This year, I’ve been lucky to have plenty of gigs and work to do. I spent a lot of hours in the studio mixing and mastering, and I felt so happy about it… but unfortunately, my body didn’t. I ended up developing a tennis elbow, and my back was stiff as a stick. I couldn’t...
A subscriber writes in with a question, “Hey Bjorgvin, online session drummer here. Gotten some good tips from you! Quick question: Do you advocate putting an eq on the drum bus first, then tweak each individual channel? Thanks so much.” EQ’ing the drum bus first can give you some big wins. It allows you to...
In this week’s step by step mixing tutorial, you’ll learn how to create depth in your instruments and tone in your bass. Check out the video here. If you’d like to figuratively download all of my mixing tricks into your brain, grab your copy of Step By Step Mixing right here.
We’re back with the next part in our step by step mixing series. Today we’ll be mixing the instruments into the beat using EQ, compression, and some other fun plug-ins as we work our way through this song. If you’re curious about my EQ moves I do in the video and want to learn how...
It’s time to take control of 2021 and make it the most successful year for your project studio! The Studio Success Starter Pack is now taking new students to help them make more money from their music. Click this link to get all the details on what you get when you grab the Studio Success...
It’s Sunday and it’s time for a Success Check-In! Or that’s what I’m calling the five questions that will change how you make progress on making your music studio more successful. Included with these five questions are three timelines that you should continuously keep in mind so that you have more clarity on what you...
As we decide to forget the last year and look hopefully towards 2021, let me ask you: Where do you want your music studio to be in 12 months? How much music are you releasing? How many clients will you have? How much extra money are you making from your music-making activities? And this last...
In case you’re wondering who my new book, You Get What You Give is for, here’s the simple answer: If you’re a human who likes stories (and all humans like stories), loves music and are between the ages of 18 and dead, you’ll like You Get What You Give. Even people who aren’t music producers have told...
My friends have been doing so well for themselves lately that they’ve started to receive some hate mail for their efforts. This is a badge of honor in my book. You don’t get to Valhalla without a few chinks in your chainmail. There’s simply no way you’ll please everybody all the time, and some people...
If you’re curious about what you will learn from my new book, You Get What You Give, I wanted to share the introduction with you today. If you like the following passage, please grab a copy of the new book right here. The price of the paperback goes up on Thursday so make sure you...