How do you get your Song Titles?
Usually the title of a piece comes after the piece is
finished, or during the process itself. Usually the title attempts to evoke
the feelings inspired or desired in the music. A successful title can suggest
a listening approach to a piece of music that might unfold a layer of meaning
otherwise ignored. I try to find simple titles that do not have too specific
a reference, but rather something evocative and open ended. A good title
asks questions as oposed to supplying supplying answers. The title 'Sunspot
Cycle' for example, suggests to a certain extent the emotional distance,
almost inhuman qualities that the piece reflects. To me, the piece evokes
processes that are beyond human control, beyond human scale, but which might
effect us in some way, perceptually or psychically, just as the sunspot
cycles effect the weather in a hidden and little understood pattern.