Ruso's Audio/Visual Blog

Recently a few different people have been trying to ask the same question in different ways. It ultimately comes down to "What inspires you to do what you do". To be honest this was a tough question for me and I have been pondering over it for a few days now. On that note here's a short theory of what might influence my music performance/production methods and more importantly my "creepy", "dark" side.

You know, as far as music goes my answer is definitely as little of specifics and as much diversity as possible. I enjoy a lot of different types of music and can't say any one artist out there has been a defining staple in my style development because that would be against my number one goal in music: produce sounds which have never been heard before which progress music forward.

As far as why I choose to go in a direction that I do the answer is clear. I guess I've experienced some pretty intense times in my life over the last few years and they may have very well shaped the very person who I am which in turn comes out in music. A lot of people describe an eary and dark side which comes out at times and to be honest maybe I just kind of like it . A lot of it comes from everyday experiences I encounter (hence "Everyday Objects") and the rest come out when I go out and do fun things like when I go ski at the top of a mountain.

I do however try to incorporate elements from all sorts of music from hip hop, jazz, breaks and try to use as many "natural instruments" which are really so deconstructed they become new instruments. There are a few bands and artists out there who produce wonderful tones which incorporate a lot of the styles I like to listen to which I do enjoy listening to (and sometimes remixing) but on the whole, I try to not let it directly influence my music.