WATCH ]|[ - FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)
]|[ is a representation of the number 3.
Because I am the 3rd I would regularly use ]|[ as a short signature
Because my name is Bennie Patridge III I am "the 3rd." My family on my father's side would call me "three."
That combined with "watch out" for something new that I am creating gave birth to WATCH3 (i.e. WATCH ]|[ )
On my mother's side my grand-uncle had a phrase that was passed down generationally he would use to say in an enthusiastic and fun way "WATCHILLIE!"
Which was a way of saying "Watch This!" or "watch out now!"
It has been ingrained in my DNA ever since.
My focus is on lyrics and creating the sounds in how I want them to be. I write all of the lyrics and I design exactly how I want the song, tempo, feel, time signature, instruments/etc to sound. I consider myself to be like a director. I'm a visual storyteller. I paint ideas, emotions, and experiences through music. AI is one of the instruments I use to realize those visions.
Many of the songs I originally created myself and even did the vocals. However when I realized I could get a better sound I chose to use Suno vocalists instead of mine and I could focus on the arrangement, composition and feel.
I spent decades as a poet, lyricist, and creative writer. I also have recorded and played music in many capacities. Due to life circumstances I rarely have been able to bring my 'visions' to life. So for now, this tool allows me a mechanism now until I can work with other friends who are real musicians to at least get my ideas out there and potentially collaborate with them in the future.
I guess that is arguable. By day I work in IT as a Data Storage Engineer. I have been in the IT and Data Storage Space for 35+ years. Currently I work at NVIDIA but you may also view my technical background at https://datastorageguy.com
Each album was specifically created as an experience. It was carefully created to be homogenous with the ability to listen from start-to-finish and each is specific to that music genre. I write all of the lyrics and it is my hope each album will paint a picture and express emotions based on that genre and theme.