How To Stop Procrastinating On Your Music Projects
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...
How to Overcome Songwriter’s Block [Guest Post]
“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...
Doing The Unnecessary
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...
How DJs & Music Producers Survive The Constant Ringing in their Ears
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 a...
Writer’s Block & Breakdowns. This is Normal
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 process &...
Scoring a Beatport # 1
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 the spot...
Deconstruction Time: Track by Track
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 2014-2015...
Making & Finishing an Album
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 happy...
Are you filing for Creative Bankruptcy ?
"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 are filing for creative...
How to Finish songs faster. An easy to follow outline
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...