Weather Sonification

What if you could hear everything? Sound waves are spheres with pressure in one dimension and time in the other.

When Everything is Stereo

When every track is panned wide, nothing stands out. Why mono and narrow elements are what make stereo mixing work — and how to use width as contrast.

Forget What You Learned

A music production environment is a complex one.

Wait!: sample those drums!

You had a great session.

Like This: beat making jam ad Jamaal

I’ve got a broad definition of the term beat and beat making, but our students get a lot of theory.

Ouroborus: four chord progression

You may have heard of the four chord progression, but think of it more like a family of chord conversions, one of which you may actually know really, really well.

Transport Hack

I’m a guy who loves to get my hands dirty.

Dominant Diminished Suspensions: chords for a sunday

A gospel-flavored chord progression using dominant, diminished, and suspended chords — how the tension and resolution cycle creates that Sunday morning sound.

producer malpractice

It’s producer malpractice if you don’t do a quick gut check on the key of your song before you record that awesome vocal.

Level Set: white shirt

We all do it. Part of studio culture seems to be fetishizing gear, but let’s level set for a second. Because aside from you and your instruments, the only thing…

piano vs guitar tuning inharmonicity

So why can’t you use a guitar tuner on a piano?

Unexpected Minor Endings

Here are three unexpected ways to end a song in a minor key.

Mixing In Headphones

A Little Gospel Under Your Fingers

Here is a little gift because if you can play this you’ve got a little gospel under your fingers and that means you’re playing with inversions and diminished chords and if that’s new to you that’s going to open some doors.

hook chorus

Do you think there’s a difference between a hook and a chorus?