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Day 162: Getting into Hardware-Based Music Production (Part 2)

Yesterday I wrote about my journey into hardware-based music production over the last few years. I had initially intended for it to be a useful post about certain things I’m sure would be helpful for anyone who’s only getting into the idea of setting up a home studio, or just starting to mess around with … Continue reading Day 162: Getting into Hardware-Based Music Production (Part 2)

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500 WORDS, DAY 130: A Hip-Hop Legend

If there’s one thing I’ve been doing for a long time, and that I enjoy and know how to do, it’s listening to music. I’ve been a longtime listener of music of all genres by all kinds of artists. Sometimes I listen to random albums, but mostly I listen to artists’ full discographies from beginning … Continue reading 500 WORDS, DAY 130: A Hip-Hop Legend

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500 WORDS, DAY 124: Art, Including the Art of Living…

This post is part of an ongoing writing series. I’ve challenged myself to post at least five hundred words a day on here, indefinitely. Some days I write the post that same day, some days I use something pre-written. I started with the idea of each day’s topic continuing from the previous day, although that … Continue reading 500 WORDS, DAY 124: Art, Including the Art of Living…

500 WORDS, DAY 122: Embrace the Now!

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“The secret of it all,” says Walt Whitman, “is to write in the gush, the throb, the flood, of the moment – to put things down without deliberation – without worrying about their style – without waiting for a fit time or place.” Now, I don’t really know what the throb or the gush are, … Continue reading 500 WORDS, DAY 122: Embrace the Now!

500 WORDS, DAY 100: I Appreciate You Reading!

Today is my hundredth day in a row of writing and posting at least five hundred words on this blog. It’s cool to see that my thoughts resonate with some people, even if it’s just a few people here and there. One of the coolest things about reading something like philosophy, or other people’s ideas … Continue reading 500 WORDS, DAY 100: I Appreciate You Reading!

500 WORDS, DAY 88: Literary Detour

So, today is day 88 of this writing challenge I’ve set for myself, which consists of posting 500 daily words on here. It’s cool that I’m very close to a hundred days, but I do have to admit that not everything has necessarily gone according to plan. Now, that doesn’t mean anything has actually gone … Continue reading 500 WORDS, DAY 88: Literary Detour

500 WORDS, DAY 69: My Channel for Music Production Tutorials

My new studio setup. Editing the first tutorial video for my upcoming YouTube channel. Today I figured I’d just write down a bit about what’s currently happening with my creative pursuits; what I’m learning about and what I’ve been working on recently, etc. In the last few months, I’ve been learning as much as I … Continue reading 500 WORDS, DAY 69: My Channel for Music Production Tutorials

500 WORDS, DAY 68: Find Something You’re Interested in Learning

My current synth setup: MPC One, Digitakt & Digitone, Microfreak, TD-3 Today I’ve been using any free moment I’ve had to keep learning more and more about synthesizers and everything related to them. The fascination has been building up for years really, but now that I’m finally starting to put together a proper home studio, … Continue reading 500 WORDS, DAY 68: Find Something You’re Interested in Learning

500 WORDS, DAY 48: My Writing is Random Because Life Is

It’s been almost fifty days of my current writing experiment, my goal of posting at least five hundred daily words on my blog, and although I constantly think of quitting, either from a place of laziness or just feeling overwhelmed, I’m glad I’ve persevered through it so far. I find that, at times, I can … Continue reading 500 WORDS, DAY 48: My Writing is Random Because Life Is

500 WORDS, DAY 42: Sober Day, Stoner Life

August 11th, 2024. I don’t know if those count as three words, let me check. Yeah, according to Microsoft Word they do count as words. Nice, three words in, yay! If you’ve read some of my previous posts that start like this you might imagine that I’m facing some sort of writing problem, leading me … Continue reading 500 WORDS, DAY 42: Sober Day, Stoner Life