How much lead time should you give each and every one of your releases? Whether it be a single, an EP or album, you need to leave a certain amount of lead time before it's available publicly on all platforms. Whether for streaming, download or physical release, the lead time is very important. What I'm seeing a lot of artists do is, the moment their song is ready they schedule it for release in the shortest time frame possible because they just want the song to get out there

How often should you release music? Do you know how many releases per year to put out, how regularly to release your music? This has a huge

In a series of videos for Red Bull Studios Cape Town, I go over some super quick tips that will help you get your mixes ready for mastering as well as getting the most out of your own masters. This video goes over how to use high pass EQ to manage your low-end. Managing your low-end or bass frequencies is one of the more challenging areas of putting your mix together. One way of taking control over the low-end and creating a punchier mix is to use a high pass equaliser. Find

In a series of videos for Red Bull Studios Cape Town, I go over some super quick tips that will help you get your mixes ready for mastering as well as getting the most out of your own masters. Watch to see how EQ on your reverb can make vocals feel natural in the mix. Reverb plays a key role in creating a good sense of space for your vocals to sit in the mix. Finding the right balance is tough, but adding and EQ to the reverb can help. Learn how to make enough room for your v

In a series of videos for Red Bull Studios Cape Town, I go over some super quick tips that will help you get your mixes ready for mastering as well as getting the most out of your own masters. This is the best way to ensure that your compression is doing something positive for your mix. Compressors are essential to tightening up your mix but it's easy to use them incorrectly if your levels aren't right. By keeping your output and input levels the same you can ensure that what

In a series of videos for Red Bull Studios Cape Town, I go over some super quick tips that will help you get your mixes ready for mastering as well as getting the most out of your own masters. Learn to use this psychoacoustic effect to help embed your vocals in the mix. When you don't have the separates to a track, vocals can be difficult to embed in the mix especially if they need to be kept free of reverb such as with hip hop. Learn how to use the Haas effect, or a short de

In a series of videos for Red Bull Studios Cape Town, I go over some super quick tips that will help you get your mixes ready for mastering as well as getting the most out of your own masters. Watch to see how adding a subtle delay to vocals helps them sit comfortably in the mix. As much as vocals lead a song they also need to sit comfortably in the mix. A great trick to achieve vocals that sit well is to add a little bit of delay that is in time with the song. Find out how y

One of the most common questions I'm asked by clients is "what is the best software for making music?" and my response is a simple one...Whichever workstation you have in available to you. Music is a creative art form and so the limitations of your platform are what bring about your results. To have a pianist you first need the technological invention of the piano. It's the pianos limitations that cause people to push the boundaries of the instrument and therefore excite soci

In a series of videos for Red Bull Studios Cape Town, I go over some super quick tips that will help you get your mixes ready for mastering as well as getting the most out of your own masters. Here's the first video that looks at subtle sidechain compression for creating space in your mix. Sidechain compression is commonly used for an obvious sound effect, however it's also a great tool to gain control of your sounds when used sparingly. Find out how you can use it to tighten