Building a Dream-Studio

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09-13-2007, 04:40 PM
skysaw

Building a Dream-Studio
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[In a lucid dream...] It might be possible to build a mental model not of a specific problem, but of a workshop for solving all manner of problems or stimulating creative breakthroughs.
- Stephen LaBerge

I read this passage in EWLD yesterday, and it got me pretty fired up to build my own dream music studio. I really want to use my LDs to help grow my creative side, and inspire me more for my compositional work.

I started really thinking about what I would like in this studio, and made mental notes of everything I would like to eventually build and add to it. I expect it to take a number of LD sessions to fully realize what I want before I can use it to its full potential. Last night I had a LD, and began actually building the place, which I'll post about next. I will use this thread to continually update the progress on my studio, if any.

The main room will be a large hexagon with a door on five of the walls. The doors will lead to the following areas:
- "Venues" - Leads to a large concert hall, club stage, or outdoor ampitheatre as I see fit. Here I can rehearse and perform with large groups.
- "Listening Room" - A room with a large library of existing and dream music that can be played on a nice stereo system.
- "Gallery" - A nice modern art gallery that can provide inspiration for me when I want.
- "?" - Opening this door will offer me a random source of inspiration. It could be a famous composer from the past to help me, a bizarre new musical instrument, or a guest band to jam with.
- "Exit" - Takes me to another dream. This is also the door I can use to enter my studio from any door I find in another dream.
The sixth wall will have a large window with a lovely lakeside view.

Here is the list of items I would like in the main room:
- A brand new Bosendorfer concert grand
- Inspirational artwork in the form of sculpture and paintings
- Many nice potted plants and trees
- Sitting room with music stands for small guest ensembles
- A telephone with auto-dialing to call up any performer, conductor, or composer I wish
09-13-2007, 04:45 PM
pj

Wow... very nice.

You might take a look at Peter Gabriel's "dream studio", Real World.

http://realworldstudios.com

Talk about a gorgeous spread and some incredible innovations in studio design!

And he managed to do it without lucid dreaming.

Heh.
09-13-2007, 04:47 PM
skysaw

As I mentioned, I had a LD last night where I began to build my studio. I didn't want to try to build everything at once, since it seemed to be a lot of work.

I became lucid while talking to a couple of people. I immediately remembered my goal, and began trying to conjure the studio into existence. It seemed the people were in my way, and it took some effort to get the room into shape at all. But I did manage it, as well as the window out to the lakeside view, and a piano in the middle.

Although the piano was definitely not the Bosendorfer I wanted, I still wished to explore it and see what it was like to try to play in my dream. I had read of people being able to play songs they knew in real life, and wanted to try a piece I knew: The first part of Debussy's Deux Arabesques. My brain knew the opening, but my fingers were too fumbly for it, and I couldn't quite play it. There also seemed to be a strange (and sometimes changing) arrangement of keys that I couldn't quite understand. I gave up on the Debussy, and just played around a bit to see what I came up with. It was a little frustrating, but also very interesting.

I'm going to try to revisit the studio as often as I can to continue building and using it for inspiration. I think if I visit it enough, it will become more and more real for me. Wish me luck, and stay tuned for my progress!

Please share if you have had any similar ideas, or want to try this as well.
09-13-2007, 04:47 PM
Keeper

Sounds very interesting :)
09-13-2007, 04:50 PM
skysaw

Quote:

Originally Posted by pj

Wow... very nice.

You might take a look at Peter Gabriel's "dream studio", Real World.

http://realworldstudios.com

Talk about a gorgeous spread and some incredible innovations in studio design!

Yeah, he has a nice spread! Of course, he doesn't have the magic phone, does he? :D
09-13-2007, 04:55 PM
pj

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Originally Posted by skysaw

Yeah, he has a nice spread! Of course, he doesn't have the magic phone, does he? :D

I'm willing to bet a call from Gabriel would be answered and responded to by most anybody. He wouldn't really need a magic phone, would he?

Now to start thinking about MY dream studio. Nice project... GREAT idea.
09-13-2007, 04:56 PM
skysaw

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Originally Posted by pj

I'm willing to bet a call from Gabriel would be answered and responded to by most anybody. He wouldn't really need a magic phone, would he?

I bet I can get Beethoven on the line faster than he can! :P
09-13-2007, 05:02 PM
pj

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Originally Posted by skysaw

I bet I can get Beethoven on the line faster than he can! :P

Ok... yeah. When you put it that way...