Month: January 2021

Let’s talk about ‘translatability’.

Translatability is a measure of how well music sounds, or ‘translates’, across multiple devices. Different speakers, headphones, PA systems, etc. bring out different frequencies of sound in your mix, so it’s important to make sure it sounds good on as many of them as possible.

It’s also a decent metaphor (I think) for how well what the artist hears translates to the general public.

Continue reading “‘Authentic’ is Overrated”

It’s another high anxiety day again.

These things happen. Some days I wake up and my heart is pulsing harder than usual, making me too wired and too tired at the same time. Sometimes it’s like a stone is lodged deep in my windpipe, making breathing a struggle.

It’s often tempting to take the day off, stay in bed, and focus on self-comfort. But reality doesn’t always allow that luxury, and it rarely helps anyway.

I’m not sure how other people who feel anxiety, feel it – is it different for each person? Does it change every time? For me, it often acts as a compass, pointing at the scariest thing in my life right now.

And addressing that thing, of course, is the only way to truly let the anxiety go.

Continue reading “Following the Fear”