Jim Coleman
Jim Coleman
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I think that one of the strengths of Cop Shoot Cop lay in the different, and at times, clashing personalities, Ideally, I want to have both ways of working in my life.
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First, I'm trying to edit down about 7 hours of material which I made prior to the Cop days and find some way to get it out. This stuff is pretty out there, mostly sonic collages and tape manipulations.
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We started on this about two years ago. There?s no question that this has taken a long time.
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Yes, I was forced to take piano lessons for 8 years as a child.
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I think September 11th showed very dramatically how first responders are absolutely necessary in a community.
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When I recorded Contra la Puerta, I never really thought out doing the material live. Mostly because I haven't really seen any electronic music performed live in an interesting way.
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I'm energized by it. I've had the opportunity to see the community and its needs.
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I've had a lot of highs in my life and a lot of lows, some pivotal experiences, and in ways I feel like I've already lived a couple of lives.
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Then I took 8 years of French Horn, first jazz, and then classical.
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It's had a tremendous impact. It's going to have a larger impact on the citizens. Most don't work here. They have to travel at least 20 miles...a tremendous impact on them.
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And when that's working, the sum can be greater than the parts.
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Born in Baltimore, I lived there 1 month.
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With Frat House, at times I needed to make music that would reflect what these fraternity brothers might actually listen to, but still keep it within the realm of a score; it still had to lead the viewer through the scene, or just help create the mood.
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Also, differences of opinion can be creatively stimulating as well as frustrating.