Join me as I give quick-fire answers to questions posted in the 52 Cues Facebook group from a wide range of topics about the production music industry including copyright, income, NFTs, productivity, royalties, loudness, IMDb, landing your first library, EQing and more! I also unpack a happy ukulele cue which features ukulele percussion effects!

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03:47 - Do you have to copyright your own cues?
04:25 - How do you musically communicate emotion?
06:23 - Can you Tap Tempo in Logic Pro?
07:30 - What's up with NFTs?
08:36 - How many tracks do you have in libraries?
09:25 - How doable is it to make 100k or even 50k in income?
11:50 - How many tracks do you need for full-time income?
13:05 - Do you layer drums?
13:25 - How do you start each song?
14:09 - How do you find your first library to submit cues?
16:08 - Is it essential to have an IMDb profile?
17:28 - When will royalties go away?
19:09 - What loudness levels should you shoot for when mastering?
20:01 - What was your path to the industry?
22:05 - It it more important to find 1-2 libraries or should you diversify more?
25:03 - What is your approach to EQing?
27:11 - Cue Breakdown

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