Got an email from a subscriber yesterday that made my day: “My new album Parts and Labor just went up on Spotify, etc. and the Step-by-Step mixing and parallel processing courses are what pulled it over the finish line.” This is the sort of stuff that I live for. Being able to help musicians release...
One of the biggest problems you probably face is how to get the bass guitar to cut through without overwhelming the low-end. Too much low-mids and your mix sounds like it’s under a blanket and muffling the rest of the tracks. Too little an the mix sounds super thin. Just right and it sounds good...
Sometimes you get lost fighting frequency fires. A mix I’m working on has driving drums, powerful bass, hard-hitting guitars and edgy vocals. In a word, this song is awesome. And to make all that power cut through you sometimes keep adding and subtracting random frequencies depending on what you’re feeling. So you waste time. One...
If you’re finally ready to release your song, EP, or album, but don’t know where to start, let me help you. I’ve been talking to a lot of you lately and many of you share the same goal of wanting to release your music so it’s my hope that I can shed some light on...
Being a musician has held a vitally important role for most of my life. Over time, my trajectory led me to choose not to pursue music as a full-time way to earn a living. However, I’ve never lost the desire to play, write, record, and share my music. My path has taken many twists and...
Have you ever wondered just how much work you need to start making a living as an audio engineer? Yesterday, I got off the phone with a coaching student who wants to start making a living as an audio engineer and I jumped on a quick Facebook Live to talk about it. I walk you...
Royalties can be freakin’ confusing sometimes. And I think that’s why a lot of songwriters are not registered with a Publishing Rights Organization (aka a PRO). It’s overwhelming and hard to understand. Well, in this post, I hope to clear things up a bit by asking the question, “What can a PRO do for you?”...
Everyone has their own style of mixing. Some people prefer mono, some stereo. Some engineers like using either analog or digital, some like using both. And I’d like to present two mixing tips that I’ve recently found helpful. This post is not saying, “You have to mix this specific way!” I’m simply sharing a method...
Drums are the backbone of your track. Unfortunately, not all drummers play them the way you’d like them to. If you edit them you can’t make them too robotic – but you can’t leave them too loose either. In this post, I’ll share 10 tips with you that will make your drum edits tighter and...
In today’s music industry, you have so many options for how to make a living as a musician or DJ or songwriter. You just have to know where to look and what options fit your career goals. So here are six ways to make money as a musician that may surprise you. Produce And Mix...