#152: How Do You Know When a Song is Finished?
As you work and toil over your music, there comes a point when a song is finished. But how do you KNOW your track is finished? You can always add or change things. You can try new sounds or alter the ...
9 Feb 202039min
#151: What Is Your Listener Doing and 13 Musical Emotions
As you are making music, it can help to consider what your listeners will be doing as they listen. You can also think about the 13 musical emotions and which ones you want to evoke with your music. Al...
7 Feb 202014min
#150: Finish February - Release Music This Month!
Jamuary is over! And if you participated, you probably have lots of ideas to work off of. Even if you didn't participate, I'm sure you have a lot of unfinished ideas anyway. Finish February is a chall...
4 Feb 202014min
#149: Derek Sivers - Musician, Writer, Founder of CDBaby
Derek Sivers is a musician, writer, and entrepreneur. He started CDBaby in 1998, offering independent musicians (including me!) a way to sell their music online. 10 years later, he sold it, donating m...
24 Jan 20201h 28min
#148: The Power of Focus
By participating in the #Jamuary2020 challenge to make and share a new piece of music each day, it's become extremely clear how important it is to find ways to focus while working. In this episode, I...
19 Jan 202016min
#147: Do It Even When You Don't Want To
You will inevitably come across days that you just don't feel like making music. The thing that differentiates a professional from an amateur is the amateur does it when he/she feels like it; the prof...
14 Jan 20209min
#146: Roger Linn- More Expressive Electronic Music
Roger Linn is a Grammy award winning electronic musical instrument designer, whose instruments have had a major influence on the music industry. He designed the first drum machine with samples. His MP...
8 Jan 20201h 22min
#145: How Will You Be Remembered?
Happy New Year! It's the start of a new decade and a perfect time to do a little self-reflection. In this episode, we talk about some big picture stuff and how it relates to our music making. Listen o...
3 Jan 202019min
