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I had a "jumping up and down pumping fist" session! But this comes with pitfalls... Season 2 Episode 39 And whenever you're ready... 1. If you'd like to try the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music: Check out the Turbo Track Attack... 2. Make more music you love with the FREE Music Machine template... 3. Listen to my in-progress songs in my current Music Machine... 4. Join my WhatsApp channel, to g...

Something that isn't talked about enough in making music is the effect of cognitive biases on our process. There's a few that are particularly relevant - and today I attempt to navigate Sunk Cost Fallacy... Season 2 Episode 38 And whenever you're ready... 1. If you'd like to try the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music: Check out the Turbo Track Attack... 2. Make more music you love with the FREE M...

It's inevitable in any process that you sometimes feel like it's not working out, that you can't do it, that it's not possible. Success is NOT about what you do when it's going well. Your progress is dependent on your response in these moments of despair... Season 2 Episode 37 And whenever you're ready... 1. If you'd like to try the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music: Check out the Turbo Track At...

Sometimes a track just wants to break out of it's box and you've got to let it. Although there are pitfalls to watch out for... Season 2 Episode 36 And whenever you're ready... 1. If you'd like to try the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music: Check out the Turbo Track Attack... 2. Make more music you love with the FREE Music Machine template... 3. Listen to my in-progress songs in my current Music...

What's the crucial difference between FUNCTION and PURPOSE? Season 2 Episode 35 And whenever you're ready... 1. If you'd like to try the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music: Check out the Turbo Track Attack... 2. Make more music you love with the FREE Music Machine template... 3. Listen to my in-progress songs in my current Music Machine... 4. Join my WhatsApp channel, to get a regular espresso sh...

If you want to make your tracks BIG - then add LESS. Strange but true... Season 2 Episode 33 And whenever you're ready... 1. If you'd like to try the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music: Check out the Turbo Track Attack... 2. Make more music you love with the FREE Music Machine template... 3. Listen to my in-progress songs in my current Music Machine... 4. Join my WhatsApp channel, to get a regula...

It might not always be the best policy to attempt to make EVERY track the best song ever. I'm always thinking about my progress more broadly, and trying to force tracks that are never going to be hits has an opportunity cost...particularly when you're on deadline... Season 2 Episode 33 And whenever you're ready... 1. If you'd like to try the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music: Check out the Turbo...

No I haven't magically ulled my album out the bag - but something much more important ended... Season 2 Episode 32 And whenever you're ready... 1. If you'd like to try the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music: Check out the Turbo Track Attack... 2. Make more music you love with the FREE Music Machine template... 3. Listen to my in-progress songs in my current Music Machine... 4. Join my WhatsApp ch...

End of the day and I reached the end of my tether... Season 2 Episode 31 And whenever you're ready... 1. If you'd like to try the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music: Check out the Turbo Track Attack... 2. Make more music you love with the FREE Music Machine template... 3. Listen to my in-progress songs in my current Music Machine... 4. Join my WhatsApp channel, to get a regular espresso shot of i...

I HAVE NOT hit the deadline. But out of this miss has come a breakthrough. So there's no space for beating myself up - because without the deadline I wouldn't have realised something vital about me, Mike Monday, Mike Monday music and my relationship to the music... Season 2 Episode 30 And whenever you're ready... 1. If you'd like to try the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music: Check out the Turbo...

We've got a few days out of sync since I've been sharing the pre/post session review episodes...so I thought it was worth giving you a realtime update of where I'm at right now... The short version is it's (at last) GOOD NEWS! :) Season 2 Episode 29 And whenever you're ready... 1. If you'd like to try the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music: Check out the Turbo Track Attack... 2. Make more music y...

Either you love them or you hate them. But (unlike Marmite) you don't know which! Season 2 Episode 28 And whenever you're ready... 1. If you'd like to try the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music: Check out the Turbo Track Attack... 2. Make more music you love with the FREE Music Machine template... 3. Listen to my in-progress songs in my current Music Machine... 4. Join my WhatsApp channel, to get...

