BYU Alum Kaden Larson Shares the Process of His Newest Album ‘Phantasium’
Photo by Elizabeth Asher
Photo by Elizabeth Asher
Kaden Larson said a unique challenge that musicians face when recording is working to maintain the spark of the music. Practicing the same pieces on repeat can drain the music of its spontaneity. “Recording is not like a live performance, it lives on,” Larson said.
The preparation, he said, was the most difficult part, as well as learning how to interpret the music. He had to decide what aspects of the interpretation were most important to him. However, he said it was most important that the music was true to him and that it was honest.
Read the full feature by Kate Parrish on page 15 of the School of Music Journal.