When I began writing this piece, I knew I wanted to begin by modyfying a specific loop to be used rhythmically and to create sections in the music, where many loops were layered on top of each other. I decided to use the opening synth loop to create syncopation in the piece, by layering the loop on top of each other and varying the loop length. To create the sections of the music where loops where slowly layered on top of each, I began with using more relaxed sounding rhythmic loops. It is not until a couple of measures into each section that I add a driving drum loop which cements the new section. This is where I began to layer another loop or two on top to give the piece some growth and variation.

When structuring this piece, I thought about what I wanted to hear next in the composition. I knew once I finished the first section, I wanted to have a definitive split between the first theme and second theme in the piece. I composed the first section to die off at one point and then have the second section come in suddenly with a percussive introduction. To finish the piece, I decided to have it go back to the main theme but make the transition different this time. Instead of an dead space between each section, I created a smooth transition point between the two sections.

Creating music using using SoundCloud or pre-recorded musical sections is an incredibly legitimate form of musical creativity. Throughout the process, I felt as though it eliminated the need to be a competent player on all the many different instruments that were heard in the loops. Instead, my focus was on the outcome and how I could use these musical phrases to compose this piece. It allowed me to be musically creative, as setting restrictions to only using loops made me have to think more critically about ways I could manipulate and weave together the many different loops into a coherent piece.