Maybe I’m just stubborn about learning new things – I can’t stand learning new programs – but any sound I can imagine, I can make with SoundForge. And I’m using the old version, like 4.5 from 1999. I use it for every sound. Jon Hopkins Read Quote
Some machine-y music is great, but you can apply any groove to any song now – there’s literally a massive drop-down menu on most programs. And that’s what takes the human being out of the process. Jon Hopkins Read Quote
It’s great to do something that makes your brain just switch to a different mode, and music can do that really powerfully. Jon Hopkins Read Quote
Your music essentially reflects everything you do, everything you’ve been through, in the deepest part of you. Jon Hopkins Read Quote
I don’t really want to go into the world of production and I don’t really want to produce other people particularly. Jon Hopkins Read Quote
I always make sure there’s something for the audience to connect to, in terms of my movements relating to the sounds being heard. Jon Hopkins Read Quote
Sometimes I think elements of ‘Open Eye Signal’ are better live. I do this really crazy stuff at the end, but I don’t know if it’d translate well into recording. It would probably sound a bit too extreme. Jon Hopkins Read Quote
What kind of music keeps its relevance? That’s why I purposely try and avoid any particularly current trends in electronic music. I do actively stay away from the most popular rhythms of the moment. In six weeks’ time, those will sound out-of-date. Jon Hopkins Read Quote
You can’t allow your creative sessions to be dominated by miniscule editing processes. Jon Hopkins Read Quote
Well, I don’t really use MIDI that much. But I do record audio around me a lot, and just layer it up and see what effect it has, without any aforethought. Jon Hopkins Read Quote
