At some point, music changed.
Not necessarily for the worse. But definitely differently.
In this episode of Knobs, Simon Moro and Terry Hart go somewhere a little more personal. What starts as a conversation about old records, rehearsal rooms and nostalgia quickly turns into a much bigger discussion about creativity, technology, songwriting, artistic identity and whether modern music production has accidentally moved us further away from the thing that made us fall in love with music in the first place.
From lugging amplifiers upstairs for band rehearsals to spending 12 hours jamming in rehearsal rooms, this episode explores what has been gained through technology, what may have been lost, and why many artists and producers are craving raw creativity again.
Topics covered in this episode:
- Why music production used to be about capturing performances rather than creating them
- The difference between recording magic and manufacturing it
- Why creativity struggles when everything happens inside a screen
- The decline of bands, collaboration and rehearsal culture
- Why younger generations are returning to vinyl, guitars and live performance
- How technology changed songwriting and composition
- Melody-first songwriting vs chord-first writing
- Why music theory does not kill creativity and can actually unlock it
- The role confidence plays in songwriting, performance and mixing
- Why producers should stop hiding mistakes and sometimes highlight them instead
- Whether artists today are being asked to do too much outside of creating music
- Why reflecting on your relationship with music might matter more than ever
This episode also explores something many creatives quietly wrestle with:
How far have you drifted from the reason you started?
Whether you’re an artist, producer, engineer or songwriter, this conversation is about reconnecting with the mission, message and experiences that got you here in the first place.
And maybe, just maybe, it’s time to finish that record you never released.
