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New Year New Q&A

Hey guys! I hope your new year has been off to a wonderful start. I wanted to come back and open up the discussion for some more Q&A! Feel free to ask me anything regarding production, mixing / mastering, industry, etc. Happy to chat about anything you guys have been wondering / struggling with!!

How to Arrange Your Songs Like a Pro

This was a fun one! I've been wanting to make this video for a while. In this video, I breakdown "Slow It Down" by Jason Ross & L8NCY. I go through the entire song with a fine tooth comb, point out exactly what each section is / what it contains, and then explain the differences from the first half of the song into the second half.

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Patreon only preview of my new collab!

Hey everyone! Hope everyone is having a solid November so far. Just wanted to pop by to send you all an early listen link for my new collab with Danny Olson & Casey Cook - Follow Me Back Home. It comes out next week but I wanted to send it to you all as a thank you for continuing to support the Patreon!! I'll be back very soon with some new ...

Ask me anything!

Hey guys! Hope your October was great and your November is starting off strong. I want to be even more active on here and give more content and advice. I mentor numerous producers via zoom sessions and I want to distill some of the information I teach those students into advice for all of you.

So, I’m going to start doing a sort of Q&am...

Better World (Awakend Remix) Patreon Project File Walkthrough

Back with another Patreon project file walk through! I'm super excited to be sharing a remix that hasn't been released anywhere - my remix for Better World by Slander, Trivecta, & Chris Howard. I go in depth into every little detail of this song so I hope you guys find some useful info in here!

As always, let me know if you guys have ...

Announcing My Level Up Mentorship Program

Hey guys! I am just about to create and upload a new tutorial for you all. Before I do, I wanted to announce something that I am VERY excited about: My Level Up Mentorship Program. If you want to work with me 1 on 1 to learn the ins and outs of exactly how to get your music sounding professional, then this program is for you. You can learn more ...

Creativity Masterclass Audio / PDF Versions

As promised, here is the Creativity Masterclass in audio / pdf only versions! I made them downloadable so you can store them on your device for easy use anywhere.

If you have any questions / want to chat about any of this information, please don't hesitate to reach out on Patreon, Discord, or Instagram!!

Hope you are all having a go...

Creativity MasterClass!

Hey guys! Back with another video. This is something I have been working on for a very long time and I am SUPER excited to share it with you all! Something I have noticed through my own experience as well as conversations with the people I mentor is that creativity / consistency is one of, if not the hardest, aspects of being a music producer. <...

New Sample Pack!

Hey guys hope everyone is enjoying spooky season so far. Back with another sample pack full of synth goodies. Lots of textures and synth flutters - these have been some of my favorite things to make lately and I keep finding new uses for them. Let me know how you guys like to use these! Back soon with a new tutorial as well.

Pricing Changes

Hey everyone! I just wanted to make a post about the pricing changes that you got an email about. Due to this price increase, I am going to be giving everyone on the Patreon a free, one time song feedback!! If you are a member of the Labradorite tier, you'll get 2 track feedbacks this month. Just submit your track to me via Patreon or Instagram ...

August 2024 Samples

Here is the sample pack for August! I included all of the Atmopsheres / Textures that I made during this months tutorial. I also included a bunch of cool audio files that i recorded with my H1N field recorder. I processed / EQd them a bit so they should be good to go to just toss into your project file! Let me know if you guys have any questions...

Creating Textures / Atmospheres

In this months tutorial, I show you guys how to create really interesting textures / atmospheres. I'm a big fan of this process because once you set everything up, there's infinite ways to alter the sounds / music notes / style so you can literally create endless iterations. I hope you guys find this video helpful! Please reach out if you have a...

What kind of content do you guys prefer?

Hello everyone! I wanted to start by thanking you all for your continued support. I am humbled by the fact that there are people willing to pay for my experience and therefor I am always looking to improve the content I provide to you all on here. With that being said, I wanted to do a poll to see what you all value most out of my Patreon. I had...

July 2024 - Synth Flutters / Pad Swells

In this months tutorial, I show you guys how to make what I call "synth flutters" or "pad swells." I have been using elements like these more and more in my music and they're quickly becoming one of my favorite details. They're a great way to add movement, texture, and depth to any intro, verse, or chorus. Hope you all enjoy! I

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July 2024 - Synth Flutters / Pad Swells

For this months pack, I included all of the samples I made in the video above and also some other cool swells / atmospheres I recently made! Wanted to circle back to some more cool melodic stuff since that seems to be what a lot of you come here for!

If you have any questions or feedback, or if you want to see more or less of a certain kin...

