It was another day of creative noise making at Krash Creative Solutions, when a "beep beep" from the lobby signaled a visitor at the door, it was a DHL delivery. Looks like a CD. Cool Sign off, and back to work.
But wait... "Whoa, I didn't know you guys were a recording studio!"
John, our DHL driver, explains he used to live in New York City and was employed in the music industry working with all sorts of amazing artists (Barry White, etc.) and on some really cool studio equipment. Yeah, sure you did John my pessismistic side said.
Then John started to explain some of the things he did, some tools he used... you know, the "proof talk". Maybe this guy is for real?
John and I got to talking about the audio manipulations we do for radio imaging at Krash. Knowing he'd love it, I showed him our new Pioneer CDJ1000 digital turntable that allows you to scratch a CD just like it's vinyl. He was floored. "I KNOW!!" I said.
Right next to the turntable is a beat machine to compliment it, and the guy was just nuts over the stuff. He even taught me some techniques-- which is actually why I'm bringing this story up in the first place.
John used to deejay in NYC. Like the REAL deejay... spinning records, mixing and remixing, matching beats-- the whole deal. He showed me how "most people just see the hand on top and think that's how to move the record... but it's really just these two fingers."
As he placed his hand on the player, it made sense. John was telling me how to better control the spinning and scratching by using just two fingers for better control, the same way "10 and 2" works on a steering wheel.
Next John was raving to me that with this fancy digital turntable and the beat machine hooked up to a Korg Keyboard I would have a monster combo of musical tools.
"Listen to some of the big albums like 'Thriller' and some of Janet Jackson's stuff from the 80's/90's. You'll hear how they use this stuff to isolate noises, loop them, play them in different keys... That's how hits are made." After a while, John was talking over my head.
We exchanged email addresses, and I signed for the package.
John is a delivery driver for DHL. A DHL driver who knew an awful lot about turntables, keyboards, and creative sound design. In this chance encounter John reminded me of an old adage, you never know where your next creative inspiration will come from. It may come from this blog, and it may come from the DHL driver delivering your packages.
It's all too easy to plow through our days heads down grinding it out. If you look up every now and then, you just might find creative inspiration asking you to sign for a package.
1 comments:
you have a lobby?
Buzz @ KIIM
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