When I started making music, the biggest challenge was finding good resources to improve my craft. I was subscribed to …
How to Make Money as a Producer
Whether you’re looking to make some extra cash on the side or you want a full-time career, it’s easier than …
Why You Don’t Need to Go to School for Music Production
If you’re a lurker on Reddit’s r/edmproduction, you’ll have seen a question like this: “Hey guys! I’ve been producing for about …
What to Focus on as a New Producer
What should you focus on as a beginner? What should you learn first? How should you divide your time between …
How to Make Electronic Music: The In-Depth Guide to Being an EDM Producer
You know what’s frustrating? Trying to learn how to make electronic music. I mean, it’s easier now. There’s a lot …
Free Resource: Song Finishing Checklist
You’ve been working on a song for weeks. Hours have been spent making sure you have the right sounds and …
How To Produce Professional Music Within 12 Months (Instead of 4+ Years…)
This is a guest post by John Lavido. From “aha” to “oh shit”, John’s sharing everything on his journey to …
10 Takeaways from 50 Episodes
In August 2015, I started the Prodcast. Why? Because there wasn’t anything decent out there for producers. And also because …
Case Study: How to Systematically Learn Music Production (with John Lavido)
It’s Boxing Day, 2015. I check my email to make sure there’s nothing urgent and see the following: I take …
15 Mental Models All Producers Should Know About
“A mental model is an explanation of someone’s thought process about how something works in the real world. It is …
5 Things I’d Tell Myself as a New Producer
Sam, You like electronic music. That’s great. You want to learn to make it. That’s also great. This will eventually …
The Best Way to Improve as a Producer? Remake Other Music
I take it that because you’re on this website, and because you clicked through to this article, you want to …
Announcing Start to Finish: Future House Edition
It was January 2014. I get a message from a friend asking if I’m familiar with a producer who goes by …
37 Ways to Discover New Song Ideas
“All your ideas may be solid or even good..but you have to actually execute on them for them to matter.” – Gary …
36 Production Tips from Future House Artists
In March, we launched Start to Finish: Uplifting Trance. Next month (May), we’re launching a very special edition of Start …