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...
How “stealing” can make you more creative
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 & see it as...
The Ableton 9.5 Upgrade Walkthrough
The Ableton 9.5 Upgrade Walkthrough http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyL4zCQHdAw 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...
Samples From Mars – Vintage Samples with Real Tape Saturation
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...
Free Ableton Essentials Training Course. 33 Detailed Videos & Downloads
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 detailed & easy to...
Turning your Loser Songs into Winners
Turning your Loser Songs into Winners We all have themMaybe 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 purgatory, or...
How to Fail Your Way to Success. An idiot’s Guide
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 also was...
An interview with Tech House/Deep Tech artist Marina Karamarko
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...
Finish an EP in the next 30 days
Finish an EP in the next 30 days Information overloadThere 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 that...