February 24, 2020
Art vs Commerce – Making Music Professionally
“The things which I did because I was simply excited to see them exist in reality, have never let me down” Neil Gaiman. Whenever I sit down to create something…
February 10, 2020
How to Balance Work and Life: A Composer/Producer’s Guide
The problem with working sixteen hours a day, often into the night, sacrificing anything resembling a personal life, eating junk food and barely walking more than a few steps to…
January 6, 2020
Do you Need a Record Label in 2020?
Do you Need a Record Label? As an independent artist there is always a voice saying “gotta get signed, gotta get signed!” I know. I’ve been there. But if you…
April 1, 2019
The 1000 True Fans Theory
Kevin Kelly wrote an essay on 'The 1000 True Fans Theory' The premise is that as a creator, if you can find 1000 true fans and monetise them, you can…
March 18, 2019
The War of Art – Why Failing Is Crucial
For years I worked in marketing and would tell people that I really wanted to be a music producer. Yet I rarely actually sat down to produce music. I said…