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Mindset
Thoughts about creativity, improving your mindset, and growing as a person to be the best version of yourself and as a result, a better composer.
17 posts
15 Albums in 3 Months: The One Habit That Made It Possible
How you can take one action every day and build a music portfolio to be proud of!
The Stupid Lie That Was Holding My Music Back (And How I Let Go)
In this post, I reveal the one toxic belief that kept my music stuck in perfectionism and how letting go of it unlocked my creativity and helped me make better music with ease
Enough is Enough: 30 Days Without Email
I had started to notice that I was addicted to not only my phone but also my emails so I decided to take some action…
3 Books I Wish I Had Read When I Started Out
I'm gonna be sharing three books that I wish I had read when I started out as a composer. Show Your Work by Austin Kleon. Now this book, in fact, all three of his books are just fantastic, and I recommend them in my newsletter as well because...
How To Write Trailer Music Quickly & Easily
The ability to produce high-quality music within a tight deadline is incredibly valuable. The only issue is that without proper preparation and planning it can cause quite a bit of stress and worry. Not good. I want to share with you my secret to producing licensable trailer music quickly and...
7 things Zelda Taught Me About Life
I grew up in the 80s and 90s at what I would consider to be the most exciting time for video games. Each new console seemed to bring with it new amazing things like 32bit graphics or new controllers, or even 3D graphics (gasp). Back then my brother and I...
The 10 Minute Method: The Easy way to pursue your dreams and achieve success
“If you want to be more productive, you need to become master of your minutes" - Crystal Paine (I wrote this in 2016 as an ebook and just reread it. I feel like you guys are going to like this one) I have found myself having this conversation a...
3 Lessons That Changed My Life
I have been focused on my career as a composer for over 20 years now. In those 20 years I have received a great deal of advice. Some helpful and some not at all. Some I would probably class more as an insult than advice. There are however three pieces...