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  • 3 Reasons You NEED to Self-Release Your Music in 2025

    Three good reasons for and one against the self-release route. Learn as much as possible, ask questions, and be your biggest advocate.

    How to Self-Release Music: https://www.patreon.com/collection/587238

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    Join the BSA Discord: https://www.patreon.com/winslowxyz

    Subscribe to The Breaking Newsletter: https://winslowxyz.substack.com/

    Listen as a podcast here: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/winsnotes

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    Chapters:

    00:00 Subscribe

    02:08 Part One: Three reasons why you should self-release

    02:13 Numero uno: Learn the ins & outs of running a label

    04:34 Numero dos: Don't work for a label that won't work for you

    08:15 Numero tres: If you build it, they will come

    11:56 More resources on Patreon

    12:50 Part Two: One reason against all of that

    14:51 Just be aware of your choices

    16:59 Recap

    18:06 Discuss in the comments / Outro

    19:18 Subscribe

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    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/winslowxyz

    Socials & Music: https://linktr.ee/winslowxyz


    20 min
  • How to actually become a better producer in 2025

    2025, fresh start, let's see where this goes ✌🏿

    Join the BSA Discord: https://www.patreon.com/winslowxyz

    Subscribe to The Breaking Newsletter: https://winslowxyz.substack.com/

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    Chapters:
    00:00 Subscribe
    01:24 2025 = Fresh start
    03:40 Part One - Goal-Setting Strategies
    04:20 S.M.A.R.T. Goals pt. 1
    06:52 Be flexible. Be kind to yourself.
    07:29 S.M.A.R.T. Goals pt. 2
    08:39 Discipline over Inspiration
    10:43 Are we being lazy or do we need a break (hug)
    11:37 Accountability Partners / Join the BSA Discord
    12:22 Intrinsic vs Extrinsic value
    15:03 Leave your goals in the comments :)
    16:11 Part Two - My goals for 2025
    21:46 Recap
    23:25 Subscribe
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    Socials & Music: https://linktr.ee/winslowxyz


    24 min
  • This year was all Your Fault | 2024 Recap

    ⁠Join the Clasroom: https://www.patreon.com/winslowxyz⁠/

    ⁠The Breaking Newsletter: https://winslowxyz.substack.com/⁠

    ⁠winslow edits 2024: https://winslowxyz.bandcamp.com/album/winslow-edits-2024⁠

    Love you. See you when I see you. Don't be a stranger.
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    Chapters:
    00:00 Your new years resolution is to Subscribe
    00:40 This is all because of you. It's your fault. Thanks.
    02:58 Thanks to the labels who put out my music
    03:18 Thank to the promoters who booked me to clang
    04:09 It hasn't all been easy...
    04:54 Motivational winslow is back
    06:28 Thanks.
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    Background track: myself & imo-Lu
    Socials & Music: https://linktr.ee/winslowxyz
    Wanna see me live?
    UK/EU/ROW - [email protected]


    7 min
  • What makes a DJ set great vs just alright?

    Join the Clasroom: https://www.patreon.com/winslowxyz

    The Breaking Newsletter: https://winslowxyz.substack.com/

    winslow edits 2024: https://winslowxyz.bandcamp.com/album/winslow-edits-2024

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    It's all vibes...
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    Chapters:
    00:00 Subscribe for more Cat clips
    01:54 Is it song selection?
    03:05 Is it the journey?
    04:23 Is it technical ability?
    05:56 What do you think? (comment below)
    07:01 Subscribe 4 more ✌🏿
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    Socials & Music: https://linktr.ee/winslowxyz

    8 min
  • This is how you break through the noise.

    Join the Classroom 👨🏿‍🏫: https://www.patreon.com/posts/114427774

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    These two points of focus are how I, and many others, have broken
    through and found success as musicians, DJs, artists, and creatives.
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    Chapters:
    00:00 subscribe
    00:13 intro & premise
    01:10 coming from the middle of nowhere
    01:55 Numero Uno: The Work comes first
    02:47 practice what you preach
    04:16 Numero Dos: Authentic Relationships over Networking
    06:16 all of this takes time
    07:23 what do you think?
    08:01 subscribe / bad takes 😂
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    Background Music: https://youtu.be/fGOQc3WwUJchttps://youtu.be/fGOQc3WwUJc
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    Socials & Music: https://linktr.ee/winslowxyz


    9 min
  • 20 - Why Representation Matters for Drum & Bass Culture

    It’s easier to feel like you belong when you see someone who looks like you, coming from where you came from, doing the thing you want to do.


    We should embrace everyone’s differences. Not just on a musical level but a human level. We all have our own stories and unique look at the world around us, and that informs everything we put into this culture. The music, the media, the raves. Drum and bass or not, we’re all people and the people are what make this culture what it is. Seek to understand and involve people from different backgrounds than you.


    Be inclusive, not exclusive. Dubs are exclusive - The Rave should be inclusive.

    - ⁠Patreon⁠ - ⁠Winslow⁠ - ⁠Skallagrim


    Chapters:

    00:00 Welcome back :)
    00:33 Intro
    05:56 UKF Article Discussion
    11:41 Representation Matters
    14:26 Story Time - Growing up and not being "black" enough
    19:52 Finding acceptance and validation through Skateboarding
    24:41 Finding Connections within Drum & Bass
    30:52 My first introduction to the "headz" aka wannabe gatekeepers
    42:18 The Culture needs to embrace its people
    52:06 Wrap it up B ✌🏿


    56 min
  • 19 - What Mr. Winslow was up to this last year ✌🏿

    We're back! It's been a minute and I missed you too. Here's a recap episode to bridge the gap between the last one. Loads of music, the hospitality/London summer, and another round of Mr. Winslow. Anywho, you know how it goes now. Headphones on, finish those dirty dishes in your sink (ahem...), and listen to Mr. Winslow tell you a story.

    - ⁠Patreon⁠ - ⁠Winslow⁠ - ⁠Skallagrim

    28 min
  • 18 - How to create your own space within a genre

    Answering a listener's question about how we can create original music while still fitting into a scene/sound/genre. IMO, there are a couple of steps to consider and I try to break them down in my usual round-about analogy-filled way. Shouts out to @audbl2 on Twitter for the question! Anywho, you know how it goes now. Headphones on, finish that puzzle that's been laying on your living room table (ahem...) and listen to Mr. Winslow tell you a story.

    - Patreon - Winslow - Skallagrim

    46 min
  • 17 - Thinking of You EP Commentary

    My latest EP titled "Thinking of You" just came out on Hospital Records  Let's have a chat about how it came together, tracks that didn't make it, and Cats. As always, click the links in the show notes to listen,  follow, and hear when new things come about. If you want to support me directly, Patreon is the best way :) Alright, stick in an earbud, grab some gloves and get ready to clean out that litterbox you've been ignoring while clangslow tells you a story.

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    Patreon - Winslow - Skallagrim

    49 min
  • 16 - Living in London, Bristol Ravers, Heatwaves, and Drum & Bass

    I just got back from living in London for the last month and this episode is all about how it went. The heatwave, the madness that is Bristol ravers, being sandwiched on the tube, and much more. You know how it goes, hit play while I tell you the story of my historical quest to become a Londoner. Something like that...

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    Patreon - Winslow - Skallagrim

    1 hr 9 min

About winsnotes.

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winsnotes is my audio journal of bi-weekly audio essays on creativity, process, and drum & bass culture. I’m winslow, a US-born producer & DJ based in Glasgow, bridging St. Louis soul/hip-hop and UK sound system energy. This is the notebook that keeps things warm between releases and gigs: scene notes, philosophy, and the real artist life.