Category: Songwriting Thoughts
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Music works like food. We make it for ourselves then share.
My friend, Chris Trigg in Wales, occasionally caricatures me. I love it. Thanks, Chris.
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Producing music right now, (and it’s a lot of fun).
How I get to wake up..Sadie the chiweenie wanting to go outside.
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A tale of two jams, (two DAW’s too).
Garage Band or Logic need each other in our process now. It’s easy and quick.
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Learning to learn.
Books are magic learning to me. Nothing like them, still.
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Africa. Music. Robin Williams.
When I think about Africa, I also think about animals I love. Meerkats are related to Sadie. Don’t care what anyone says.
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An expert decision maker, Runaway Songwriter.
Only expert decision makers can take pictures of half their head and get away with it. pro tip.
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Music is service, but maybe not like we’re taught.
This is one of my favorite memes ever. We have played a few shows where the only folks there were the other bands. I still enjoyed myself and made a friend.
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“If you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life.”
This is the dumbest saying out there that I know of. Not only is it elitist, it reminds me of a slave driver whipping the help.
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A producer can be a member of a team, (and often should be).
One thing I have learned since I have been a producer is that it isn’t wasting time casually reading about equipment you haven’t used yet. It could be research.
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Trading endorsements isn’t a “network.”
It’s been my experience that not all “networks” are beneficial. In fact “network” often means hierarchy. Not my thing.