Flint Music Blog

Writing music by yourself is very important for discovering your voice. However, it's not a panacea!                                             "I am the master of all things music regarding only myself"                                          This is why music has such a social dynamic. We are speaking to others rhythmically, melodically, to elicit an emotional response from each other. This response then feeds back into our process and, thus, the cycle continues as we develop our sound. To stay within yourself musically limits your ability to flush out your true potential as you are only creating one linear iteration of yourself. The introduction of others expands your own identity by pinging your ideas against external sources and returning a hybrid mix. The ...

When people make music together they communicate in a way that goes beyond words. They're developing a language specific to the people they are making it with. This language expands a musician's ability to communicate their own music as it introduces a new dynamic outside of their own creative minds. Ultimately, this language becomes as valuable as it is irreplaceable. In a world where it seems more economically  feasible to be a solo-artist (not to mention also drama-free) let us not forget why we make music in the first place: To Connect with Others!  Those who say they make music for just themselves are most likely being modest, as we all utilize our experiences with someone else's music to influence our own, thus making music with someone else in mind! A-ha Gotcha! .....all this to say: Get on Flint !

Music lies within everyone. Whatever comes out, becomes our sonic fingerprint and, over time, becomes a moldable personification of our inner-voice. It's how we communicate our story where words simply fall short. Each piece of music written becomes a stepping stone on our journey to self-discovery. Each time we are crafting the delivery and structure in such a way the last piece was lacking or could have been improved upon. There's no finish line, no perfect song (although sometimes the right one will strike gold) rather, it's just a continuous adventure that speaks to that moment of time in our lives. During your journey, you come across other characters also building their own story who help influence your writing process. These connections are the building blocks that create a community. A community formed around these types of connections are the kind we should strive to be around in all aspects of our lives. They facilitate the type of interactions that are ...

A f ew weeks ago, we dug through some of the users on Flint to find a brave soul willing to open up about the current state of their musical journey. Marissa Dai proved to be up for the challenge and, for this alone, we are very grateful. Below is the chat we conveniently held on the Flint Music app. We hope this brings light, hope, joy, discussion and all that good stuff. Enjoy! -------End Interview------- We want to thank Marissa for her epic generosity and courage to talk about her story. We love the music and will be keeping a close eye on your adventure! Marissa goes under the moniker Catsica, and if you dig her as much as we do, you can : Connect with Marissa here👉 Flint Listen to more Catsica tracks here 👉 Soundcloud Thanks for reading and see you next week! (Signup for Flint Here) -Tv. 👉 Tv.'s Flint profile 👈

Music has a universal appeal that has stood the test of time. Why is this and why will it continue to become increasingly important? Life is becoming automated, even music itself seems to be more or less losing its need for the human touch... HOWEVER! What makes people keep coming back for more is not just the sound coming out. Otherwise, we would go to a show where there is only a computer on stage that fires up Spotify. I don't know about you, but I enjoy music for its humanity! The spectacle of a person jumping out of the matrix for a brief moment in time to interpret their experience rhythmically, melodically, sonically, psycho-jazzically(sp?). So even as the world becomes more and more automated, music stands tall as a beacon that we are still alive, still relevant.... ...STILL IMPORTANT! OK DR. TECHNOLOGY!?? This is why it is crucial that we continue nourishing our musical endeavors, because it's one human quality that can't be replicated. I am speakin...

What does a typical search for a musician look like in today's landscape? There's a few scenarios that come to mind: -Established band with leaving member, need someone to plug and play -Singer/songwriter looking to take live performance to next step, looking for a band -Brand new musician looking to cut their teeth with someone of equal skill level And how do we go about searching for these people? Craigslist seems to be a common answer, but it doesn't quite feel like its a contemporary use-case. Going to shows and having the motivation to play music with others seems pretty sufficient as well. But come on people... ITS 2019!!   There's literally an app for every type of relationship connection you can think of, but what about musicians? What about connecting through something with a little more substance hookin' up or finding BFF's? And what about people who don't necessarily have easy access to a music scene? Or have the social confidence to...