The dream of almost every music producer I know is to be appreciated for your work. Unlike the artist, we work in the shadows, but without us, the artist would not shine. We want people to say, “Who did that track?” That’s what we long for. After all, it’s our drum programming, our chord progressions, and our arrangements that are the real stars, right? Yeah, we know the truth.
So what does it take to get to a level where you are confident in your skills as a music producer? From my personal experience, it does not happen over night. There is much frustration along the way, from dealing with technical issues with your equipment to suffering from writers block. However, when you have those moments when you get into “the zone”, it’s like an out of body experience and everything seems to just come together. The more experiences that you have in the zone is a clear indication that you are getting better at your craft.
Even after doing professional music production for over 20 years, I never stopped striving to be a better music producer. I love sharing ideas to help music producers get to where they are making a full-time living from your talents. In this article I give you 10 tips that will improve your skills in music production.
10 Tips For Becoming A Better Music Producer
Read books on music and personal development
Focus on your goals by tuning out the time-eating distractions such as television and social media.
Find a mentor who has achieve the success that you want.
Listen to lots of music from different genres to expand your ear.
Analyze good music production to get inspired.
Study music theory and composition to make your music sound more interesting.
Learn to play keyboard to make music with more expression and feeling.
Organize your studio setup to maximize your workflow.
Watch video tutorials on using your hardware and software.
Practice, practice, and then practice some more.
As you might have noticed, several of these tips involve stages of mental preparation. I’m heavily into the world of personal development. In fact, my library of books is perhaps more extensive than my music collection.
I believe that in order to get better at your craft, you must first work on being a better YOU. I’m no expert at this, but there’s something about having the right mindset that seems to unlock your creative genius. For me, this is the most important tip of them all.
Some people learn better visually, so I put together this cool infographic over at picktochart.com to illustrate same 10 tips for becoming a better music producer. You can even download and print a free PDF version if you’d like.
Conclusion
I sincerely hope that this article gave you a solid understanding of how to become a better music producer. Start by working on your mindset, then begin practicing your craft. It takes time and perseverance to get good at anything, but when you finally arrive, the reward can be a long career of using your musical talents to earn a living.
To learn more about how I was able to grew my home studio business into a 6-figure multimedia company, download my FREE ebook “Cracking The Freedom Code”.
