When it comes to mixing music, one thing that I learned fairly quickly was that your individual tracks will sound different, or appear to sound different once they are listened to in relation to the whole mix. A guitar, drum […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hey everyone! Back from a 2 week hiatus and ready to roll! Getting more and more accomplished in my home studio here in Houston and soon will be dropping videos into my arsenal of goodies for you. I’ve got a lot […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sometimes the simplest ideas can render super useful results. If you ever have trouble with drums overpowering your headphone mix you might try this. Recently I had my brother (who happens to be a drummer) come in to lay down […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Some of you may not have noticed the portion of my site where I offer guitar tracks for personal projects. This is something I love doing as I love working with others and hearing new music, not to mention playing […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Years ago I recorded 2 demos with my old band right about a year apart from eachother. The first demo was our first professional studio experience. To say the least, we were not prepared. The songs were sketchy, off tempo […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Nobody enjoys being around an arrogant person, and unfortunately there are many in the music industry. Nothing strokes the ego quite like a Grammy award or hit album. That’s why I find it funny that there are so many egotistical folks […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Lately I’ve been talking a lot about songwriting and approaching things from new perspectives, with the intent of opening up and expanding your creativity. I must admit that one tool in my studio that truly opened the door to thousands […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The inspiration for today’s post comes to you curtesy of my good friend Freddy. We were discussing a new song that he sent me and the process he used to write it. He wanted to approach songwriting from a different angle […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If you haven’t noticed yet, I tend to write mostly about personal experiences related to music production. In addition, I write a lot about the little problems I’ve faced, that most of us face when writing, producing and recording music. Some of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When working on a given project, I often find myself reaching for all the different tools I have to work with. It makes sense doesn’t it? Why am going to keep this midi controller here if I’m not going to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
