
15 Ways to Create Musical Ideas and Crush Creative Block
I think creative block, writer’s block, whatever you want to call it – is nonsense. I truly believe that. Professionals don’t give it a second
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I think creative block, writer’s block, whatever you want to call it – is nonsense. I truly believe that. Professionals don’t give it a second

This is a guest post written by Oliver Cox. Oliver is a featured writed for Blue Label Records, a multi-genre record label currently accepting demos

This is a guest post from Nicholas Di Lorenzo of Panorama Mastering and Cassandra Zko of ZKO Music. From Sam: Some time ago, I asked the

Having finally launched The Producer’s Guide to Workflow & Creativity, I’m out of the trenches and eager to get back to a regular posting schedule. So, what

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,

You’re not the first person looking for how to remix a song. Almost every producer started their journey with remixes and bootleg. But if you’ve

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.

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,
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