Contemplations on the Art of Music Production

Tag: productivity

  • 20 Things I’ve Learned in 20 Years of Being an Artist

    Last year marked my 20th year releasing electronic music as an artist. I started dabbling with electronic music and made my first tracks already back in 1996. But I started releasing music to the public in the following year. Back then I was using tracker software to make music and I ran a tracker scene…

  • Piracy – Why Shouldn’t You?

    There’s a request I keep getting regularly. It comes in different shapes and forms but the gist is always the same. Here’s an example of an email I received: “I began with the program Logic pro X. But i have a problem: I want to get some plug ins for this program, i’d like to…

  • 6 Lessons From Mozart to a Modern Creator

    I recently listened to an excellent audio biography of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (grab it free with Audible trial here). It was extremely inspiring and thought provoking to say the least. Besides teaching me a lot about history, it got me thinking about the parallels between Mozart’s days and ours. Of course, musical styles and the tools of making music…

  • How to Clean Up and Speed Up Mac OS

    Welcome! This article has recently been updated and moved to here. Just click through to continue reading: Mac Running Slow? How to Clean Up a Mac in 2022. Thank you.

  • My Best Practice Backup Strategy for Small Business

    Click, click, click… Ever experienced the panic when your hard drive starts making that sound? I have. And of course I didn’t have a proper backup strategy in place.

  • Production Advice From Metalheadz Artists

    The fourth installment of the iconic Platinum Breakz album series on Metalheadz is out now. I’m happy and proud to be a part of it and wanted to celebrate the release by doing something a little bit special. I wanted to bring you guys some knowledge straight from the trenches. So I took to it and spoke to…