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Reliability, Professionalism and Why Creative Parents Are All So Stressed

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Apr 185 min read

Reliability, Professionalism and Why Creative Parents Are All So Stressed

I come across articles all the time touting the value of “reliability” in your career. It is presented as the thing that separates the...

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Don't Tell Women They're Not Trying Hard Enough

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Feb 73 min read

Don't Tell Women They're Not Trying Hard Enough

By now you’ve probably heard the divisive comments made by Phoebe Bridgers at the Grammys on Sunday directed at former Grammy head, Neil...

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Drum Sample Layering: Some Perspectives From New Nashville (Part 2 - Kyle Manner)

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Jan 3012 min read

Drum Sample Layering: Some Perspectives From New Nashville (Part 2 - Kyle Manner)

Kyle Manner is an incredible engineer/mixer/producer in Nashville that I work with often, and he was kind enough to nerd out with me on...

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Why Sanitized Femininity No Longer Works in Country Music

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Dec 12, 20238 min read

Why Sanitized Femininity No Longer Works in Country Music

Country music, in its modern mainstream iteration, has a female relatability problem.

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Drum Sample Layering: Some Perspectives from New Nashville (Part 1)

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Oct 15, 20235 min read

Drum Sample Layering: Some Perspectives from New Nashville (Part 1)

A big part of the modern Country/Americana sound today is live drum tracks layered with samples. Samples are present to some degree in...

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Sep 12, 20231 min read

Interview: Wayland

I sat down recently with Mitch and Phil of the band Wayland to discuss our currently charting single "Summer To Me," plus how to deal...

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Is the Secret to Being Happy Completely Forgetting About Your Goals?

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Apr 12, 20233 min read

Is the Secret to Being Happy Completely Forgetting About Your Goals?

Sounds relaxing, does't it? I’m lucky to be in a book club with a lot of very thoughtful people who have brought some amazing reading...

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Should you Fix Every F**k Up? Proper Vocal Tuning Techniques

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Apr 4, 20234 min read

Should you Fix Every F**k Up? Proper Vocal Tuning Techniques

Vocal tuning is arguably the most crucial editing step in a song. The goal is to comb through every syllable looking for mistakes, but...

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Mar 15, 20233 min read

I Can’t Believe I’m Saying This, But I Think They Got it Right 50 Years Ago

Recording technology has changed a lot in the last 50 years. Making records can be done at an extremely fast pace, and people no longer...

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Feb 28, 20234 min read

Tips for “Nice Girls” I Wish I Had Learned Sooner: Music Business Edition

Recently, a female label executive recommended this book “Nice Girls Don’t Get The Corner Office.” I bought it a few weeks later for a...

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Feb 7, 20231 min read

Interview: Worlds of Country Podcast

This week I had a great conversation with Andrew Bronner of Worlds of Country about why recording in Nashville is shockingly cheap these...

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Jan 3, 20231 min read

WKRN Interview: Women in Country Music

I got to sit down with the hosts of Local on 2 along with songwriter Jillian Dawn to discuss the new theatre production She Believed She...

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Music Marketing in 2022 - Does Anyone Even Know What They’re Doing?

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May 26, 20224 min read

Music Marketing in 2022 - Does Anyone Even Know What They’re Doing?

Spoiler Alert: Maybe Not. This is a question I have been trying to answer for a few years now, both for myself and the artists I work...

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