If it weren’t for all the tools I use to help my business succeed, I’d have checked myself into an insane asylum a long time ago. Hi, it’s Björgvin and we’re in the fourth installment of the 5x’ing Your Studio’s Success. If you missed the first three posts, check them out below: Part 1 – Strategy...
Today is the third day in the 5x’ing Your Home Studio Success series. If you missed the first two parts, check them out below: Part 1 – Strategy and Goals Part 2 – Habit and Routine A lot of you shared your stories of self-doubt and uncertainty, and I’ll be the first to tell you...
Welcome to the second part of 5x’ing Your Home Studio Success. Yesterday we talked about setting a strategy based on your goals. If you didn’t read that part, check it out here before you continue. If you’re following along, you already have your goal broken down into three parts: Your finish line Your halfway point...
Welcome to a brand-spanking new series I just cooked up over the weekend called 5x’ing Your Home Studio Success. It’s your 5-part series that lays out a simple program for achieving anything, even if you’re lazy and would rather have a drink. If you’ve felt stuck with your studio goals in the last year and want...
I saw A Star is Born last week. It made me cry because I’m not nearly as tough as I make myself sound in these blog posts. However, there’s a really great scene in the movie you can learn from when it comes to recording insecure musicians. When Ally (Lady Gaga’s character), is recording her...
I was feeling sorry for myself like a whiny….chump…the other day. Although my exterior might say Bullheaded Icelandic Viking, my interior is more like a soft cuddly Furby. What that means is that I may get into fights, but I’ll cry about it afterward. Anyway, this self-pity didn’t stick around for too long because I...
Earlier today you read the story about my good friend and student, Rebecca De La Torre from Topkat Studios. If you missed the post you can check it out here. Karmin is another one of my students. He not only joined Expert Home Vocals and he’s also a Music Production Strategies student. I’m very grateful he...
Let me tell you a story of my friend Rebecca. Rebecca De La Torre is a great engineer/producer and musician, in addition to being a dear friend of mine. She has a cool recording studio up in Tempe, Arizona and I even went on her Youtube show back in The Long Wait days: That’s me on the...
My least favorite thing to do is recommend gear to aspiring home studio musicians. I’d like my website to stay relevant for more than a week and recommending specific brands or models will make it outdated faster than you can find a troll on Gearslutz. If you’re a Gearslutz moderator, I apologize in advance to...
Contrary to what people might think, we don’t all live in igloos in Iceland. It’s only the really rich bankers we didn’t jail who can afford the maintenance costs. The rest of us in the middle class had to make do with our turf houses from the Viking era. Igloos are annoying honestly. They’re really...