June 2024 - Project File Organization

In this months video I go over project file organization! Wanted to make a video explaining my process to help out those of you who might need a hand in organizing and efficiency. As always, hit me up with any questions via discord or Patreon! Would love to hear your feedback on what you like or what could be improved with these videos as as wel...

Extra goodies for June!

Hey guys! Tutorial is incoming shortly. Just wanted to give you all some freebies as a thank you for your continued support. Here is a download for the wav file of my new song "Endlessly" with NIO & Luma. I have also had some requests for it so i may also upload the acapella :)

Full song: 2024-07-02 20:31:27 +0000 UTC View Post

June 2024 Samples pt 2.

As mentioned in my previous post, this is pt 2 for June samples! inside you'll find individual "bass shots" which can be used on drops (or anywhere in your song) as mid bass samples. I typically use them in 1/4 note or 1/8th note patterns. Sometimes i'll use these along side sustained mid bass layers, sometimes i'll use them on their own. Either...

June 2024 Samples pt. 1

Hello Patreon people! Thank you as always for your continued support. For this month, I wanted to continue last months samples due to some really positive feedback. So last month, I exported mid bass stems to be used in drops (or anywhere creative for that matter) - one for each note. This month, I am doing the same except with "pluck" notes. Pe...

May Patreon Tutorial - Stem Mix & Master Pt.2

In this video, I finish the stem master from last months video. I go through my master chain step by step and show you guys everything I consider when doing a master. I hope you find this video helpful! I also do a bit of ranting about how I approach masters in general. Let me know if you have any questions!

As always, hit me up wi...

May 2024 Sample Pack

Hey everyone! Back with another sample pack for you. I'm really excited about this one. It's part one of what is likely to be a large series of packs. I took my 3 best mid bass layers, layered them ontop of one another, and then re sampled them playing up the scale of notes (going from a low A# up to a high C) - basically, all of the most ideal ...

April Patreon Tutorial - Stem Mix & Master Pt.1

In this months video, I do a stem mix for an upcoming, unreleased single of mine. I basically grouped all of the stems of my song into about 15 total stems and then I do a final mix polish. This is going to be a 2 part video where I do most of the mix in this first video and then I'll break down the mastering process in Pt. 2. I hope you guys en...

April Samples

Back with some more samples! This month is a continuation from last month. More full drop loops as well as some SPICY glitch fills i've made / used before. Going to try and get some more melodic focused samples to you guys in the coming months. Let me know if you want something in particular! Thanks to everyone for your continued support

How to EQ

In this months video, I go in depth into how i EQ my songs. I try to cover as much ground as possible & may very likely do another one of these in the future!

As always, hit me up with any questions via discord or Patreon! Would love to hear your feedback on what you like or what could be improved with these videos as as well as...

Slight bonus post this month

Ok so! A while back, I created some atmosphere's and disbursed them across a few months of my patreon. I decided to put them all in one central folder so they're organized and also re processed them so they're a bit more "plug & play." So here is 50 atmospheres and ambience / folly sounds i recorded and processed. Enjoy!

March Sample Pack!

Hey guys back with this months sample pack! Lots of goodies in here for you - especially those of you who produce music at 128bpm. It's a bunch of stems i've exported from project files of mine. Drop loops, build loops, and a few transitions. These will save you a ton of time in creating build fx / build percussion loops as well as creating tran...

Past Life bootleg remix walkthrough!

Hey guys! For this months Patreon tutorial, I listened to what everyone was asking for in my previous survey on Patreon and id another project walk through. This one is for my bootleg remix of Past Life by Felix Jaehn & Jonas Blue. I had a ton of fun making this remix and created it start to finish pretty quickly! Hoping to do a lot more boo...

February Sample Pack!

Hey guys back with this months sample pack! This month, i've included some GOODIES for you guys. I exported some awesome stems that I think will be super useful in your own projects. There are full build stems (drums, fx, sweeps, etc), as well as some drum loops, FX loops, and cool glitch fills i've used. I have a ton more samples like these so ...

January Serum Presets

Hey guys! Back with more serum presets this month. As with all of them thus far, these are presets I use all the time. Please let me know if you find them useful! I am thinking about going back to samples for next month and am always open to suggestions

Pt. 2! Continuing our song from last month

In this months video, I take the song I started last month using a loop and expand upon it. I create a build up and a drop. I show you guys my process for pumping energy / excitement into my builds as well as creating a drop from scratch. Then, I take the drop skeleton and breathe life into it and give it more detail by adding fills / layers. Ha...