It's all about the Song Arc! Season 2 Episode 27 And whenever you're ready... 1. If you'd like to try the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music: Check out the Turbo Track Attack... 2. Make more music you love with the FREE Music Machine template... 3. Listen to my in-progress songs in my current Music Machine... 4. Join my WhatsApp channel, to get a regular espresso shot of insight or inspiration...

That familiar problem when you go to use a plugin and it needs updating... Season 2 Episode 26 And whenever you're ready... 1. If you'd like to try the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music: Check out the Turbo Track Attack... 2. Make more music you love with the FREE Music Machine template... 3. Listen to my in-progress songs in my current Music Machine... 4. Join my WhatsApp channel, to get a regu...

Something different today - follow along as I make a session plan before then review after a session on a song called "DO"...it'll clarify how I use cycling to avoid wasting time repeating pointless actions I'll just have to repeat later... Season 2 Episode 25 And whenever you're ready... 1. If you'd like to try the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music: Check out the Turbo Track Attack... 2. Make m...

Why ON EARTH would I make THREE albums in one year? Season 2 Episode 24 And whenever you're ready... 1. If you'd like to try the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music: Check out the Turbo Track Attack... 2. Make more music you love with the FREE Music Machine template... 3. Listen to my in-progress songs in my current Music Machine... 4. Join my WhatsApp channel, to get a regular espresso shot of in...

In the last 24 hours I've had revelations and made momentous decisions about this album... Season 2 Episode 23 And whenever you're ready... 1. If you'd like to try the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music: Check out the Turbo Track Attack... 2. Make more music you love with the FREE Music Machine template... 3. Listen to my in-progress songs in my current Music Machine... 4. Join my WhatsApp channe...

Many musicians have an extremely strong reaction when they listen to something they've done on a track and it's not worked. This reaction can be so strong that it causes you to give up on the track (or in some cases on music entirely!) But this is a mistake... Season 2 Episode 22 And whenever you're ready... 1. If you'd like to try the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music: Check out the Turbo Track...

Procrastinating on a song or on making music in general is common - and NORMAL. It doesn't mean you need to give up on the track OR your music in general. I've discovered it's cause... Season 2 Episode 21 And whenever you're ready... 1. If you'd like to try the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music: Check out the Turbo Track Attack... 2. Make more music you love with the FREE Music Machine template....

What is the difference between using an AI as a coach and using an AI as a teacher? How could we use these insights to think about how AI music might develop? [The AI Music Podcast Episode 002] Jon Gillick Mike Monday Watch on YouTube

Since I've done the daily videos I feel like I've not spoken to you. So here's a "traditional" album episode where I catch you up on my album's progress. Season 2 Episode 20 And whenever you're ready... 1. If you'd like to try the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music: Check out the Turbo Track Attack... 2. Make more music you love with the FREE Music Machine template... 3. Listen to my in-progress...

If you're making solo music, maintaining some measure of objectivity needs to be your number 1 goal. Because without it you're flying blind. Here's three and a half ways to avoid the dreaded Music Production Rabbit Hole... Season 2 Episode 19 And whenever you're ready... 1. If you'd like to try the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music: Check out the Turbo Track Attack... 2. Make more music you love...

I know this title sounds like BS - sorry I couldn't resist it. Because it's what happens when you deploy this ridiculously simple 2 step protocol for ANY difficult problem you're stuck on. Season 2 Episode 18 Here's the video of this episode on YouTube... And whenever you're ready... 1. If you'd like to try the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music: Check out the Turbo Track Attack... 2. Make more m...

It's 100% normal to procrastinate on a song - PARTICULARLY when it's good! But there's no need to worry when you understand the very simple reason why and the even simpler method to overcome resistance to working on any track... Here's the video of this episode on YouTube... And whenever you're ready... 1. If you'd like to try the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music: Check out the Turbo Track Atta...

An overwhelming number of options is common when you're finishing music,, ESPECIALLY when you're excited about the song. Here's the counter-intuitive solution... Season 2 Episode 16 Here's the video of this episode on YouTube... And whenever you're ready... 1. If you'd like to try the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music: Check out the Turbo Track Attack... 2. Make more music you love with the FREE...