Catchy Songs: 8 Strategies for Making More Memorable Music
For the past two weeks, every time I’ve got up from my desk to take a break and walk around for a bit, I’ve found
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For the past two weeks, every time I’ve got up from my desk to take a break and walk around for a bit, I’ve found
Im excited to announce a new series here on EDMProd called Composition Chops. By “chops”, I mean technical skill. It’s typically used in the context of
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[blockquote cite=”John Cleese” type=”center”]Creativity is not a talent; it’s a way of operating.[/blockquote] When you’ve been making music for several years, it’s easy to get stuck
Blurred Chords It’s easy for chords to sound generic. Take pads, for example. It’s easy to slip into using the same preset, the same progression,
Check out our mega guide for producing DnB Drums are a big part of dance music—maybe the biggest part—because they tell dancers what to do.
So you want to remix a song? Well, there’s good news and bad news. The bad news is that unless you know the fundamentals of
Automation is key to interesting electronic and dance music. Before the software revolution; mix engineers who wanted something to change at some point in the song had
As a music producer, collaborating with vocalists is one of the most exciting and challenging things you can do. Vocal tracks require a different approach
One key feature of electronic dance music is build-ups. They certainly exist in other genres of music (outside dance music), but in EDM, the use
As music producers, we each develop our own set of processes when it comes to creating what we create. We might have developed something unique
The other day I was doing some work on Facebook while listening to my iTunes library on shuffle. Most of my music is dance music,
There’s no denying the importance of drums in electronic dance music. Along with bass, they play the vital role of creating groove. In The Ultimate Guide to
We all want to write great-sounding music that people remember, and that starts with melodies. And while the groove is fundamental in electronic dance music,
This TL;DR Music Theory post explains diatonic minor chords and why the harmonic minor scale comes into play. As mentioned earlier, “diatonic” refers to notes
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