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I’m about to make another music theory reel to talk about my class that starts on Monday, but I wanted to address something that keeps coming up in …
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Oops: now watch your tone
I’ve been stomping around all morning and calling myself a moron because I made a big mistake.
Impostor Vs. Self-Doubt
A healthy amount of self-doubt isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
IG Live: Mark Jaffe - get back your copyright
Welcome everybody. This is Mark Jaffe from Five Bridges. Mark is a wonderful attorney who really takes a focus on creative stuff and he’s agreed to …
All DAWs Crash
Every DAW crashes. Every computer crashes. In fact, if you were using tape, your Capistan motor would run out at some point. When you sign on to do …
Trading Fours: with yourself
Feeling stuck when you’re working on melodies and phrases, there are lots of home remedies for this, but they usually involve the same thing, which is …
In or Out of the Box
For most of you, the whole hardware software debate is overblown.
tuna kick
If you’ve been scrolling around here long enough, you’ve certainly found somebody telling you that you’re supposed to tune your kick to the key of …
Best Practice: healthy collaborative space
Creating a healthy collaborative space means setting up some best practices.
DAW Skills: do less do more
After teaching countless people how to use programs like Logic and Ableton, I’ve decided to give up.
you aren't blocked
There comes a point when everybody feels stuck and it doesn’t matter if it’s writer’s block or maybe you just can’t solve a problem.
Helpful - Advertising: not mutually exclusive
I launched Beat Kitchen eight months ago and I’m trying to do two things and I don’t think they’re mutually exclusive.
