In today's post I want to share the idea behind my new "A Lot Can Happen" merch collection. During my music producer journey — and honestly, every artist's journey — there are a lot of give-up points, because we start to think we've lost too much time and success just isn't coming for us... we lost the wave. During one of those low points, I was in a really down place, and when I'm there I turn to motivational books and YouTube videos. That's how I came across an Israeli...
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Hey! It's me again with another blog post — today we're going to talk about how to choose the right beat. Yes, I know it's very subjective, but there are a few ground rules for what you need to check before you settle on the right beat for you. But first, one quick piece of advice: you have to make it a daily habit to listen to new music. Listen to music outside your particular style — that way you can explore sounds you haven't heard yet and figure out...
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Over the years I've had the chance to meet a lot of artists, producers, songwriters, singers, and rappers, and talk with them about their daily habits — and how many songs they actually have in the pocket. What I found is that the ones who come up with the right lines, the soulful bars, or the catchy hooks are the ones with a daily writing habit. They write at least three times a week, if not every day, for at least an hour. They do more than that, of course,...
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