Art and Life

By Deleuran There are more music producers scattered all over Kampala than there are studios for us from which to produce. Considering the film industry, it too is growing rather fast and with it directors and producers are sprouting faster than seeds at Kawanda Agro Research. It is a good thing that there is a vibrant enough buzz to interest more people to join these industries. However, it would be better if people went into it knowing in what capacity they are joining the industry and what skills are required to execute particular tasks. Unfortunately, this is rarely the case. These days everyone who can rig together a computer with a microphone and paste together some beats is a music producer. Similarly, many chaps are apparently film directors/producers because they own and /or can switch on a DSLR camera and point it at something. One has to start somewhere of course and indeed most of us had very humble beginnings. I can recall the miserably sorry recordings that I fir...

Photo by Maurine Kintu This is the third time I am starting this blog! I will start with this, ironically, previous post. I have read other people's blogs and commented on many for a long while but I haven't really felt the need to start one of my own. So why start a blog now? Well, I enjoy writing and sounding out ideas that are otherwise simply chaos in my mind. I haven't really had it in me to write a straight book but perhaps a blog would be good practice for me to work toward fulfilling that goal someday. One can dream can't one? I opened the blog account in 2008 but I am only starting to use it now. That is some serious procrastinating! Let me see how long I will manage to maintain this. Book by Louisa Le Marchand A very good friend of mine Louisa Le Marchand published a book of poems Whispers in The Mists of Time  and it really inspired me to collate my ideas and attempt to write something to completion. I have tried before but the most I ever d...