by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Mar 3, 2021 | Blog, productivity, songwriting
In this post, I’m going to share how you can get organized for music production, because the worst thing that can happen with your music making is that you aren’t properly organized in all the important categories. Without organization, your ideas are not...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Feb 8, 2021 | Blog, Free Stuff, productivity
Here’s my top 10 reasons why information is more likely to lead you to procrastination and confusion than it is to lead you to a solution, unless it’s done correctly. Whether you’re watching YouTube videos, going to music forums, podcasts, or reading...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Jan 22, 2021 | Blog, productivity, songwriting
10 Reasons Why Finishing Songs Should Be Your Number One Priority Today I’m going to give you 10 reasons why finishing songs should be your number one priority when it comes to music production. It’s really easy to get lost in all the details of music...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Oct 21, 2016 | Blog, productivity
Doing The Unnecessary When it comes to making music there many unnecessary things we do that end up being more of a distraction from the goal than something constructive. Agonizing over every sample or preset in your library is one example or aching over 1/2 of a db...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Aug 1, 2016 | Blog, Uncategorized
How DJs & Music Producers Survive The Constant Ringing in their Ears Since April 2016, I’ve been holding a bit of a secret from my online readers. I was worried about what it would mean for my Producing & DJing career. I have tinnitus. Tinnitus is...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | May 12, 2016 | Blog, productivity, songwriting
Writer’s Block & Breakdowns Songwriting and music production is going to be hard, especially for anyone who is just starting their music journey. Anyone who says differently is not doing you any favors. This is not to say that you can’t simplify the...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Apr 28, 2016 | Blog, music biz
Scoring a Beatport # 1 Today, I find myself with my 1st #1 release on Beatport. As I write this, it’s been #1 in Minimal releases for 4 straight days. Something completely unexpected. I’ve hit the top 5 a couple of times for a day or 2, but never topped...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Jan 16, 2016 | Blog, creative mindset, Promotion, songwriting
Deconstruction Time Deconstruction Time – track by track I’m going to do my best to give you a bit of background on each of the songs. Most of these were written between...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Jan 8, 2016 | Blog, creative mindset, productivity, songwriting
Making & Finishing an Album The process of making an album is like standing on the bottom of a mountain and trying to conceive a way of reaching the top. From this perspective it seems a near impossibility. It’s hard enough to finish 1 song you are...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Dec 31, 2015 | Blog, creative mindset, productivity, songwriting
“Sometimes I feel my sound will never get noticed so why not just do pop remixes?” If this sounds familiar to you, you aren’t alone. As I see it, here is where you are at. And it’s brutal, so be prepared…. You...
