Music • Sound • Video • Art

I sit here in front of my equipment with current projects open, new sounds and tools, and precious (though small) windows of opportunity to work on projects.

And I got nothin’. The old projects sound flat, new ideas are not forthcoming, and the new tools seem self indulgent. I am at a real creative nadir. This feels deeper than “writer’s block.” It feels…different. It’s a little scary to be honest.

Usually when I hit a creative roadblock, I turn my attention to the task of learning something. I’ll complete instrument tutorials, practice a piano piece, read up on my DAW, blog, etc. This time, not so much.

Could be that I’m just plain tired. In the last couple of weeks the stress levels in my day job have shot up quite a bit and I have not been getting much sleep. At the same time my “creative window” has lessened somewhat as our son’s sleep habits are changing as he approaches his 1st birthday. (I get up each day around 5:00 am to snatch a few hours of quiet time / creative time before the family rises. I used to be able to count on our son sleeping in on the weekends until 9 ish if we let him. Now he is up, bright-eyed, beautiful, and bushy-tailed at 7:00 am.)

Whatever the reason, I’m just feeling like I am at a creative impasse…