Hey Reader, Let me tell you something I’ve never shared publicly. When I signed my first track to a real label, I was on fire.Finally — my music was good enough.Finally — someone saw potential in what I was doing.Finally — I could say I’m a real artist. But when the release day came, the excitement quickly faded.Instead of celebrating, I caught myself thinking: 👉 “How could they release something this bad?”👉 “Why did I ever think this was good enough?”👉 “This sounds awful compared to other...
11 days ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, Imagine this: You hear a track that blows your mind.You're inspired.Tonight, after work, you're finally going to start that new banger. You sit down.Open your DAW.Start scrolling for the right kick.Load a clap.Sketch a basic pattern.Kick on the one, clap on the two. And slowly... the excitement starts to fade. "Where did all that excitement just go?" Another night lost to tiny decisions and technical busywork. A few years ago, I learned a truth from competitive gaming: Speed isn't...
18 days ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, For years, I avoided vocals. They felt like this chaotic element I couldn’t control, especially since I never record my own. Just samples from Splice or packs. Some sounded promising. But in the mix? They either disappeared or completely took over. Still, I kept going. Dragging plugins onto the channel. EQs, compressors, reverbs, until it sounded somehow okay. But I had no idea why it worked. Or if it was even good. That changed with one track: “Bombon” – the first time I actually...
25 days ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, For a long time, I believed mixing was something you do after finishing your track. You know—the part where you "fix" things. But every time I compared my tracks to professional releases, it was frustrating. My low end felt weak, the vocals got buried, and the top end was way too harsh. No matter what I tried, my mixes just didn’t hold up. Turns out, that mindset was the problem. Once I started mixing while producing, everything changed. Here’s what that looks like: Every time I...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, This week I did something I’ve been putting off for months: I cleaned up my list of favorite labels—those I’d love to release on one day. It used to have over 50 names on it. Great labels, no doubt. But too many to focus on. So I narrowed it down to around 10–15— the ones I truly connect with and want to build my sound around. Not just to improve my chances of getting signed. But to really study what makes each label unique— the vibe, the groove, the sound design details that make...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, Q1 is over.Have you taken a moment to look back—like really look back? I did my quarterly review this weekend.To be honest… it was a mix of frustration and clarity. I wanted to finish 6 tracks.Only 4 are done. 2 are waiting for collab feedback.My Notion template? Didn’t sell.And I definitely felt the pressure of trying to turn music into a business. But here’s the thing:I didn’t fail because I wasn’t working hard.I failed because I was trying to do too many things at once. "What’s...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, Some of my favorite sessions started without a plan.I’d open Ableton, scroll through sounds, drag in a loop…Just letting the vibe guide me. It felt like pure freedom — no pressure, no expectations.Just me and whatever idea would show up. And honestly?That kind of flow is powerful.Sometimes it leads to something magical. But other times… it doesn’t.Other times I’d end up deep in a loop with no clue where to take it next. That’s when the doubt kicked in:Is this even going...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, You know that feeling when an exam is coming up… but you still have weeks to prepare? You tell yourself, “I’ll start early this time.” But somehow, you don’t. Instead, you do a little bit here and there—review a few notes, highlight a textbook—but nothing that really matters. Suddenly, there’s only one week left. Then? You go all in. Full focus, no distractions. And somehow, you actually get it done. That’s exactly what happened with my music this quarter. The Track-Finishing...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, For years, I thought I could figure everything out myself. I’d spend hours tweaking sounds, watching tutorials, and breaking down my favorite producers' mixes to learn their tricks. And sure, I learned a lot. But something was missing… So I took a different approach. How One Collab Changed Everything Last month, I worked on a collab with another producer. In just one session, I learned more than in weeks of producing alone. ✅ New techniques I added to my workflow: A smarter way to...
2 months ago • 1 min read
