In addition to the re-branding, we've moved into a commercial kitchen, hired a part-time employee, and are now in 20 stores in our local area. Not bad for a little side project I bought out of pure curiosity.
Personal Cultural Appreciation Win
I told my wife the other day that I don't get summer vacations anymore.
I've
started calling it "Cultural Enrichment With My Daughter" because this year was the first time we moved to Iceland for a full month over the summer time.
It's important to me that she learn the language and understand the culture, so we're planning on spending at least a month in Iceland every summer.
And although I'd love to travel to other countries again, Iceland is amazing in the summertime. Besides, every time I hear her say an Icelandic word or understand what I'm saying makes it all worthwhile.
This Year's Goals
Although there are a ton of smaller wins scattered throughout last year, like my complete studio renovation and remodel, the upcoming Spanish translation to Step By Step Mixing, and the audiobook version of You Get What You Give to name a few, those three above are probably the biggest.
Overall, 2022 was a busy year teaching musicians and producers how to make better music at Audio Issues,
growing a local food brand at A Baking Co and mentoring aspiring entrepreneurs how to start businesses at the McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship at UArizona.
(...not to mention getting my 10,000 hours of video-gaming in).
However, I've missed working on mixes so in the last month I've been diving deep into some old sessions and mixing live with my Insiders every week and it's something I'm doubling down on this year.
It's been a great way to hone both my mixing AND teaching skills so I'm excited about where that leads us.
In the last six weeks we've been working on a folk-rock song and next Monday we'll be diving into automation, mix translation and mastering preparation.
And after we finish and release the folk-rock track, we'll be picking a completely different genre to dive into, so if you'd like to be a part of these live sessions, you can get started as
an Insider this week for only $1.
Click here to see everything you get out of your Insiders membership.
If your goal is to make more music and release more records this year, I'd love to help you out.
Becoming an Insider is a great way to dip your toes into
working with me, but if you'd like personal help mixing, mastering or releasing your songs, I'm also available for 1-on-1 work, whether you want me to mix your songs or teach you how to do it yourself.
Looking forward to hearing from you,
Björgvin