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Posted by: fatb0t Jan 12 2008, 07:59 PM

Hm, in my experience I find people who are computer savvy also seem to be musicians. Did you guys ever notice this?

I for instance am a software engineer by trade and my main hobby is guitar. In college all my colleagues seem to be musicians. I dunno maybe it's an isolated incident, but some my professors also seem to play music.

What gives?

Posted by: xucphra Jan 12 2008, 08:09 PM

I dunno; but I study at MIT, and I am a computer engineer, graphics designer, and architect.
So maybe that's why I like music

Posted by: Andrew Cockburn Jan 12 2008, 08:10 PM

I work in the software trade - at least 5 people in my company play guitar (its 100 people) - funny huh?

Posted by: mattacuk Jan 12 2008, 08:20 PM

You always make fantastic topics fatbot ! I agree with you totally on this one! I was a network engineer, hopefully turn web designer. And I totally seem to gel with guitar and learning music !!

I always remember a qoute from herman li, when he said he dosent consider himself a musician but rather a computer geek who plays a bit of guitar (or something along those lines). Thats how I see myself too hehe

Posted by: MickeM Jan 12 2008, 08:59 PM

Never thought if it before but from the musicians I know an overwhelming bulk are in the IT business...

I always thought before, and still do, that musicians have a higher sence of art. Painting, drawing etc. I was good at drawing portraits, comics and so forth. Hence a dominant left (is it?) brain half. Rhymes bad with IT really since that would be the theortical mind at work.

So now, us musicians with an ability of art besices playing an instrument who also are in the IT branch would have two brain halves that work really well!

Unless, like myself, playing really bad or making too many bugs

Posted by: fatb0t Jan 12 2008, 10:02 PM

QUOTE (MickeM @ Jan 12 2008, 02:59 PM)

Unless, like myself, playing really bad or making too many bugs

Haha I really like that explaination, I'll have to remember that one.
Any psychology majors out there? Sounds like a cool paper to me.

Posted by: OrganisedConfusion Jan 12 2008, 10:09 PM

Plus IT staff do no work

Posted by: Tomy Jeon Jan 12 2008, 10:27 PM

My dad is a software maker thingy and he plays guitar

Posted by: johnymac Jan 12 2008, 10:28 PM

im an electrician and im not that great with computers ive just always wnated to learn how to play

Posted by: Moon Boots Jan 12 2008, 10:37 PM

I've just finished my university applications, and guess what? I've applied to study computing

I'm sure that there is a link.

Posted by: Hisham Jan 12 2008, 11:07 PM

i am a musician and iuse midi software and edit notes like i am playing attari

Posted by: Muris Jan 12 2008, 11:32 PM

Computers are some sort of "modern" art so it comes along with music nicely.

Posted by: johnymac Jan 13 2008, 05:08 AM

i guess im the only one whos only tie to a computer is GMC and AIM

Posted by: xucphra Jan 13 2008, 05:10 AM

QUOTE (johnymac @ Jan 13 2008, 12:08 AM)

i guess im the only one whos only tie to a computer is GMC and AIM

I guess so

Posted by: Gerald Jan 14 2008, 12:37 AM

I'm a PC Tech and 3 out of the 5 people in my office all play guitar. In fact we have 2 guitars in the lab.

Posted by: The Uncreator Jan 14 2008, 12:43 AM

Ive always been computer savvy i guess, my mom is a real computer person,. ever since i can remember i learned almost everything about computers from her, including how to build one from scratch, She built me my first computer from an old ATM....So i was born to be a computer geek

Posted by: fatb0t Jan 14 2008, 07:11 AM

One of my first positions in a computer related field was a network engineer, I just basically went around setting up wireless networks at rich peoples homes in the Hamptons.
One of my co-workers was an established guitarist and really taught me some licks. We used to sit around and play guitar while doing reloads on Windows PCs, talk about a dream job, we used to make 20$ USD an hour! hahah

Posted by: Vinicitur Jan 14 2008, 07:41 AM

I've been around computers since 1984 when my high school put in a computer lab. Now I repair and configure PCs as a hobby. Still I have some musician friends who are almost computer illiterate. They have other artistic hobbies instead: Painting, drawing. I even have a friend who builds medieval armor.

Posted by: Igorrr Jan 14 2008, 03:06 PM

hahah... it really seems so... I am an IT engineer and the guy who produced the CD of my band does Java development for his main income (,yet) ...

Posted by: Pavel Jan 14 2008, 03:11 PM

Seems like there is some connection - really a lot of people in IT play guitar I wish i knew the REAL explanation.

Posted by: Muris Jan 14 2008, 07:09 PM

QUOTE (xucphra @ Jan 13 2008, 05:10 AM)

I guess so

Posted by: Tmas Jan 14 2008, 07:16 PM

I'm a pretty big computer geek also. I just finished building a new pc and All I'm waiting for now are my new surround sound speakers to come in. Should be great, but yeah I'm also addicted to music. I play both the guitar and trumpet and I love them both. Ok i guess I like guitar more.. lol but I love learning about music theory and how it all works. Currently I'm a computer science engineer at Clemson University, well after i transfer at least .

Posted by: Milenkovic Ivan Jan 14 2008, 08:54 PM

Same here - IT

Posted by: moles Jan 14 2008, 09:06 PM

havent posted in a while.. hmm =P

i think its mainly due to us getting used to googling things for help and such
+ we are a community of guitarists online - so we all have experience with pcs atleast a little bit =P

lotsa my friends play guitar and rarely use computers

but when you do go to the computer you can find a whole load of resources to use, GMC a good example =P

and loads of people google for tabs n stuff