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If there's one thing that haunts all artists, it's entering a…

The creative burnout no one is talking about
Around 2008, as I was coming back from the doctor's office, I…

Playing Electronic Music Live – How to Prepare Your Live Set (Part 3)
After the first two parts on this series of posts about playing…

Checklist to see if my song is finished
Lately I've been working on a live set, and I realized that I…

Playing Electronic Music Live – How to Prepare Your Live Set (Part 2)
After deciding the direction your live set will take, we will…

Playing Electronic Music Live – How to Prepare Your Live Set (Part 1)
Playing electronic music live is a huge topic and I could dedicate…

Managing relationships, parenting, and music
I'm a father and have a family of my own. I'm often asked how…

Equipment Needed to Make Music – Gear vs. Experience vs. Monitoring
This post follows a previous one I made regarding the minimum…

The feeling of being behind: competition in music
cover photo by Emma Simpson
It's interesting that somehow,…

Free Ableton Live Mixing Template
(Update May 2023: When we moved to the new site, the template…

My tracks always have the same song structure
(Cover Photo by Luca Bravo)
One of the common things I often…

Sound design: create the sounds you imagine inside your head
You might never really be able to make the sounds that you envision…

Dynamic Sound Layering and Design
Sound layering can be a very complex or very simple technique…

Are online communities replacing labels?
I've recently been wondering what will be the future for labels.…

Intuition for decisions in music production
In a sense, musical intuition is what defines someone who can…

Pointers To Define Your Sound
The majority of artists I work with during mastering and finishing…

The next big thing?
During a conference I was recently invited to talk at, I was…

When The DIY Becomes An Obstacle
I want to talk about DIY - that is, the do-it-yourself approach…

What Izotope’s Ozone Series Doesn’t Consider
It was a great surprise to see the release of Izotope's new Ozone…

The Modular Trap
The modular synthesis game is a big one right now, and for good…

Not getting booked for shows? Try this.
If there's one thing that haunts all artists, it's entering a…

The creative burnout no one is talking about
Around 2008, as I was coming back from the doctor's office, I…

Playing Electronic Music Live – How to Prepare Your Live Set (Part 3)
After the first two parts on this series of posts about playing…

Checklist to see if my song is finished
Lately I've been working on a live set, and I realized that I…

Playing Electronic Music Live – How to Prepare Your Live Set (Part 2)
After deciding the direction your live set will take, we will…

Playing Electronic Music Live – How to Prepare Your Live Set (Part 1)
Playing electronic music live is a huge topic and I could dedicate…

Managing relationships, parenting, and music
I'm a father and have a family of my own. I'm often asked how…

Equipment Needed to Make Music – Gear vs. Experience vs. Monitoring
This post follows a previous one I made regarding the minimum…

The feeling of being behind: competition in music
cover photo by Emma Simpson
It's interesting that somehow,…

Free Ableton Live Mixing Template
(Update May 2023: When we moved to the new site, the template…

My tracks always have the same song structure
(Cover Photo by Luca Bravo)
One of the common things I often…

Sound design: create the sounds you imagine inside your head
You might never really be able to make the sounds that you envision…

Dynamic Sound Layering and Design
Sound layering can be a very complex or very simple technique…

Are online communities replacing labels?
I've recently been wondering what will be the future for labels.…

Intuition for decisions in music production
In a sense, musical intuition is what defines someone who can…

Pointers To Define Your Sound
The majority of artists I work with during mastering and finishing…

The next big thing?
During a conference I was recently invited to talk at, I was…

When The DIY Becomes An Obstacle
I want to talk about DIY - that is, the do-it-yourself approach…

What Izotope’s Ozone Series Doesn’t Consider
It was a great surprise to see the release of Izotope's new Ozone…

The Modular Trap
The modular synthesis game is a big one right now, and for good…