Today I’m going to talk about something I learned in music school. It’s called “offloading” and it’s one of the reasons I was able to...

I know one day doesn’t really mean anything, but for a lot of us it’s the end of a terrible year and it feels like things will get better....

This December I graduated college and I celebrated by releasing a lofi EP. I wanted something commemorative of the college experience,...

In the Spring I took Electronic Orchestration, a class focusing on synthesis and sound design.  We would learn the fundamentals of sound,...

In March I had the idea to make an EP of music in response to the covid-19 pandemic.  With the stay-at-home order and social distancing...

My creative projects fell through the cracks during my Fall semester.  Understandably, I was busy with work and school.  Over break I...

I’m the type of person who wants to do a lot of creative projects, so many in fact, that the vast majority never get done.  A lot of...

I haven’t posted in a hot minute, and it’s pretty clear I’ve lost traction.  I used to post once a week, but it’s been months since I’ve...

I’m a big fan of to-do lists, making a list of what needs to be done on a daily basis and holding myself accountable.  It does wonders...

It’s pretty common for people to believe that there’s a time limit when it comes to making art.  “If you haven’t done it by x, then it’s...

I had the opportunity to share one of my songs in class and have it critiqued.  The song was pretty much done; I just needed to re-track...

Lots of people are afraid to start something on the grounds they won’t be any good.  I’m that way.  We’re usually right about it too, but...

Eddie Van Halen is famous for his tapping technique, but he wasn’t the first to do it.  In fact, hundreds of years before “Eruption,”...

A few years back, I had a ton of musical ideas floating around my head.  I wanted to write it all: hip-hop, EDM, singer-songwriter,...

My original plan was to release a singer-songwriter EP every year.  I succeeded in 2015 and 2016, but in 2017 I procrastinated.  I kept...

Well, the semester is winding down and so is my final project.  My three song EP is due this week and I’m putting on the finishing...

This is the perfect topic for today because right now I don’t feel like writing.  I’m in the school library sipping a La Croix, trying to...