I’m just going to come right out and say it; MIDI drums are awesome. No, they’re not “ruining music,” or “killing the recording industry.” They’re just making it easier for songwriters and producers to quickly create professional-sounding drum tracks without spending a fortune on a session musician and a world-class studio. However, MIDI drums sometimes...
If you have a Social Media account, you surely would have received at least one or possibly hundreds of spammy messages from Artists or Producers with nothing but a link to their music without even having the decency to say “Hi” Or maybe you accepted a friend request recently and the first thing the person...
I’m flying from Tucson to Iceland today and boy are my hands clean! Don’t get me wrong, I’m a pretty clean and healthy guy, but I don’t think I’ve ever been so careful about washing my hands. Get this: I’m flying home to Iceland because it’s my sister’s wedding and I’m playing at her wedding,...
If you’re looking for resources to improve your music career, you’ll get a lot out of this post. This week we’re celebrating those who want to invest in improving their songwriting skills with Seth Mosley’s Song Chasers course, the masterclass that teaches you how to write hit songs and break into the industry. This is...
If you’re looking for an easy way to come up with more hit songs, here’s a trick I learned from Seth Mosley at the Hit Song Formula workshop this week. In case you’re just joining us this week, we’re talking about songwriting and I teamed up with Seth Mosley to help you out. Seth is...
Do you constantly create new ideas but never finish anything? Have you always been attracted to make music, but never made the plunge? Are you constantly confronted with writer’s block? If any of these questions resonate with you, I’d like to show you how combining your music production with the principles of Alchemy can help...
Have you ever watched a sound engineer behind the board? Flailing arms like an orchestral conductor and eyes like a mad scientist. Honestly, it is an awesome sight to see. However, not all of us are able to pay the big bucks to have a professional engineer record, edit and mix our tracks. A large...
Okay, you did it! Your monitors are perfectly positioned AWAY from the wall. You placed foam and furniture all over your room. You are ready to begin a side-hustle mixing and mastering demos for your friends and fellow artists! But how do you actually land your first mixing client? And what is the right mindset...
Hey there This week we’re going to talk about songwriting a lot because it is the most important ingredient for your studio. If you don’t have a great song, it doesn’t matter what gear you have. All those expensive mics, pre-amps or plug-ins won’t save a poor song from itself so it’s up to you to...
Some of you were having problems registering for our Hit Song Formula workshop on Monday. If you’d still like to join me and Seth, where he reveals his formula for songwriting after writing 25 #1 hit songs, here’s what you do: Click here to register Remember to join us on Monday, February 24th at 2...