Music Production Podcast20 Aug 2018

#74: Tough Lessons from a Live Performance

Sometimes we learn our biggest lessons when things don't go right. Failure can be our best teacher, and we grow when we take risks.

Last week, I performed at the Long Island Retro Gaming Expo. It's a huge event where people gather to celebrate and play their favorite retro video games. I performed on Saturday night. This episode of the podcast is all about the lessons I learned, some of them the hard way.

I decided to write all new music and design a new performance setup for the show. Unfortunately, I waited way too long to get started and, as a result, was very underprepared for the performance. Luckily, it went a lot better than I thought it did and I learned some important lessons that I share with you. At the end of the episode, you can hear my entire, unedited performance, and judge it for yourself. Enjoy!

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This episode is sponsored by Splice. Splice is the creative hub for modern musicians. Head over to splice.com/afrodjmac-music and use the code: AFRODJMAC to get a free month of Splice Sounds.

Show Notes:

Long Island Retro Gaming Expo - A old school video game fan's dream come true.

Consoul - Incredible big band video game music.

Super Thrash Bros. - Heavy metal video game music.

VGM Collective - A jazzy take on video game music.

Destryur - Synthwave, horror movie music.

LSDJ - Little Sound DJ for Gameboy

Super 8-Bit Ableton Live Pack - 150 Ableton Live Instruments made from samples of NES and Gameboy.

COIN-OP - 8-Bit Chip Sounds Ableton Live Template.

Thank you for listening. Please consider giving the Music Production Podcast a review on your favorite podcast provider. And don't forget to visit my site AfroDJMac.com for music production tutorials, videos, and Ableton Live devices.

Brian

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