by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Jun 12, 2021 | creative mindset, productivity, songwriting
Your fear of sucking is probably why you are sucking at making music. I know that sounds harsh but hear me out. Over the last 20 years, I have coached 1000’s of people on their music making. Having coached people from a wide variety of sill, background &...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Mar 9, 2021 | creative mindset, productivity, songwriting, sound design
Music is possible for everyone. A lot of you think that because you struggle with making music in the beginning or you struggle for a good amount of time, that it just means that you’re not cut out for making music. I don’t really think that anyone’s...
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 30, 2021 | creative mindset, productivity
Why you should strip down all your equipment to the bare minimum The Power Of Less I have a lot of students that have loads of hardware and software equipment, and they’re still not finishing songs. The fact of the matter is most of the equipment they have, they...
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 | Sep 13, 2017 | creative mindset, productivity
What I am about to talk about I probably something that 95% of music producers don’t even want to think about but that they really NEED to hear. The fact is that where you are investing your time & money for your music might be the exact opposite of what you...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Jun 4, 2017 | productivity
I love you guys but… Let’s be honest here. On the one hand, you say that music is your EVERYTHING. That it is the one thing that makes you feel alive. On the other hand, you make every excuse to not put in the time & investment in yourself to get to...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Feb 28, 2017 | productivity
Many who have followed me for a while are aware that I used to be a terrible procrastinator, spending the better part of 10 years finishing very little music and releasing only 1 track, which was a remix. You may also be aware that I turned this around by finishing 52...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Feb 25, 2017 | creative mindset, productivity, songwriting
“This article is a guest post from Scott Shpak of MIDI Lifestyle.” How to Overcome Songwriter’s Block 4 Game Changing Tips Finally, the work for the week is done, you’ve got time of your own, favorite...
