But things can happen in a band, or any type of collaboration, that would not otherwise happen.

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  And when that's working, the sum can be greater than the parts.

• Jim Coleman:

  Also, differences of opinion can be creatively stimulating as well as frustrating.

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  In scoring, I usually start with a sound or group of sounds, searching out what feels right.

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  So, through playing with Cop I realized that there is a potentially interested audience out in the