It’s Boxing Day, 2015. I check my email to make sure there’s nothing urgent and see the following: I take …
EDM Foundations is Open for Enrollment
Last year, October 2016, I launched a new course called EDM Foundations. I had no idea what to expect. Would …
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 …
10 Myths That Most Music Producers Believe Are True
It’s a cold Winters day. I sit down with a cup of tea to begin my productive evening routine, which …
8 Trance Maestros Share Their Production Tips
What makes a high quality track? Is layering important? How should you approach your low-end? The world of electronic music …
A 6-Point Checklist to Read Before Finishing Your Track
You stretch your arms and let out a bear-like yawn as you click export. Finally… it’s finished! But is it? …
How to Build a Production Library with Unfinished Projects
If you’re anything like me – you probably go through a particular process every so often that involves doing nothing …
The Necessity of Intentional Listening
I recently posted the following image to Facebook. It’s not hard to figure out that to improve as a producer, you …
What I Learned from Analyzing the Top 100 Tracks on Beatport
Most of the production tricks I’ve picked up over the years have come not from watching YouTube tutorials or spending …
5 Tips for Gathering Feedback the Right Way
Most producers go about getting feedback the wrong way. They either take the “spray ’n’ pray” approach – hoping that …