This is how I go forward with my music - the real story from November 2017 and towards the album release but it took Volume 2 to get the whole way there. Creating, editing and mixing music is a complicated effort but loads of fun.
For all you who want to know how it goes down and for my fans who constantly ask why this album has been taking so long, now they will know.
Indie musicians:
I include resources, tips and tricks to help you get your music out there too!
- Intro
- Contact
- November 30, 2017: CCLI (Registering Music)
- December 1, 2017: Friday & Black Friday Music Deals
- December 2, 2017 Advent, Alternate Chords & Baking
- Sunday December 3, 2017: The Importance of Resting In God
- Monday December 4, 2017: Understanding the Mastering Process
- December 5, 2017: Professional Vocal Tips
- Dec 6, Christmas Party
- Dec 7th: CCLI and STIM
- Dec 8: Reference Tracks/MagicAB
- Dec 11: Mondays: :-( or :-)
- Dec 12 Christmas, Candy & Plugins
- Dec 13 Lucia Day & Getting Low End Frequencies Right
- Dec 15 Music Theory
- Dec 16: Mixing vs. Mastering
- Dec 18: Pebble Bread & Music Theory for Producers
- Dec 19: Vision for 2018
- Dec 30: End of the Year Stuff
- Dec 31: Making a "One Page"
- Jan 2nd: Stats, Strategies & Updates
- Jan 3: Learning Piano, Ending Excuses
- Set Lists, the Renaissance Plugin & Gain Staging
- Jan 5th: Construction and Compression
- Frustration, Real Success & How to Finish a Mix
- House Concerts, Udemy & Ari
- Worship Nights & Gain Staging Continued
- Jan 10 + 11th: Life is ....
- Jan 15: Networking
- Jan 16: Cold in the Studio
- Jan 17th: Sick but still kicking
- 18 -21/Jan: Minds.com & Refreshing Featherheadmedia.com
- Jan 22-26 Sinus Pain and Sinus Curves
- 27Jan - 1 Feb: CDBaby, Reverb & Album Art
- 2 Feb -8th : The Round Up
- 11 Feb - Update
- 14 -20th Feb.: Wunderlist +
- Audio Work Structure/Indie Burnout
- March 7 - 9th The Vine Update, Clip Gain & Reverb
- March 10 - 16: Pink Noise, Sub bass etc
- March 20 - The Two Ditches of Music Production
- March 21 - Making Mixes Believable Using Reverb
- March 22 & 23 - Panning & Automation
- March 24- 26 Progress & the Fear of Failure
- 28th March: Exporting/Bouncing, Landr & Loudness
- March 29 - Amuse, triads, vocal widening
- March 30: Cleanup
- March 31: Indie Music Financing, Product Strategy and Other "Stuff"
- 3- 4 April: Indie Depression vs. Balance & Superfans
- Chit Chat in The Studio, Bass Multiple Compression, Shaping & more
- Scotland & Mixing/Mastering Faster
- Song Structure and EQ- cut/boost?
- Should You, a Robot or a Professional Master Your Album?
- Songwriting Development
- Growing A Community
- Audio Fixes
- The 5 Second Rule, Vulnerability & Saturation
- Finishing a mix & mastering tips
- Make Your Music the Cream in Someone's Coffee
- Shout Outs, Panning, Life, Death & Taxes
- Indie Music Videos
- Collaboration & Pro Tips for Making Music
- About Recording & Mixing Guitars
- Making Indie Music Videos Inexpensively
- Even Elon Musk thinks Indie Musicians are Paid Too Little
- Loudness Wars
- I've Learned Not to Overdo Mixing
- Think Auxes, Sends, Busses in Logic Pro X are Confusing? You're Not Alone
- Indie Album Promotion Tips
- Getting Paid for Your Music
- Reverb is a big topic
- Doing an Outdoor Photo Shoot for Promotion
- May 26th: Vocal Effects
- Mixing On Small Speakers
- Reverb vs. Delay on Vocals
- Planning an Album Release
- Contacting Gatekeepers Sucessfully
- Preparing Your Master for Replication on CDs
- Mastering an album in Logic Pro X
- Warning for Indie Songwriters/Musicians on YouTube
- Adding the human touch to Midi Piano
- Getting Indie Music Licensed
- Indie Music Rights
- Choosing a Mastering Studio & The Shadow of Fear
- Finding Your Sound & Reference Songs for Mastering
- The Vine & Summer Stress: July 7th 2018
- Taking My Daily Vitamin
- Getting a Wider Sounding Mix
- *****Reference Track Tips
- Signal Chain Hierarchy & Loudness Penalty App
- Mastering Alternatives
- Monetize Your Lyrics
- Recording, Mixing, Panning & Automating Guitars
- Backup and Maintence
- Having fun
- Submitting Music to Radio Stations
- Using Reference Tracks To Check Sonic Consistency
- Mastering the Album
- Collaboration
- Building an email list
- Album Cover Design
- Artist Profile on Streaming Services
- Soundcloud Tips
- Mixing Vocals
- Income Through Sync Licensing
- Sept 26th: Got Music Theory?
- Referencing, Side Chaining Vocal Effects
- Thickening My Soprano
- Automate, Then Compress Vocals
- "Just Do It"; Coolgram Matrixes for Promos & Split Processing,
- MONO check
- Acoustic Guitar Recording Tips
- I WANT TO QUIT But the "why" keeps me going
- Last Chapter in Volume 1: Delay vs. Reverb