Following the initial brainstorming phase, I finally solidified my idea and gave the project a proper title: Sonic Kitchen. The concept merges two of the topics I would like to explore in music production, which are global culture and unconventional sound design, by using cooking sounds as the foundation for tracks inspired by different traditions from different countries.
While brainstorming ideas for the project, I made a list of ten countries I was most drawn to. For each country, I researched the various types of musical genres I could potentially work with. For example, Spain brought to mind the rhythms of flamenco, Japan offered textures from city pop and traditional instruments, and with my heritage being from Indonesia, their rich dangdut and gamelan sounds felt like an exciting creative challenge that I wanted to give myself. The other countries included China, India, Lebanon, Jamaica, the USA, Thailand, and Wales.
As I had my timeframe in mind, I narrowed the list down to seven countries: Spain, Indonesia, China, India, Lebanon, Jamaica, and the USA. I felt these offered a diverse range of both food culture and musical influence to explore and sample from.
I also created a timetable to help structure my process. Although I know sticking to it precisely would be difficult, it gave me a framework to stay somewhat on track. Presenting my Element 1 proposal in class helped affirm that the idea had potential and the feedback was positive, which gave me more confidence moving forward.
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