A few weeks ago, my friend Serik (aka Hyperbits) reached out to me and proposed an idea: what if he interviewed me on the EDMProdcast?
I loved the idea.
So for this episode, I’m the one in the hot seat. We talk about a range of topics, such as my background, how and why I started EDMProd, my favorite books, my daily routine, and much more.
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This episode is brought to you by EDM Foundations.
EDM Foundations is my course for new producers, those who’ve been producing for under 12 months, or even those who’ve just started. You can learn more about it here.
The whole idea of the EDM Foundations course is that you learn the fundamentals of music production by actually doing and not just learning concepts. The course consists of 12+ hours worth of streamable video where I walk you through the creation of 3 songs, and give you advice for creating your own original.
We’ve had over 600 people sign up for the course, many of them have had great results. Hope to see you in there.
Show notes:
- How Sam got his start (2:55)
- When he realized EDMProd had potential (8:25)
- Sam’s most influential books (10:44)
- Lessons learned from running the podcast (20:22)
- Most memorable Prodcast episode (22:21)
- How to write music that lasts (24:55)
- The worst advice Sam’s heard (31:58)
- Advice for new producers (33:52)
- Sam’s morning routine (38:35)
- 3 Pieces of advice from Sam (49:17)
Things Mentioned:
- Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
- The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy
- The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
- Anti Fragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- Mastery by Robert Greene
- Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday
- Perennial Seller by Ryan Holiday
- Turning Pro by Stephen Pressfield
- War of Art by Stephen Pressfield
- Deep Work by Cal Newport
- Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon
- The Song Machine by John Seabrook
- Himalaya – LVNDSCAPE
- Case Study: How to Systematically Learn Music Production (with John Lavido)
- Dunning–Kruger Curve/Effect
- The One Thing by Gary Keller & Jay Papasan
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