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  • Don’t Wait for Inspiration

    When I started working on one of my latest tracks, I wasn’t feeling particularly inspired. 

    I had spent 2 long days rebuilding my outboard setup from scratch, I was tired, and really I just wanted to test that everything worked before I would call it a day.

    I started testing, and before I knew it I was in the flow, feeling great, creating something meaningful to me. 

    (At that point I decided to record a video of the process. Click these links to access the videos

    Making of “True Reverie” – Part 1

    Making of “True Reverie” – Part 2)

    It was a perfect example of inspiration rising out of the process of just doing something.

    So I wanted to share with you some thoughts about that.

    How frequently have you found yourself waiting for inspiration to strike before beginning working on a music project?

    For me, a lot changed the day I realised that inspiration actually often truly starts to flow as a result of taking action, and not the other way around. 

    It’s pointless to wait for feeling inspired so that you can start something.

    Now, don’t get me wrong. It’s amazing when you do feel inspired to begin with. I hold those times sacred. When it happens I do everything I can to arrange and protect time for making music, so that I can make the most of those moments.

    However, relying solely on feeling inspired to get started on something important is not a good strategy. Because there are always days, weeks or even months we run dry – guaranteed. 

    Life happens, it’s hectic, we get tired, everyone has their issues.

    However… Push yourself to start in any case… And sometimes, magic happens.

    All it takes is a little bit of discipline to kick-start that process.

  • Output Arcade Review 2024

    Output Arcade is a playful, but powerful sample-based software instrument that also works with your own sounds. I’ve been getting to know it recently – here is my review.

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  • Inspiration is overrated

    Do you think that you should feel inspired when you start working on music? You may have a problem.

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  • 20 Things I’ve Learned in 20 Years of Being an Artist

    Last year marked my 20th year releasing electronic music as an artist.

    I started dabbling with electronic music and made my first tracks already back in 1996. But I started releasing music to the public in the following year. Back then I was using tracker software to make music and I ran a tracker scene label called Rebound. We released more than 100 tracks as free downloads within a timespan of about 4 years.

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  • 6 Lessons From Mozart to a Modern Creator

    I recently listened to an excellent audio biography of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (grab it free with Audible trial here). It was extremely inspiring and thought provoking to say the least.

    Besides teaching me a lot about history, it got me thinking about the parallels between Mozart’s days and ours. Of course, musical styles and the tools of making music have since evolved to something completely different. But there’s a lot of common ground underneath when it comes to conducting the craft itself.

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  • Production Advice From Metalheadz Artists

    The fourth installment of the iconic Platinum Breakz album series on Metalheadz is out now. I’m happy and proud to be a part of it and wanted to celebrate the release by doing something a little bit special. I wanted to bring you guys some knowledge straight from the trenches.

    So I took to it and spoke to many of the artists featured on the album. I asked them to share advice on things they find useful in their music creation process. It goes without saying these guys are all at the top of their game so I was as interested as anyone else about picking some brains! In this article I will also expand and share some further thoughts of my own on each topic. Let’s see what they’re saying…
     

     

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