Hi, I'm Björgvin Benediktsson. I'm a musician, audio engineer and best-selling author. I help musicians and producers make a greater impact with their music by teaching them how to produce and engineer themselves. I've taught thousands of up and coming home studio producers such as yourself how to make an impact with their music through Audio Issues since 2011.
If you’re wondering whether you can produce full-sounding songs in the home studio, just take a listen to the song “Stay” by Ed Elefterion, your instructor in the Bedroom Producer Program: Just listen to the arrangement and production: Groovy beats made with virtual drums Funky bass lines throughout the arrangement weaving in and out Staccato...
Here’s a typical day in the life of a home studio musician who produces their music…see if you can relate: You’ve got a great idea for a song, so you rush into your studio and fire up your computer, plug in your instruments and open up a fresh session in your DAW. You put down...
I’m proud to open the registration to our brand-new Bedroom Producer Program. I’m teaming up with Audio Issues contributor extraordinaire, Ed Elefterion, to bring you a series of workshops on songwriting, arranging, and production. He has blown me away with his advice in the last three months and I personally am super pumped to attend...
David Marais, a student of mine, sent me an email recently, saying, “I recently purchased your EQ Strategies e-book and am loving your explanations. I am finally learning so much – at last- about eq!!” He did ask me a clarifying question about EQ as well, and I thought I’d share it with you in...
Having the knowledge to start and run your own business is an invaluable skill to become successful in life. Whether you run your own studio as a side-hustle, freelance as a session musician, or work as a full-time music producer, entrepreneurial knowledge will tip the scales in your favor. That’s why I think it’s so...
Just got this concise killer review for Step By Step Mixing that I wanted to share with you, in case you’re somehow still on the fence about how it can help your improve your mixes. Here’s what Edward had to say about it: “100% Efficient! This book is everything. It puts the foundations of mixing...
I want to play a game. No…not that kind of game. I have a riddle for you that you might be able to solve… No…ugh…these gifs are getting out of control. I want to ask you…see if you can guess the answer. What is the one thing that can: Add thickness to your bass? Add...
A reader writes in with a question about getting a warmer, smoother vocal sound. “I am limited to an SM57 for a vocal mic. I’m a strong (somewhat edgy) tenor. I would like to know how to EQ my vocals to get a warmer, smoother sound.” The Sm57 has a somewhat “harsh” frequency response because...
My favorite part about running Facebook ads for Audio Issues are all the trolls that can’t stand that I have an opinion on EQ. Newsflash: I have a 25,000-word opinion on EQ called EQ Strategies – Your Ultimate Guide to EQ. Supreme Court Justices ain’t got nothin’ on my EQ opinion! Trolls get outraged because...
For a two-year-old, Step By Step Mixing has taken down some heavy hitters in the industry. Like Bobby Owsinski’s Mixing Engineer’s Handbook, which we pushed down to fourth place sometime last year. Or Mike Senior’s Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio, a personal favorite mixing book of mine. We jostle around the top spot very regularly. Step By...