music + life podcast by curtiss king

Latest Episodes:

What To Expect When You LEVEL UP As A Music Producer May 17, 2021

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My business as a Music Producer is currently scaling. This experience is both exciting and equally nerve wrecking. I'm currently at the painful and vulnerable stage of growth where most people quit. But it's not about me right now, it's about you and the lesson you may be able to learn from my current experience. This podcast is merely me documenting where things are at and the sacrifices that must be made to see it through to the other end successfully. Wish us luck!

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Overcoming Your Producer F.O.M.O. (FEAR OF MISSING OUT) May 10, 2021

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Music Producers, when you're on social media and see your peers living their best life, do you ever feel like you're missing out? Or do you find it challenging to make decisions about your career because you worry that there may be better options out there? You may have what's commonly referred to as FOMO or FOBO: Fear of missing out and Fear of better options. In this episode of the CKPODCAST we discuss in great detail what this looks like for a Music Producer and how we can work our way through by creating our own guiding principles.

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Hannibal Buress Talks Making Music, Life, and Stand Up Comedy With Curtiss King May 03, 2021

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Comedian Hannibal Buress talks about his journey in stand up comedy, movie roles, favorite rappers, and the new music he's working on. Hands down one of my favorite interviews.

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Confessions Of A Toxic Music Producer Apr 26, 2021

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What does it mean to be a TOXIC Music Producer? This was a tough podcast episode for me to create, but the transparency was necessary. In my 18 year journey of pursuing this elusive and sometimes selfish goal of creating music full time on my terms, I have undoubtedly hurt some innocent bystanders. I have been guilty of viewing myself as the only character in my movie many times. However, as I get older it makes me more empathetic and self reflective. In this episode I reflect on how the ego and emotions supported by years of justifying this toxic behavior can take a toll on a person if you don't identify, understand, and eliminate it. Hopefully my transparency can help you gain your own clarity. Lastly, LONG LIVE SHOCK G ❤

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What Is The FEAR of Success? Apr 19, 2021

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Music Producers, in this episode we discuss in great detail what the fear of success looks and sounds like for a Music Producer. I used to think that the fear of success was an illusion until I came across a quote that perfectly summed up what it truly means. Lastly, I share some very personal stories that vividly explain what the fear of failure looks like in real time.

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Passion ALWAYS Wins Apr 12, 2021

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Music Producers, in this episode we pay homage to the late DMX and what we will all remember most about him, his PASSION. We talk about what it means to be a passionate producer, my issues with labels that profit off of that passion, and the confidence true ownership of your music career requires.

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Dealing With Snakes & Bad Collab Energy Apr 05, 2021

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Music Producers, how do you spot a "snake" in your music circle? Also, are there character flaws that we have that mistakenly attract more snakes to us? We take a deep dive into both of these topics in today's episode inspired by some really great questions from my YouTube community.

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10 Ways To Cook Up Beats More Consistently Mar 29, 2021

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Music Producers, in this episode of the Curtiss King Podcast we discuss 10 ways to cook up fire beats more consistently. For most of us as producers we are required to wear many different creative hats aside from just our music. This happens so frequently that it can cause us to miss out on our quality beat making time, so here are 10 tips that have helped me personally squeeze out more beats consistently. POWERED BY VOCHLEA DUBLER ►► http://getdubler.com/curtissking

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How To Build Content As A Music Producer & Money vs. Music Talk Mar 22, 2021

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Music Producers, in this episode of The Curtiss King Podcast we unpacked alot. First, we discussed my reaction to the Spectrasonics interview with Eric Persing. Second, we talked about expectations Producers should establish when they begin their content creation journey on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, etc. Lastly we discussed the difference between making music to make money and making music that has the ability to make money.

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Curtiss King Interviews Spectrasonics (Omnisphere) Founder Eric Persing Mar 19, 2021

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Music Producers, we had the opportunity to interview the founder of Spectrasonics (Omnisphere, Trillian, Keyscape) about their license and sample agreement (*Which They Updated BTW*). Thanks to your overwhelming response to my video that highlighted some grey area terminology for producers and sound designers, they reached out and are looking to provide us clarity and peace of mind. Eric Persing is the founder and creative director of Spectrasonics. He has produced dozens of the sampling industry's top selling titles and gone on to create the award-winning Omnisphere, Keyscape, Stylus RMX, Trilian, Atmosphere and Trilogy software virtual instruments.

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