In episode nine of the Producer Life Podcast I review The War of Art, a book by international best selling author Steven Pressfield. The book has over 3,000 five-star reviews on Amazon and came highly recommended by several other producers I respect. Steven also wrote the Legend of Bagger Vance, Gates of Fire, Tides of War, and dozens of others.

Today we continue our conversation with Sean Naughton, head of A&R at the Producer Dojo and a chart-topping producer under the name Spiderhound.

Today on the podcast we talk with Sean Naughton, head of A&R at the Producer Dojo and a chart-topping producer under the name Spiderhound.

Chopped vocals are extremely popular in both EDM and pop music and are very easy to create using a modern DAW like Ableton. In this episode of the Producer Life Podcast, we go into detail on a couple of ways to chop vocals in Ableton and also talk about why you should convert your personal Instagram account into a professional account.

Today we look at acapellas: where you can find them, and what you can do with them. We also talk about how to create album art for your music and some of the pitfalls when working with graphic artists.

This is part TWO of the interview with Loren Hardy, an Orlando-based DJ and promoter who built an amazing weekly mini-festival that draws hundreds of bass-heads and attracts both regional and national level DJs such as ill Gates, Jantsen, and Caspa. Please go back and listen to episode three before jumping in here. In this interview you’ll get some more ideas into how YOU can create your own music scene of passionate followers

Loren Hardy is not only an accomplished DJ under the stage name BTU but also a passionate promoter of bass music. He’s built an amazing weekly mini-festival that draws hundreds of bassheads and attracts both regional and national level DJs such as ill Gates, Jantsen, and Caspa.

Everyone loves a good drop. It’s that sudden feeling of bass in your chest that makes your spine tingle and your body move. In this episode we’re looking at how to create harder-hitting drops as well as an underused Facebook trick to help get your songs heard.

In this episode of the Producer Life Podcast we’re going to talk about breakdowns, and specifically about the breakdown I used in Unbreakable.

This episode provides a brief introduction to who I am and what the podcast is all about. Please join the conversation in the comments below or our Producer Life Podcast Facebook group!