by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Jul 16, 2014 | Blog, creative mindset, productivity, songwriting
Just focus on not suckingWhen making music, especially in the beginning, there is a LOT of pressure that artists put on themselves. Their first priority is usually to make music that all their friends will like. This can be a very slippery slope & I’ll let...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Jul 1, 2014 | Audio engineering, Blog, creative mindset, productivity, songwriting, sound design
Find your creative strengths, borrow the restAs a veteran producer, I am not great at everything & you shouldn’t have to be either.In another life, I was a guitarist in a Goth/New Wave band. I wasn’t a great guitarist, but I knew what I was good at and...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Mar 6, 2014 | Blog, creative mindset, productivity, songwriting
9 Things I’ve learned from 3 Months of Daily Music MakingAs of March 3rd, it has been 3 months of producing music everyday, for at least an hour.I can’t say that is completely true as there has been 3 occasions that I found myself away from home &...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Dec 17, 2013 | Audio engineering, Blog, creative mindset, productivity, songwriting, sound design
Evolution Music Production Haven’t heard of Evolution Production? Either had I. But from the last couple weeks of very productive work since starting the 1 Hour a Day Ableton GroupĀ I’ve come to make several new discoveries when it comes to music making....
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Jul 18, 2013 | Audio engineering, productivity, songwriting, sound design
Finding the right sounds for your musicI was asked recently in an email:”How do you know which sounds to use that will compliment the other sounds in your song?”.I thought this was a very good question, as I’ve struggled with this very same issue in...