Question: You have Haken, Nova Collective, and now Rainmask. How do you approach your writing for each different band/project you are in? How do you decide which ideas are better for one band or the other?
I asked the same question to Jordan and John Mitchell, and this always intrigues me. Good one too!
Music writing is something I've always wanted to do and never managed to not suck at it 
So it amazes me how easily some musicians can write for different bands and projects without repeating themselves.
Well, like anything else, it takes lots of practice and (usually) studying. It can be hard to tell sometimes because we usually see the end results of months or years of hard work, but most of the artists we love to listen to had a "formative period" where they found their voice and learned basic skills. So don't give up! It takes a lot of work, but almost anyone can do it if they really apply themselves and have the drive and desire for it.
And, to answer that second point, it comes down to having a diverse "musical vocabulary" or lots of "tools" in your "musical toolbox". Then you apply those specific tools to contexts that are appropriate. Basically, the more music you study and the more concepts you learn about and practice with, the more tools you have to make music.
As for some questions:
-Were there any new influences or more emphasized influences between The Mountain and Affinity, and/or between Affinity and HAK5N that influenced the direction the albums took/are taking?
-Will we be getting scores/sheet music/tabs for The Mountain or the other instruments of Affinity?
-If you could (or had to) collab with any modern pop singer, or rapper who would it be and why?
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