by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Dec 12, 2015 | Blog, productivity, songwriting
How to Finish songs faster. An easy to follow outline Of all the challenges I hear from music producers, perhaps the biggest challenge is finishing songs. In most cases, starting songs & getting to a cool 8 bar loop is easy, but then the brain starts to...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Dec 8, 2015 | Blog, creative mindset, productivity, songwriting
How “stealing” can make you more creative, not lessBorrowing, repurposing, stealing. Whatever you call it, overall it’s the same thing. Taking something you heard elsewhere and incorporating it into your own work. Many people consider this cheating...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Nov 12, 2015 | Blog, Video/video tutorials
The Ableton 9.5 Upgrade Walkthrough This is kind of a big deal. Although Ableton hasn’t yet made the jump to Version 10, 9.5 has some game changing features. Although I won’t be going into how incredible Push 2 is yet (and it IS really impressive),...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Oct 24, 2015 | Blog, Free Stuff, Promotion, sound design
Samples from Mars Vintage Samples with Real Tape Saturation These are some of the best sounding synth & Drum samples I have heard. Period! All of the sounds are...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Oct 2, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
Free Ableton Essentials Training Course. 33 Detailed Videos & Downloads I’m really happy to share my free Ableton Essentials Training Course. I’ve been wanting to set this up for you for a while & now it’s ready for you! It’s 33...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Sep 1, 2015 | Blog, creative mindset, productivity, songwriting
Turning your Loser Songs into Winners We all have them Maybe they were 8 bar loops that you took to the arrangement stage. Or maybe you didn’t even get that far. Either way, something about your idea just isn’t sitting right with you so you send it to...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Aug 10, 2015 | Audio engineering, Blog
How to fail your way to successTo dispel any myths you might be thinking. Music production didn’t come naturally to me. It took years of making some pretty embarrassing mistakes & getting my ass handed to me to learn what works & what doesn’t.I...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Jun 23, 2015 | Blog, DJing, music biz, productivity, Promotion
Marina Karamarko Marina has quickly become one of my favorite Deep Tech/Tech House artists. She has incredible instincts for dancefloor grooves & tones that sound fantastic through a huge club soundsystem. She has built quite a name for herself, signing tracks to...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Jun 3, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
Finish an EP in the next 30 days Information overload There is so much information out there for aspiring music producers. Tips, Tricks, Techniques & Secrets galore. A lot of money is being spent in DAWs, synths, effects, hardware & training in hopes...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | May 18, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
Today I just released a 3 part mini-course in partnership with Splice.com. My New course will quickly cover essential effect techniques that you’ll certainly use in 90% of your music, a fast approach to song arrangement & must know template & preset...
