Too often, how we're taught to make music misses the MOST crucial aspect of what we're doing... PodWalk: Season 7, Episode 5 And whenever you're ready... 1. The Turbo Track Attack is the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music 2. Make more music you love with the FREE Music Machine template... 3. Listen to my in-progress songs in my current Music Machine... 4. Join my WhatsApp channel for a regular espresso shot of insight and inspiration... 5. Want my help to make YOUR album?
Despite the common assumption that both "inspiration" and "discipline" are GOOD... After 30 years of making music and helping others make music, I've come to a startling realisation: Requiring either/both is often a sign of an unhealthy, unsustainable creative process. PodWalk: Season 7, Episode 4 And whenever you're ready... 1. The Turbo Track Attack is the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music 2. Make more music you love with the FREE Music Machine template... 3. Listen to my in-progress songs in my current Music Machine... 4. Join my WhatsApp channel for a regular espresso shot of insight and inspiration... 5. Want my help to make YOUR album?
THAT time of the year is fast approaching again... PodWalk: Season 7, Episode 4 Click here to download the MPIC Avoidance System And whenever you're ready... 1. The Turbo Track Attack is the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music 2. Make more music you love with the FREE Music Machine template... 3. Listen to my in-progress songs in my current Music Machine... 4. Join my WhatsApp channel for a regular espresso shot of insight and inspiration... 5. Want my help to make YOUR album?
In the creative process (and the Music Machine system - which reflects the stages of the creative process) - in the second stage, "Discovery" - people often get lost. Here's why - and why Discovery is a crucial stage of any creative process. Not only musically but psychologically... PodWalk: Season 7, Episode 3 And whenever you're ready... 1. The Turbo Track Attack is the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music 2. Make more music you love with the FREE Music Machine template... 3. Listen to my in-progress songs in my current Music Machine... 4. Join my WhatsApp channel for a regular espresso shot of insight and inspiration... 5. Want my help to make YOUR album?
This is the final episode of season 6 of The Album because, through this season, I've finished my 6th album. I've had some startling revelations. More than any other, this album has changed the course of my career... Listen and download "Beyond Broken" for free here <- The Album: Season 6, Episode 23 And whenever you're ready... 1. The Turbo Track Attack is the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music 2. Make more music you love with the FREE Music Machine template... 3. Listen to my in-progress songs in my current Music Machine... 4. Join my WhatsApp channel for a regular espresso shot of insight and inspiration... 5. Want my help to make YOUR album?
Your inner critic is useful. Until you let it become a tyrant... Podwalk: Season 7, Episode 1 And whenever you're ready... 1. The Turbo Track Attack is the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music 2. Make more music you love with the FREE Music Machine template... 3. Listen to my in-progress songs in my current Music Machine... 4. Join my WhatsApp channel for a regular espresso shot of insight and inspiration... 5. Want my help to make YOUR album?
Just over a week ago, I hit the deadline to complete my 6th album. Going into the final week it seemed impossible to finish on deadline. But I've experienced this situation too many times to cave in to the impossible. It just took a little perspective shift and then a bit of planning... The Album: Season 6, Episode 22 And whenever you're ready... 1. The Turbo Track Attack is the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music 2. Make more music you love with the FREE Music Machine template... 3. Listen to my in-progress songs in my current Music Machine... 4. Join my WhatsApp channel for a regular espresso shot of insight and inspiration... 5. Want my help to make YOUR album?
I cannot believe it's already mid-September and my lofty goals for the year are no more than a dream. Here's how I'm going to make them a reality... The Album: Season 6, Episode 21 If you want to find out more about the next group of the new version of Make an Album With Mike, focused on developing your unique style... Send me an email here: mike [at] makemusicyourlife [dot] com ...and I'll send you all the details.
What is the difference between "influenced by" and "copying"? The Album: Season 6, Episode 20 If you want to find out more about the next group of the new version of Make an Album With Mike, focused on developing your unique style... Send me an email here: mike [at] makemusicyourlife [dot] com ...and I'll send you all the details.
If your music sounds the same as the noise, you can't be heard above it. And with AI, the noise is getting louder and more persistent. But there is a solution... The Album: Season 6, Episode 19 ☝️ Click here for the Unique Music playlist to hear what hilarious things the AI did with my weird lyrics. And if you want to know more about the next group of the new version of Make an Album With Mike, which is focused on helping you develop your unique style... Send me an email here: mike [at] makemusicyourlife [dot] com ...and I'll send you all the details.
Why hasn't streaming killed albums? In a world of endless playlists, how are albums flourishing? The Album: Season 6, Episode 18 If you want to know more about the next group of the new version of Make an Album With Mike, which is focused on helping you develop your unique style - send me an email here: mike [at] makemusicyourlife [dot] com ...and I'll send you all the details. And whenever you're ready... 1. The Turbo Track Attack is the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music 2. Make more music you love with the FREE Music Machine template... 3. Listen to my in-progress songs in my current Music Machine... 4. Join my WhatsApp channel for a regular espresso shot of insight and inspiration... 5. Want my help to make YOUR album?
