by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Mar 13, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
The 8 Bar Loop to Song Completion Video SeriesI wanted to share with you an experiment that turned into a 4.5 hour video series. The idea was to take an unfinished 8 bar loop by one of my Producer’s Playground members & create a video walkthrough of how I...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Feb 21, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
I recently did an interview with The Producer’s Podcast & it has just gone live.The producer’s podcast is a great resource for music production tips in all electronic genres. They interview both top producers & up and coming artists to give a wide...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Jan 15, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
How to sign your music to labelsA big topic that comes up often with my music production students is how to get songs signed to labels. In the past I didn’t address this topic because, quite honestly, I wasn’t signing many tracks myself. I didn’t...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Nov 26, 2014 | Blog, creative mindset, productivity, Uncategorized
80/20 Your Music ProductionFor those not familiar with 80/20 principles, welcome to the principles that will give you your life back. I mean that quite literally.The principle was suggested by management thinker Joseph M. Juran. It was named after the Italian...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Aug 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
Kick or Bass getting buried? Try this.. A big mistake that is made by producers, especially new ones, is setting your levels too loud when you are mixing & having everything too close to the red to nudge anything up when you realize something is getting buried. In...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Apr 4, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
Beef up the Bass with Ableton’s CorpusI’ve been using Ableton’s fantastic Corpus effect to improve the bottom end on my kicks & and/or bass. It really can add a great dirty character to your music that can fill things out nicely. Check out this...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Jan 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
My music making resolutions & the art of keeping them So let’s be honest. How many of you already have put your new years resolutions in the shitter? If you have given yourself something to do daily, from my experience, you have likely failed or have dropped...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Aug 23, 2013 | Blog, DJing, Uncategorized
TouchAble 2.o for Ableton Live coming soon! For Ableton users who haven’t got the funds for Push but own an iPad. You’re in for a great surprise. Even if you DO own Push, you’ll probably want to check this out. I’ve been using TouchAble version...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Apr 22, 2013 | creative mindset, productivity, songwriting, sound design, Uncategorized
Write a song in 24 hours How long does it take you on average to make a song start to finish? Do you have more unfinished loops and ideas than finished songs? I certainly do. But I’m improving. Often times, once we get into a habit of working a certain way, we...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Apr 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
Producer’s Playground Partners (Private Page) Here are your simple steps to getting set up as a Playground Partner. 1. Join the Producer’s Playground (Free for 7 days) (Hold the Control(PC) or Command(Mac) key while clicking on the Paypal Button. This will...
