Winds of creativity

When the winds of creativity strike Keegan Dewitt he often has to sit back and consider exactly which way he wants to follow the muse.

Occasionally channeling his inspiration into his solo recording project and other times into composing the film scores he is constantly working on (he's just wrapped three)" Dewitt said he hasn't yet perfected which creative pathway is the most appropriate route for each of his splashes of inspiration.

""I haven't been doing it long enough to find which is my default creative part" he said.

A lot of times I'll just sit down at the piano and start writing and if I start out writing words" I just know that's a song for me.""

Oh" and in addition to those projects Dewitt also plays guitar in Nashville-via-Chapel Hill rock band Roman Candle" a project he describes as his major opportunity to cut loose and enjoy himself.

""I just have a lot of fun playing with Roman Candle. I don't have to be this big ball of stress.""

Dewitt will bring his solo project to The Cave Saturday night"" hoping to recreate the atmospherics of his recordings without the strings that provide much of his solo work's unique flair.

""A lot of the music has these big string sections and it will be a test to translate the songs without them.""

The care that Dewitt puts into his compositions are evident" both in speaking with him and actually listening to his work.

The routes Dewitt has taken to his current projects speak to that studied attention to detail.

Starting as an actor attending film conservatory Dewitt then returned to the world of music to play with Roman Candle create his solo compositions and score documentaries.

That cinematic history is evident in his music" using string swells to capture many diverse emotions.

""When you're in an extreme emotional situation"" you end up with this intangible emotion that's a bundle of all of these strange things.""

""That's what I'm in pursuit of; the feeling I'm trying to create.""

Above all"" he just wants to make sure that he stands out from all of the other singer-songwriters touring the country at any given time.

""There are just so many white males out with their guitars" he said. I am so deliberate with my songs because I want to stand out and be definitive.



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