Productivity Tips for Freelance Creatives

October 31, 2020December 14, 2021 LTGuitarist Music Blogs, Professional Musicianship creative, creative freelancing, creative process, creativity, enhance your creativity, freelancing, productive, productivity, productivity for creative freelancers, productivity for creatives, productivity for creators

For a while I've wanted to make a short series of videos, sharing my top tips for productivity and creativity...

Presets & Templates for Speed Composing

January 18, 2020January 18, 2020 LTGuitarist Production Tutorials, Professional Musicianship cubase, cubase templates, deadlines, make music faster, music creation, music production, nail deadlines, presets, speed composing, speed composition, templates

https://youtu.be/hKwKDxYGVW4 You can take hours off your composition timeline with presets and templates without compromising on originality - here's how. Features a BONUS TIP regarding mastering.

Intro To Speed Composition

January 10, 2020January 10, 2020 LTGuitarist Professional Musicianship composer, composition, fast composer, speed composition, write music faster, writing music fast

https://youtu.be/Ckv3siqzvYA Talking about why composers may want to prioritise speed over quality and offering some ideas for musicians wanting to try out speed composing. This is the first of several videos on faster music composition - future videos will look at specific techniques and ideas in detail.

How To Write A Set List

November 22, 2019November 22, 2019 LTGuitarist Professional Musicianship band advice, live music, live music tips, music tips, performance tips, set list, write a set list, writing setlists

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4MBi9KT6uM&list=PLf_o4hrSq6nQC4UqogxfF8pRF3DrpSmDX How to write set list for your next gig: what things do you need to consider? What is the best way to order your music? There's a lot to consider when writing a set list, unfortunately much of this seems to be missing from other videos on the topic.

Networking For Musicians

July 26, 2019July 26, 2019 LTGuitarist Professional Musicianship business cards, music business tips, music industry, music industry advice, music industry tips, music lifestyle, music network, network, networking, networking basics, Networking For musicians, networking fundamentals, networking tutorial for beginners, pro music, pro music tips, professional music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqApUmfSJ54 Networking can be hard when you perform a million roles, especially when people keep hiring you to not play your instrument. Today I'm sharing a couple tips on dealing with networking situations.

Music Theory Is Dumb

June 21, 2019 LTGuitarist Professional Musicianship, Rants music terminology, music theory, musician problems, Musicianship, pedantic, songwriting

https://youtu.be/qp39XSxgouo Some people feel overwhelmed by music theory while others are eager to learn as much as they can. But, why? What good is music theory if it's not applied directly to music creation or music performance? Alternate title: People Are Dumb. This video features snippets of my interview with 12Tone Videos - here is … Continue reading Music Theory Is Dumb

Nobody Knows What They’re Doing

January 31, 2019January 31, 2019 LTGuitarist Professional Musicianship creativity, fraud, idea, imposter syndrome, professional musician, professionalism, youtube

Do you feel like a fraud? Does anyone actually know what they're doing? Like, ever? Imposter Syndrome is a real problem for musicians and other creatives. The good news is that, in my opinion, no one really knows what they're doing most of the time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cgcEXp9ZRo 

We’re Using The Internet Wrong

January 12, 2019January 12, 2019 LTGuitarist Professional Musicianship inspiration, internet, music, musician, Musicianship, news, professional, social media, technology, tutorial, twitter, wrong

Social media is ruining our lives, right? Well maybe, but! A minor adjustment we can make to our social media habits, which can have very real affects on our musical careers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0V5bq0QFeg

The Unimportance of Genre

November 30, 2018November 30, 2018 LTGuitarist Professional Musicianship aesop rock, bands, cambridge, definition, festival, fusion, genre, jazz, jazz music, music, musician, scroobius pip, the levellers

Creating a mini-feature on the Cambridge Jazz Festival got me thinking about genres and how we categorise music - does the name of the genre of music you make really matter? Or is it just a short-hand people use to know whether or not they might like listening to something? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPXrtIxnkPQ Here's some links to … Continue reading The Unimportance of Genre

Nervous

November 28, 2018 LTGuitarist Professional Musicianship i was fine, music, nervous, performance, stagecraft

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iGOv-37bC0 For the first time ever, I wasn't nervous for a gig. How do you get over performance anxiety? That's exactly what we'll cover in this video. Enjoy!