“I'm really terrible at sort of figuring out the thing that's going to make the money, I guess.” Quote by Julia Kent
“It's just a spare room in my apartment. It's very cluttered and not particularly aesthetically inspiring, and it's very un-noise-proof.” RoomsProofNoiseApartmentSpares Author:Julia Kent
“I find that I'm always struggling with the noise of the city. When I get a good take, there will be a horn or a siren or something. So it makes me very conscious of outside sounds, which in a way maybe led me to incorporate the field recordings.” WaySoundCitiesStruggleFieldsConsciousNoiseHornsSirens Author:Julia Kent
“I'm really not working in a environment that's sonically pristine. It's not a conventional studio, obviously; it's a bit ramshackle.” BitsEnvironmentStudiosConventionalPristine Author:Julia Kent
“I feel like these sounds are the ultimate kind of free sounds, the ultimate public domain sounds. And I feel like people put them in completely different contexts, and they mean something different to everybody.” PeopleFeelsKindMeanDifferentSoundUltimateDomainPublic Domain Author:Julia Kent
“I've been making the recordings for a long time, and I have tons and tons of them. I'm like a digital hoarder or something - everything is on like hard drives and whatever.” LongHardLong TimeDigital Author:Julia Kent
“I'm always anxious in introducing sounds that don't originate with the cello.” SoundAnxiousIntroducing Author:Julia Kent
“Learning how to record has been super empowering for me, because I spent so many years going into the studio and watching other people do it. I guess a lot of musicians have gone through this because now recording is really available for everybody.” PeopleYearsHas BeensGoneRecordsMusicianStudiosAvailableEmpowering Author:Julia Kent
“Last time I was recording, I was trying to loop on the computer, but it's really difficult because it's really different from looping on hardware.” TryingDifferentLastsDifficultComputerLast TimeLoopsHardware Author:Julia Kent
“I feel as though I can get an end result that works for me, but as far as recording techniques, I don't feel that confident in my abilities.” FeelsI CanEndsAbilityResultsTechniqueEnd Results Author:Julia Kent
“People tend to eat through the cello. They tend to take out the things that make it beautifully cello-y sometimes.” PeopleSometimes Author:Julia Kent