Many people who are thinking about becoming a music producer have this question. Do I need to go to school? It’s a good question and not a surprising one at all. When we think of getting into a field like sciences or accounting, there are schooling prerequisites that we need to get. But what about...
Landing a lucrative job as a successful musician is by no means impossible, but it does take an incredible amount of time, dedication, and a good bit of knowing the right people. But don’t think that’s the only way into a satisfying career in the music industry. There are tons of jobs available for music...
When you’re mixing, it’s not uncommon to treat all your tracks individually, following classic procedures of first mixing the kick and bass by themselves and then the snare and then the individual vocal tracks and then the individual instrument tracks, and so on. Starting out, that’s the most logical thing to do. In order to...
Did you know Barry Manilow wrote the State Farm jingle? You know, “Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there.” Of course, he’s also written jingles for McDonald’s, Pepsi, KFC, and many others. So why does this matter to you? He’s proof you can make money writing jingles. And if your jingle is great, you...
Join us for a fun listening party this Friday, June 18th at 1 PM PDT where we’ll listen to an Audio Issues student album all the way through while discussing the production in the chat. Come join us live and ask any questions about the songs and how they were made as you’re listening to...
Ever feel bored with your mixing approach? Is your mixing process so rigid and structured that it robs the process of its creativity? Sometimes when we’ve been mixing for a while… we can get stuck in our ways. So here are 5 super fun creative mixing tips! 1) Automate your automation Automate the send amount...
So you want to do a cover song, but you want it to be excellent. Not like the ones that the local band down the street keeps making. Here are ten easy tips on how to arrange and record one in a polished yet creative way. How to Choose a Song While it sounds basic,...
This is an open letter to a recent email reply I received from a subscriber regarding our Pride Shirts. Dear Paul, I received your email correspondence to my new merch store recently. Thank you for your message. It seems like you were upset about the special shirt designs I made for the LGBTQ+ community to celebrate...
Instead of investing a lump sum of cash into merchandise that may or may not sell… Think differently. You can sell merch that costs very little (or nothing) upfront. This is good news for indie musicians — any chance you get to save money without sacrificing quality, take it. So here are three types of...
Mixing and mastering have a lot of technical and theoretical aspects, and it’s not uncommon to get caught up in doing everything correctly and by the book. While knowing the rules and norms are very important in order to achieve your desired result, they are not always the answer. Music is a very complex concept,...