Blog hub
Original Composition
Creating from the roots: original work, production and contemporary composition that grows out of tradition.
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GuideMaking music with AI: practical tools to try today
AI music tools you can try today: Moises for separating tracks and rehearsing clean, Suno for generating a full song from scratch, and why neither one turns you into a musician without the groundwork you already had.
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EssayThe Asturian Anthem in salsa clave
Why I took the Asturian Anthem to salsa rhythm for Asturias Day: what the Cuban clave has that a march doesn't, and what you have to accent —and what you have to break— to make a straight melody sound real in salsa.
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EssayProducing with a DAW as a musician: Logic Pro X, Suañu de Gaita and what I learned along the way
How I produced my EP Suañu de Gaita (2019-2021) with Logic Pro X: why I chose that DAW, and what the process taught me about myself. If you want to understand how music production works, I recommend reading this post.
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EssayComposing from the root: when music is the family name
Why composing for the Asturian gaita is, before anything technical, an act of identity: the story of Fervienza, the piece that was born from my family surname and from the need to connect those who are here with those who are gone.
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EssayRamu Nadal: reinterpreting the Asturian Christmas tradition
Why I recorded «Ramu Nadal»: two pieces from Torner's songbook turned into Asturian carols, and what a twelve-candle ornament has to do with keeping a December tradition alive.
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EssayWriting new music from tradition
How I compose starting from Asturian tradition without limiting myself to repeating it. My real process, the blend of root and contemporary, and why I believe this is how it stays alive.
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Essay«Suañu de Gaita»: composing from the root
«Suañu de Gaita», my piece: what it is, the idea behind it and why I compose from the Asturian root instead of repeating it. With a link to listen.
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