Month: May 2021

I am writing this for the people who would naturally like their work, were it not for pressing deadlines, frustrations over audio quality, and the million other things that get in the way of enjoying the process as an artist.

Years ago, I created an online dance instructional website, with the aim to sell subscriptions and supplement my meagre income. I had a good idea, a partner who was willing to help me film the lessons (my wife), a good camera, and a dream.

It was helluva fun.

Continue reading “Have fun, that’s an order!”

TRUTH: Every single sound we hear can be reproduced using layers and layers of nothing but sine waves.

Incredibly time-consuming? Maybe. But it CAN be done.

On the other hand, many music producers start with pre-made samples, and adjust them to fit the needs of their tracks.

I appreciate that sample manipulation is in no way “easy” – it’s as much of an art as building sounds from scratch. BUT I believe it skips the fundamental stages of sound design, which is needed to achieve mastery.

Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise.

Michael Jordan

Continue reading “Start Simple, Silly”

Full disclosure: This one will likely be a rambler. But in the second half, I’ll tell you about what’s going on in my music life, so that’s cool, right??

And if not, there’s always Uncle YouTube to keep you occupied.

Continue reading “It’s Good For Me (Sometimes), Is It Good For You?”