[LAU] The democratization on music might not always be a good thing...

[Paul Davis]

On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 1:59 PM, David Santamauro
<david.santamauro at gmail.com> wrote:

> Well, not to be critical, but without the latter (instrument skills /
> abilities / talent ) -- in particular, instrument skills -- it would be
> impossible to "make" any music at all. One could create music and have
> it rendered without those skills regardless if it is decent or not,
> which I think is actually the crux of this discussion. But then the
> whole can or worms about what "decent" is approaches and I'll
> gracefully bow out of that one.

I suggest watching the end minute or two of this (starting at 07:36):

    http://www.wired.com/underwire/2010/11/brian-eno-milk-sea/