Jonathanhartsock
Jonathanhartsock
“The emotional aspect of music is the thing that makes it music; it’s the soul and spirit inside the mechanism. Without it, it is not alive. “– Jonathan What has set Jonathan apart from the crowd in composing music is his unorthodox approach to song writing. He selects and creates elements of stories to follow for an album outline, then spends many hours and days on studying relevant sources to create a pathway through the story, which is followed by dissecting the emotions and psychology involved for all characters in the story. Once this is complete, and vague track titles are created as pace markers, Jonathan then has freestyle recording sessions on his hammer 88 midi keyboard dedicated to specific moments and songs in the album. While some melodies may come together in pieces outside of these sessions, the vast majority are improvised by Jonathan once he is at the keyboard and in character for the track he is recording. “Something I am satisfied with in creating music now is I