MetaMindMusic

As music producers, we are often are hyper-focused on our craft, the next best idea or another glimpse into the genius of the divine muses. However, we often overlook some of the basic foundations for our music-making: 

Health!

You may not have been into health before, but right now everyone on planet earth is reeeally into health.

As you know we are in the midst of a global situation, almost overnight everyone has now become 100% focused on health. Which I would argue, isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

You can’t be productively making music while you’re sick after all!

Although this circumstance can be scary I invite you to try to change your perspective on the situation. This is an opportunity (especially if you now have more of a free schedule) to direct your attention to improving your health and your craft.

This is the perfect time to unplug from the stress of the mass hysteria and direct your focus inwards.

Your Personal Body Guard

Your number one defense...

Today, we are in the information age. If your goal is to build a career from your passion for music, you must embrace the truth…

You NEED to become an entrepreneur!

The fact that the accessibility to make music and to reach an audience has greatly increased, have both pros and cons.

With streaming services such as Spotify as the new normal for music consumption and the relatively inexpensive cost to produce and release music, we are in a whole new playing field.

Some of the pros are: 

1. It’s a lot easier to get into making music and create a good product from home. 
2. You can reach a far wider audience than ever before, thanks to the wonders of the internet and social media.

Some of the cons, however: 

1. There’s is a lot more competition since it’s easier to make music and release it.
2. You have to harness the skillset to market and build an engaging audience.

All these changes in the music industry paint a completely new picture of how you...

Have you ever been lying awake in bed, tossing and turning, unable to relax and fall asleep right? You know it’s not the usual culprit of dreaming up melodies and song ideas.

Forced to ensure another caffeine-fuelled day form this regular occurrence you ask yourself. What could it be?

Insomnia? An overactive mind? The moon cycle?

Did this by chance happen… after a long evening of staring at your DAW?

Sight And Sleep

Forbes says” Increasing evidence suggests that blue light has a dark side. At night, it can suppress the secretion of melatonin and wreak havoc on our circadian rhythms. Recent studies have shown that extended exposure to blue light can damage the retina, though exactly how it does this has not been clear.”

An often overlooked problem (pun most definitely intended) regarding audio production, recording, and mixing is the potential screen induced sleeplessness and digital eye strain.

There’s a massive amount of deep study on the overall...