[shermantanktop]

That's stretching the term to the breaking point, for me. Is there some evidence of systematic analysis of component parts? attempts to model elements of the problem? data gathering and data analysis? simulation? Intentional application of principles of physics or some other pure domain to a real world problem?

Artistic endeavors come from lots of places, not just people with an analytical mindset. Historically those two are seen as opposing tendencies, which I think is unfair, but it points to the importance of intuition and navigating perception and emotion for artists.

[tempaccount5050]

> Is there some evidence of systematic analysis of component parts?

Music theory, Nashville notation

> attempts to model elements of the problem?

Ditto

> data gathering and data analysis?

Listening to a wide variety of music and understanding what make a genre a genre

> simulation?

Cover songs, writing to a style

> Intentional application of principles of physics or some other pure domain to a real world problem?

Literally sound engineering

[xcf_seetan]

Iannis Xenakis?

[jatora]

quite the stretch