Participating in Nostr Cypher #NC9 was a unique speedy music challenge. You get a beat/arrangement early on Friday, you need to send your vocals by Sunday. It is music in high gear.
I spend most of my Sunday composing a few rap verses. Voice tired from composing out loud, I quickly record them and send them in, deleting and rewriting in the process.
Can a creative journey spark through a challenge? I've been a dormant rapper, could I retap into that creative flow? Could I compose verses to a beat? In the past, I've free-styled to compose, arrangements later. I don't know what rhymes, I hear how the words sound, that's my rhyming dictionary. What would I write about? Although it was clear that #bitcoin and #nostr would make it into the verses, I had no idea what my mind would draw from. Music is a bit of a mystery, even to the composer.
Could I do this in time? Uploading to stemstr (npub1ste…mul5) was faster than I thought, I’ve yet to dive into wavlake (npub1yfg…v6vg) , but I'm still sending the files in past the midnight deadline. By early Monday we could already hear a final mix of the song with extra effects on everyone's vocals.
Could #NostrCypher have a weekly topic to write about? Open music means anyone could compose about anything happening in their lives and roaming in their minds. Perhaps having a weekly goal could help when blending different perspectives.
#NC9 was a good test, in a supportive community environment, but it was tough. Although I may sporadically drop in a couple of verses to future nostr cyphers, I'd like my personal music journey to be different, to take its own time.
I don't think we can yet imagine how nostr is reshaping music and opening doors to new possibilities. Eager to see more of the creativity happening in #nostrmusic and future nostr cyphers. Grateful to all.
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Special thanks to:
Deleted Account (npub1ehg…qe5t)
exspiravit (npub1dy7…ljz5)
hurlingpixels (npub14r2…lg7y)
manlikekweks (npub1fnn…4xnx)
Kontext (npub1qfc…xnrh)
ralf (npub1ezw…jmeg)
reelrichard (npub1e2w…el27)
stemstr (npub1ste…mul5)
wavlake (npub1yfg…v6vg)
quoting note12w5…wkq3#NOSTRCYPHER #NCIX 🔈🔉🔊
https://cdn.satellite.earth/024f11575be79674a30aa05bbe05c965110a9b5ab87341fafce638f599eef4f3.m4a
PLATFORM 9 - hurlingpixels (npub14r2…lg7y) x exspiravit (npub1dy7…ljz5) x
Deleted Account (npub1ehg…qe5t) x Kontext (npub1qfc…xnrh) (with guitar by El Brujo) x manlikekweks (npub1fnn…4xnx) x elidy (npub1a7n…vfnu) x reelrichard (npub1e2w…el27)
If you feel like zapping, remember we don’t have zapsplits yet 😉
