I'm sitting in the hotel lobby at a JW Marriott
after a packed weekend at NAMM.
I'm not bougie enough to splurge on a room at this hotel, but I will happily steal their WIFI to send you this note.
It's been quite the weekend of insanity here in Anaheim.
I was lucky enough to hang out with some of you in person and I'm glad to know you.
Thank you to everyone who listened to our live podcast at the Cloud Microphones booth, and thank you to everyone who came to our meetup yesterday.
(Especially Austin and Bruce, who killed it at Piano Bar karaoke!)
If Paul McCartney were here he'd probably shout with me, "I've got blisters on my TOES!"
But alas...not a Beatle to be found.
Although, I did run into the co-producer of Tom Petty's Hypnotic Eye and Chuck Ainlay, so you never know who you'll hang out with.
And over all the gear and education, I think the most important part of NAMM are the connections you make.
Networking is probably the greatest skill you can have, and it's a practice everyone should develop.
Your technical skills only get you so far.
WHAT you know has diminishing marginal returns on your career after a while.
But WHO you know can change your career completely.
So if you didn't get a chance to go to NAMM, don't worry.
You don't need to go to NAMM to feel like you're making progress with your music.
But if you don't feel like you're working on enough music, finding enough clients, or getting enough momentum in your career, maybe it's because you're "going it alone" too much.
If that's the case, search for networking opportunities in your area. Join online meetups. Research conferences that fit your goals.
You never know who you'll run into, and I guarantee that it'll help you succeed over hanging out with your plug-ins in your bedroom.
Plug-ins don't make mixes. People do.
Know more people = Make more music.
And when you inevitably make more music and want to speed up your workflow, grab the Easy Mix Approach to help you work faster.
Mix faster = More music made.
More music made = More people to help.
More people you help = More career success in the long run.
That's all for today. Have a great rest of your Sunday.
Cheers,
Björgvin