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Social Media for Musicians

April 15, 2019

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I'd like to reiterate what many have been saying lately: social…

Learning how to make melodies

April 8, 2019

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One of most difficult things for a self-taught musician to get…

A Guide to Percussion

March 29, 2019

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If you're into energetic music production, you know that percussion…

Making a hit

March 23, 2019

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The title of this article might be misleading: if you came here…

Self-Sabotaging Your Music Career

March 16, 2019

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"I was working on a track and it was going so well; people were…

More tips about working with samples in Ableton

March 11, 2019

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Recently I was doing some mixing and I came across multiple…

Creating organic sounding music with mixing

February 26, 2019

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I'm always a bit reluctant to discuss mixing on this blog. The…

Becoming a professional musician

February 18, 2019

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Back in 2002, I received a government grant for a European tour.…

Music experiments: creating your own inspiration

February 11, 2019

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In this post, I discuss using music experiments in your workflow…

Design Thinking for Music Production

February 1, 2019

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If you work in a field concerned with visual design, you probably…

Finding a record label: is it worth it anymore?

January 25, 2019

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Over the last 6 months, in talking with many people I work with…

Avoid setting music goals and work on your system instead

January 18, 2019

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Early each year, I hear about people setting music goals. We…