I thought a good way to start this year would be to recap the top lessons I learned over the last year as a result of the podcast and my guests. What’s up Heroes, welcome to 2021 AND episode 53 of the ProducerLifePodcast.
How to make better music (PLP 002 building better drops, 007 Spiderhound quantity leads to quality, 017 “multipurpose production” mindset, 028 Splice vs.DIY doesn’t mean you have to do-it-all (PLP 005 finding acapellas, 007 vocals and Studiopros, 019 hire an attorney first, 052 cover art).Diversity your income streams (PLP 010 affiliate marketing, 019 Mike Allison merch, plugins, and Ableton racks, 025 Richard Wang Patreon and teaching, 043 and 044 Cryptochronica on teaching, 047 Zeb Lego Fiverr gigging).Network for the long term (PLP 003 and 004 Loren Hardy on networking, 050 Julian Gray on multi-year process to Mau5trap release).
… but livestreaming is a pretty OK substitute (PLP 019 Mike Allison, 020 my setup, 021 and 027 livestreaming ethics, 032 livestreaming update.CDJs, 015 DJ file formats, 016 preparing tracks in Ableton) Perform live when you can (PLP 051 importance of performing live, 043 Ableton vs.Marketing is key (PLP 033 Reels, 040 Bandsintown, 019 Linkedin, 049 Spotify Growth, 052 Spotify Canvas).
Treat your art like a business (PLP 011 and 012 Wade Sutton, 018 and 019 Mike Allison, 026 Facebook vs.This will be a quick, but really important episode since it will not only give you some of the overarching themes from the previous year but can also serve as an index for some of the shows you may have missed.
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