It's obvious that releasing music helps you attract fans, secure gigs and other beneficial career building stuff. But you can't make these external results the only reason to release. Because releasing your music also fulfils a crucial function in your creative process... The Album: Season 6, Episode 17 If you want to know more about the next group of the new version of Make an Album With Mike, which is focused on helping you develop your unique style - send me an email here: mike [at] makemusicyourlife [dot] com ...and I'll send you all the details. And whenever you're ready... 1. The Turbo Track Attack is the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music 2. Make more music you love with the FREE Music Machine template... 3. Listen to my in-progress songs in my current Music Machine... 4. Join my WhatsApp channel for a regular espresso shot of insight and inspiration... 5. Want my help to make YOUR album?
Do you dread promoting / marketing / selling your music? So did I for my entire "first" music career (from 1994 to 2011). Until (through building my coaching business since 2012) I realised this... The Leap: Season 1, Episode 7 And whenever you're ready... 1. The Turbo Track Attack is the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music 2. Make more music you love with the FREE Music Machine template... 3. Listen to my in-progress songs in my current Music Machine... 4. Join my WhatsApp channel for a regular espresso shot of insight and inspiration... 5. Want my help to make YOUR album?
Imagine there's an obvious obstacle that EVERY ARTIST experiences daily - but NO ARTIST does anything to overcome. Imagine that even the greatest artists move forward as if this obstacle doesn't exist, unknowingly making their process infinitely more painful than it needs to be. Wouldn't that be weird? PodWalk: Season 7 Episode 2 And whenever you're ready... 1. The Turbo Track Attack is the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music 2. Make more music you love with the FREE Music Machine template... 3. Listen to my in-progress songs in my current Music Machine... 4. Join my WhatsApp channel for a regular espresso shot of insight and inspiration... 5. Want my help to make YOUR album?
If you don't set a date for finishing a release, it's all too easy to keep tweaking and twiddling forever. So, personal music deadlines are essential. But if you've ever struggled to hit your deadlines (while managing to hit them for other people) this is how I'm doing it...The Album, Season 6, Episode 16If you want to know more about the next group of the new version of Make an Album With Mike, which is focused on helping you develop your unique style - send me an email here: mike [at] makemusicyourlife [dot] com ...and I'll send you all the details. And whenever you're ready... 1. The Turbo Track Attack is the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music 2. Make more music you love with the FREE Music Machine template...3. Listen to my in-progress songs in my current Music Machine...4. Join my WhatsApp channel for a regular espresso shot of insight and inspiration...5. Want my help to make YOUR album?
This week, I went from struggling to fit music into my daily life to music being front and centre of my daily life...HOW?The Album, Season 6 Episode 15If you want to know more about the next group of the new version of Make an Album With Mike, which is focused on helping you develop your unique style - send me an email here: mike [at] makemusicyourlife [dot] com ...and I'll send you all the details. And whenever you're ready... 1. The Turbo Track Attack is the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music 2. Make more music you love with the FREE Music Machine template...3. Listen to my in-progress songs in my current Music Machine...4. Join my WhatsApp channel for a regular espresso shot of insight and inspiration...5. Want my help to make YOUR album?
What's REALLY holding you (and me) back in your music?PodWalk Season 6, Episode 5If you want to know more about the next group of the new version of Make an Album With Mike, which is focused on helping you develop your unique style - send me an email here: mike [at] makemusicyourlife [dot] com ...and I'll send you all the details. And whenever you're ready... 1. The Turbo Track Attack is the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music 2. Make more music you love with the FREE Music Machine template...3. Listen to my in-progress songs in my current Music Machine...4. Join my WhatsApp channel for a regular espresso shot of insight and inspiration...5. Want my help to make YOUR album?
To make something new, take something old and make it your own...The Album Season 6, Episode 14☝️ Click here to find the rest of the Unique Style podcast series (parts 1 and 2).If you want to know more about the next group of the new version of Make an Album With Mike, which is focused on helping you develop your unique style - send me an email here: mike [at] makemusicyourlife [dot] com ...and I'll send you all the details. And whenever you're ready... 1. The Turbo Track Attack is the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music 2. Make more music you love with the FREE Music Machine template...3. Listen to my in-progress songs in my current Music Machine...4. Join my WhatsApp channel for a regular espresso shot of insight and inspiration...5. Want my help to make YOUR album?
When developing a unique style creates fear and doubt...PURPOSE comes to the rescue!The Album Season 6, Episode 13☝️ Click here to find the rest of the Unique Style podcast series (parts 1 and 2).If you want to know more about the next group of the new version of Make an Album With Mike, which is focused on helping you develop your unique style - send me an email here: mike [at] makemusicyourlife [dot] com ...and I'll send you all the details. And whenever you're ready... 1. The Turbo Track Attack is the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music 2. Make more music you love with the FREE Music Machine template...3. Listen to my in-progress songs in my current Music Machine...4. Join my WhatsApp channel for a regular espresso shot of insight and inspiration...5. Want my help to make YOUR album?
This obsession nearly destroyed my music career - until I realised it was healthy...The Album Season 6, Episode 12If you want to know more about the next group of the new version of Make an Album With Mike, which is focused on helping you develop your unique style - send me an email here: mike [at] makemusicyourlife [dot] com ...and I'll send you all the details. And whenever you're ready... 1. The Turbo Track Attack is the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music 2. Make more music you love with the FREE Music Machine template...3. Listen to my in-progress songs in my current Music Machine...4. Join my WhatsApp channel for a regular espresso shot of insight and inspiration...5. Want my help to make YOUR album?