162 - Solving Problems Through Compositional Constraints

Gabriel Bolaños found music through curiosity—a household guitar, a minor second that clicked. Formal study in Belgium led him from classical guitar to counterpoint, but the shift toward composition came when his theoretical ideas outpaced his bandmates' interest. Recording alone, he discovered that constraints like pure contrary motion revealed possibilities intuition wouldn't deliver: the fascination of problem-solving over what feels natural.micro/Maker episodes release every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday!Listen to music/Maker with Tyler Kline wherever you get podcasts, or at musicmakerpodcast.com.Support Loose Leaf Transmissions on Patreon at patreon.com/LooseLeafTransmissions.Follow us on Instagram: @loose.leaf.transmissionsmicro/Maker is a production of Loose Leaf Transmissions: Made for All Ears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.