Creating Electronic Music with a Neuro-Diverse Mind, (Electronic Music and Autism/ADHD)

  What struggles and positive aspects of living with a Neurodevelopmental condition bring to researching in the field of electronic music? To shed some light on this, I have been undertaking various reading and listening of electronic musical material and most of my work has been composing electronic music, I am going to contextualize my music into the body of works. I have decided to combine my research with two Neurodiverse conditions I live with. I have extended my reading and research to include this field. Neurodiverse people tend to be drawn towards the creative arts and I felt this would be a good research question to pursue. I have found that some traits of Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder can hinder me not only in daily life but with my research. I will address these problems here with a look at the conditions alongside my methodology for recording music and trying to express these conditions in the music.  The Compositions ...

  Electronic music is an umbrella term given to a multitude of music created through electronic means. From its outset recording technology has allowed the use of any sound of musical material and o ne of the key characteristics of electronic music, has been this . Initially this was restricted to experimental composers such as the French composer Pierre Schaeffer, experimenting with magnetic tape in the 1940’s, through to the electronica boom of the 1970’s with artists like Jean Michel Jarre and Vangelis.   Digital sampling has made this process more accessible and seems to be more prevalent since the 20 th Century and in recent popular electronic music.   “From disco to dubstep, electronic music is one of the broadest categories of the modern era. This form of music is popular across most countries all around the world. Electronic music includes a wide variety of musical styles. It has been around for over 50 years from the era of Moog’s progressive rock to Mor...

  This process can be referred to as sampling, but this can be an umbrella term for many different processes. I am interested in found sound; a 'non-musical' sound used creatively in a piece of music . These sounds in the environment c an be captured using a recording device such as a field recorder. Acousmatic music, Acousmatic- Referring to a sound that has no visually identifiable cause. Referring to Pythagorean disciples who for years listened to his lectures from behind a curtain, unable to see him. Acousmatic music often makes use of found sounds – environmental sounds or objects used in the recording studio. The sound object is created when numerous sounds are place consecutively in the piece of music, giving the piece a sense of movement.