Advice Blog

Creating organic sounding music with mixing

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

Becoming a professional musician

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

Music experiments: creating your own inspiration

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

Design Thinking for Music Production

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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?

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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

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

Reverb tips and tricks

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In this post, I'll cover a variety of reverb tips and tricks.…

Tips for getting your music heard

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After the reactions to my compilation of tips for music production,…

Production tips to wrap the year

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This year is almost over and I wanted to thank everyone I worked…

Setting up your mix bus

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In this post I'll offer some tips on setting up a mix bus for…

Is sampling wrong?

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Sampling in electronic music involves two main types: using another…

Getting feedback on your music

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This is a more a personal, editorial blog post about music feedback…

Tips to add movement and life to your songs

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One of the most popular topics in music production is with regards…

Saturation Tips and Hacks

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After presenting some of my favorite EQs and compressors, it…

The EQ and compression combo (Pt. 3)

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After going into details with regards to EQ and compression,…

Tips for compression: The Multi-band compressor (Pt. 2)

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Continuing with more compression tips, I'd like to discuss of…

Tips and recommendations for compression (Pt. 1)

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After two important posts on EQs, it's time to start discussing…

The best EQ plugins and various EQ’ing tips (Pt. II)

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In my previous post regarding the best EQ plugins, I covered…

Tips on how to pick your EQs and use them (Pt. I)

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People often ask me about my opinions on what the best audio…

The “sous-chef” experience

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I've been reading a lot about music arranging lately, mostly…