2018 URM SUMMIT VLOG!

Best week ever?? If you were at the 2018 URM Summit then you know it was beyond amazing– and if you weren’t? Then watch this and you’ll find out 🙂 It was three days of seminars, workshops, and hangs with guests like Machine The Producer, Kurt Ballou of Converge, Billy Decker, Mike Mowery of Outerloop Management, Nick Sampson, Beau Burchell …

P198 | Chris Adler & Machine

EP198 | Chris Adler & Machine The Producer

We’ve got a double dose of greatness on this episode, as we’re joined by Lamb of God’s Chris Adler and Machine The Producer. “I need to see the end game before I start the game.” – Machine ON THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT: 10:00 Nature vs nurture in musical upbringing 16:00 Chris’s family musical upbringing 22:00 Teaching Machine about ‘real’ …

Inspiration As The Picture Gets Clearer by Jesse Cannon

Inspiration As The Picture Gets Clearer

Inspiration As The Picture Gets Clearer | By Jesse Cannon | Demos are like fuzzy out of focus pictures; you can hear the broad strokes and main ideas, but details of what a performer is doing are often clouded in the lack of clarity, tightness and refinement of a demo. After all, that’s what makes it a demo and not a final …

Making Sure You’re Getting Your Inspiration Nourished Properly - By Jesse Cannon

Making Sure You’re Getting Your Inspiration Nourished Properly

Making Sure You’re Getting Your Inspiration Nourished Properly – By Jesse Cannon While I recognize I am about to talk about nutrition to a bunch of energy drink swilling, Taco­Bell ingesting people whose idea of exercise is cranking a snare drum to tune it, understanding how to nurture your mind to make great music is crucial to making great records. There’s a …

Band Practice Is Toxic To Creativity - By Jesse Cannon

Band Practice Is Toxic To Creativity

Band Practice Is Toxic To Creativity – By Jesse Cannon One of the most common creative tools for the novice leader of a creative team is the brainstorming session, which is structured nearly identical to most musician’s band practice. The idea being if everyone sits around and spitballs ideas, some greater good will come of it and the creative decision at hand will …