I noticed things in my computer music that were getting old, and I started to figure out that this has to do with the way the listener interacts with music.

I don't think of my music as being about something.

With repeated listenings, a piece eventually becomes its own being. I very often say to students that this is like meeting a person for the first time. When you first meet someone, you reference that person with others who are similar; but, as you get to know that person better, you begin to understand his unique qualities.

With a piece of classical music by Haydn, Mozart, or Beethoven, on first listening I'm referencing it with other pieces by them that I know. I think that most people do this - they listen to pieces through the filter of pieces they already know.

I noticed things in my computer music that were getting old, and I started to figure out that this has to do with the way the listener interacts with music.

If the music has a logic of its own - as I think my music has - an open-minded listener will apprehend and understand.

I've been really fortunate to have Bridge Records interested in publishing my music for the past 25 years. Most of my music is available in their catalog.