I’d post a few of my favourite cassette pictures.