Don't start producing before you do this
Published: Wed, 09/27/23
The hardest part about producing great music is often the simplest. It's starting with a decent song that you can convincingly perform on a single…
Audio Issues
Regular writing from Bjorgvin Benediktsson and Audio Issues
It's like French to me!
Published: Tue, 09/26/23
As I've told you before, I listen predominantly to Icelandic radio even though I live in the United States. The Icelandic national radio is just so…
Does beer taste better in Mexico?
Published: Mon, 09/25/23
Facebook reminded me that on this day a few years ago I was on a songwriting trip in Me ico. The inside joke with the band at the time was that beer…
Master your home studio skills?
Published: Fri, 09/22/23
Happy Friday! And a special THANK YOU to everyone who took the time to reply to my emails this week with interest in my new Home Studio Mastery…
Focus on These Two Things to Grow Your Audio Career
Published: Thu, 09/21/23
Growing a creative career is hard because you think you need to focus on a million different things to succeed. But what if it didn't have to be…
I've changed my mind on DIY
Published: Wed, 09/20/23
Learning to record, mi, master, and release your music is HARD to do by yourself. And after teaching thousands of musicians and producers how to do it…
I don't know who needs to hear this
Published: Tue, 09/19/23
But here's your reminder that your music doesn't have to be "perfect." What does that even mean anyway? Your definition of success doesn't have to be…
Do you need more lightbulb moments?
Published: Mon, 09/18/23
The favorite part of my job is seeing lightbulbs go off. Whenever I simplify something that students have been struggling with forever and you just…
Don't make this mistake
Published: Thu, 09/14/23
Making decisions involved trade-offs. And the way to make better decisions is to weigh the various returns you get from the hypothetical futures they…
I have returned from the star field
Published: Mon, 09/11/23
Hello there fellow traveler through the cosmos. It is I, your friendly universe audio blogger, and I have been on quite the adventure. It all started…