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Regarding “The Spin Doctor” by D. James Romero (June 1):
Romero writes that Doc Martin “has risen to virtuoso status; a master musician (my italics) in a discipline that involves mixing sometimes minimal vinyl tracks together to create fresh, soul-wrenching sounds” and that he’s “been making original recordings for Moonshine Music.”
I’m confused. Are his original recordings mixes of prerecorded music? I won’t argue that one has to read music to be a musician (early jazz players didn’t read but sure made music), but I’ll argue that to qualify as a musician a person has to make music using voice or an instrument.
A person who replays and mixes prerecorded music, however talented, may be an artist, yes, but not a musician.
KEN KINDRICK
Claremont
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