Finding Purpose and Niche (Musician Composer)

[@banhocktan7853]

Thank you for your advice. Agree.

[@kangyiflute]

Thank you.

[@binghuili9355]

Great perspective! That is a common question that composers get asked.

[@kangyiflute]

Bing Hui Li Glad you like it! Thanks for your support!

[@hraghuvir]

Nicely worded Kangyi...great that you use you platform to spread awareness for important causes that matter to all of us!

[@kangyiflute]

Harsh Raghuvir Glad you like it! Thanks for your support! You guys have encouraged me to keep on writing.

[@SimplyJean]

Love your compositions (especially "Unit 731"). Looking forward to more of your compositions!

[@kangyiflute]

More to come!

[@davycheong2140]

I noticed the historically-inspired topics among most of your music. Great genre to work on.

[@kangyiflute]

Thanks for listening

[@AdrianEllis]

Great stuff. I definitely resonate with the idea that communicating in terms of our purpose/motivation is more helpful than trying to describe what our music "sounds like". With some of the folks you mention - I wonder how much of those composers' identities simply "came out" or were ascribed to them after a time, once their body of work allowed for a larger view and the patterns became clear? For myself, I work on commissions for films/series, so much of what I'm doing is responding to a work that has parameters and limitations. But, I always manage to find my "voice" within those. That voice is, I feel, largely about a certain approach to harmony. I love the light within the dark, certain dissonances which to my ear speak of deep, rich, transcendent states that are beyond duality. The world is not simple or black & white, and it's beautiful because of that. I find the works that speak to that are the ones I'm most drawn to, and what I aim to create myself.

[@kangyiflute]

Great perspectives. A composer can be drawn to a subject matter and write music within certain parameters, but always staying true to one's voice. It can take many compositions to evolve and converge into a common theme - either personally driven or ascribed by listeners. Sometimes composers don't even realize till they received some feedback!

[@AdrianEllis]

@@kangyiflute So true - "you sound kind of like/you remind me of" - often is surprising. As is what people resonate with - how many creators were frustrated by what became their most popular works and what they were known for!