Music Producers, we had the opportunity to interview the founder of Spectrasonics (Omnisphere, Trillian, Keyscape) about their license and sample agreement (*Which They Updated BTW*). Thanks to your overwhelming response to my video that highlighted some grey area terminology for producers and sound designers, they reached out and are looking to provide us clarity and peace of mind.  Eric Persing is the founder and creative director of Spectrasonics. He has produced dozens of the sampling industry's top selling titles and gone on to create the award-winning Omnisphere, Keyscape, Stylus RMX, Trilian, Atmosphere and Trilogy software virtual instruments.

Music Producers, I feel like I've been hearing the phrase "The Industry Standard" since I first start making music. While most producers and engineers understand it to be simply the 'agreed' upon norms of say, the music industry, I think that there are many that use it unconsciously as a measuring stick of your dedication to your craft. Let's talk about it.

Music Producers, self doubt is a tricky beast to understand sometimes. It seems like no matter how great you get at making music, there is an inner voice that knows exactly what buttons to push to make you doubt your craft and most importantly yourself. Self doubt can be paralyzing to the creative mind, but does it have to be? Can self doubt be seen as necessary ingredient towards your constant evolution as a Music Producer? Do those who claim to experience no self doubt still feel motivated to evolve? Lastly, we also discuss a personal mantra I've been using in honor of the late great Nipsey Hussle, called Marathon Learning. What is Marathon Learning? Listen to today's episode and see. 

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Music Producers, this episode of the Curtiss King Podcast I get to finally share with you the journey and story of how my team and I created the first Curtiss King Plugin. That plugin is called The Beat Timer (Available Now! Free Download). What started as scattered thoughts in a notebook finally came to life after a chance encounter with an independent software developer. My hope is that this episode serves as inspiration for those of you that were just like me a few years ago -- full of ideas bigger than your current resources. Not only is it possible, but it is my belief that life is transpiring to make it a reality simply by you planning for it when it feels impossible. The Beat Timer is now available at BeaTimer.com

Music Producers, in this special episode of The Curtiss King Podcast we tackle an age old question: How do you know when your beat is finished? Originally I had a few episode planned with just my own explanation and thought process when deciding on whether I think a beat is complete...but then I had an idea to ask the question to some of my most influential musical peers including: Kyle Beats, Simon Servida,  Epik The Dawn, OSYM BEATS, DECAP, Oh Gosh Leotus, L.Dre, Larry Ohh, Sarah The Instrumentalist, Nabeyin, and Captain.  The more I edited this podcast the more it started to become one of my favorites episodes of the Curtiss King Podcast. With that said, I present to you the 70th episode (can you believe it?!).

Music Producers, it is by no means a NEW concept for producers to pen lyrics to their own beats. History has shown that producer/rappers have arguably been some of the most influential to music. However, for the producers out there that don't consider themselves to be recording artists or have never tried writing lyrics, I'd like to make a case for why you should begin now.  In today's podcast I discuss how creating, recording, and mixing lyrics can help you become a better Music Producer.

Music Producers, this past year I have experimented with many different approaches to making music on my cook up days, but none better than the method I share with you today. With many of us balancing a variety  of responsibilities outside of music, it can be a real challenge for us hyperfocus on the music and get the most out of our actual cook up days.   But, what if there was a 30-60 minute method that could help you maximize these days ? Listen to today's CKP episode about #LeaveTimeForPlayTime to learn more about it.

Music Producers, in today's episode of the Curtiss King Podcast I make my case for why you should think twice about the naturally overthinking process of sitting on unreleased music. This topic was inspired by not only my computer situation from last week but from a tweet that went viral this week.  With so much emphasis for musicians on ROLL OUTS and RELEASE DAY STRATEGIES you might find today's episode to be a bit unusual and or comforting. Let's talk about it.

Music Producers, this past week I had a fight with my computer and lost. Over a year worth of music, presets, and rare sounds are gone. And as much as it was a punch to the gut, it was a Tyson uppercut that I needed. In today's episode of the Curtiss King Podcast I share my thoughts about the experience fresh off of 2 reinstallations and a day before my birthday. What a time.

Music Producers, I don't think about age as often as often as I did in my 20s when it pertains to my career as a Music Producer. But for some reason with my 36th birthday approaching next week a new surge of thoughts and possibly insecurities have crept up on me. Questions such as 'how long will be able to do this?' or 'should I be doing more with this time I am privileged to have? Do you, the listener ever feel like this? Let's talk about it and how it relates to the bigger picture.