Bb-9 (13)!!!! Let’s get right to it, this complex jazzy chord sounds great and opens the door for smooth melodies and rich harmony that will take your writing to the next level! Today we will dive into this minor chord, the sounds it has to offer, and what easy scale goes with it. But What...
If you’re curious about what the BB29 mic sounds like that we’re giving away this week, we made a fun video for you to check out. Watch the video here to learn more about the mic and hear how it can benefit you as a new addition to your home studio mic locker! The giveaway...
This week I’m excited to team up with JZ Microphones again to give you a chance to win their $1,299 microphone, the signature series BB29! The giveaway is only open THIS WEEK, so make sure you take advantage of all the ways you increase your chances to win once you enter. Enter Below!
Recording, production, and sound design is a delicate and time-consuming process. Oftentimes, you’re on the clock in the studio or you’re dealing with deadlines for your next release. To make the most of your time and to improve the quality of your productions, there are a number of different strategies to implement when you’re creating...
Are you focusing on the wrong questions and worrying about irrelevant problems when it comes to leveling up your music? I’m teaming up with Ryan Waczek of Indie Music Academy for a brand-new live stream chat where we help you overcome Your Indie Music Issues! Get it? Indie Music Academy and Audio Issues…Indie Music Issues! Anyhoo…stream...
As an experiment, I committed to making music every day for at least 10 minutes a day (sometimes more) for a month. It might seem like a small amount of time, but that’s the point. It’s something that I could do consistently. Before I would usually wait for weeks until I had the spare time...
There’s a cool thing you should do called a Success Calendar. It’s where you put all of your accomplishments and things that you are proud of. That way, whenever you’re having a bad day, you can check your Success Calendar to remember all the awesome things you’ve accomplished to make you feel better. And wouldn’t...
There are a lot of songwriters who create their own musical arrangements. I am one of them. But 85 percent of the songwriters I know don’t. They only write songs. And if they end up recording one, they leave the arrangement to someone else, such as another musician with a studio or an online remote...
As far back as I can remember, I’ve always been fascinated by how records were made. Listening to well-produced records as a child was a completely different experience, being completely ignorant to the importance of good mixing and recording. As a child, tracks sounded larger than life itself, and the mystery of it all made...
If you produce your own songs, you probably do most of the work in your home studio. All you need is a computer, a 2-channel interface, a microphone, and headphones and you’re ready to lay down any instrument. Almost any that is… live drums are the big exception. Drums can annoy your neighbors pretty fast...