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Guy Van Duser & Billy Novick
Tue, Feb 16
|Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
We celebrate Mardi Gras with a long-time duo (and feature film/tv score artists): guitarist Guy Van Duser and clarinetist Billy Novick.
Time & Location
Feb 16, 2021, 7:00 PM
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 50 N Prospect St, Akron, OH 44304, USA
Guests
About the Event
PRE-CONCERT Q&A WITH THE ARTISTS
Q: Will you please describe your creative process as you write for documentaries and/or films?
Billy: Sometimes it’s less creative and more technical. I have to write something that supports the scene I’m writing for, so part of the creativity is eliminating things that are extraneous to the scene. I have to focus on exactly what’s necessary. There are stylistic considerations: what kind of film it is, where it takes place (indoors or outdoors) -- different sorts of settings need different kinds of music. The creative part for me is actually sort of minimal, mostly serving the overall purpose of the film.
Guy: It has a lot to do with timing, too. Very frequently I find they need something that’s 14 seconds long. Somehow I need to say what needs to be said and make it effective in that amount of time, and then I’ll…