Stay ConnectedKeith Mills, founder of the Finish More Music system, reveals the creative strategies and mindsets he teaches to thousands of music producers so you can write more and better music, ready to release and share with the world.
Discover workflow hacks to speed up your writing process, mindset approaches to overcome avoidance, procrastination and perfectionism, and compositional techniques to help you take your underground dance music productions to the next level.
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When you wake up in the morning, do you feel...A. Excited and motivated to smash out your goals and create music?
Or…B. Do you feel like you're just going around in circles? Doing the same thing everyday and not really getting anywhere?If your answer is B, then this episode is for you!In this podcast I will be sharing with you a tool that personally has been a massive game changer for me and has helped me live a more enjoyable, more motivated, more energetic and fulfilling life. So what is it?It's called a PERSONAL VISION...
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Mha Iri's drive and appetite for success has launched her career to spectacular heights in a short space of time. In under 3 short years not only has she been topping the Beatport Techno charts, but regularly DJ's alongside some of the best Techno artists in the world. So what is her secret to such rapid success?
In this second half of our special two-part podcast, we deep dive into Mha's workflow, production techniques, her experience in the industry, and how's she's built a thriving DJ & Music production career.If you haven't listened to the first part of this podcast, you can do it here!In this episode, Mha shares with us her entire production process! Everything from gear setup, to her workflow, to where she gets her initial inspiration and how she prepares her tracks to send to labels. If you are a budding DJ & producer, get your note pad out as this podcast is dropping tonnes of knowledge bombs!
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From a singer-songwriter in Scotland to becoming a full-time producer and DJ in the land of Oz, this Techno DJ & Producer has climbed the charts and clubs at a phenomenal rate!Let's give it up for none other than…MHA IRIIn this two-part podcast, we dive into Mha's workflow, production techniques, her experience in the industry, and how's she's built a thriving DJ career while constantly churning out top selling releases.In this episode, Mha reveals tonnes of knowledge bombs! Everything from keeping it professional in the studio, how to proactively seek DJ gigs, to the importance of networking and collaborating with other producers and mentors.
This drive for success has been crucial in launching her career and receiving bookings alongside some of the best Techno artists in the world. For all you budding DJ's and Producers, this is part 1 of how you get incredible results in under 3 yearsKey Takeaways
Picture this. You're in your studio. You're finishing your mixdown. You look at your spectrum analyzer and it looks all good, but something inside you is saying otherwise.It doesn't sound right but it looks right. So what's going on?Your eyes are deceiving you…. In this episode, I talk about a very common mistake that we all fall into regularly: Mixing with our eyes and not with our ears.
I also share a mind-blowingly simple tip that can help you overcome this and can enable you to mix faster and achieve better quality results with minimal time and effort
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What's more important quality or quantity?What if I tell you that you don't have to choose! That this is one of those cases where you can have your cake and eat it too.
In this episode, we tackle the age-old debate of quality versus quantity. But rather than pitting them against each other, I tell you how constantly churning out tracks, leads to better quality music and better progress for you as a music producer
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In this episode, we look into a seriously contentious topic: Ghostwriting.
There's a lot of social media outrage and backlash when a DJ or Producer are found out to be working with someone else that's doing most or all of their production work.
Having been a ghost writer, a DJ, and having years of experience in the industry, I've seen both sides of the coin and I have a slightly different take on this topic.
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Getting sucked into the cycle of buying newest tools and gear is easier than you might think.
But the question is...... Is it worth it?
In this episode, I look at how our creativity and productivity can suffer when we stock up on unneeded plugins and production tools. Plus, I discuss some of the things you can do to avoid the urge to spend your limited resources on the latest and greatest gear when it catches your eye
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Anxiety, Perfectionism, Frustration.We all have experienced this in one form or another, but what can we do when these feelings start creeping in?What if I told you there's a tool you can use every time to help you overcome these feelings?In this episode I discuss a technique that has helped me personally in overcoming negative emotional states and has enabled me to push myself creatively and finish more music. This technique is called: RAIN.
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Trying to control every part of the music production journey can not only make the process boring and uninteresting, but it can also hinder creativity.
Being an Electronic music producer, you tend to wear a lot of different hats and this can often be overwhelming. So we try to find ways of making the process easier and more manageable.
One of these ways is by creating a Masterplan….
but…..IT NEVER WORKS!
In this episode, we'll discuss some of the pitfalls of creating and having a masterplan and how this affects your creativity in the studio.
Key Takeaways:I get a lot of heat when I say that mixdown isn't high priority in music production.
Learning and focusing on mixdown is fun and easy and it offers certainty, but is it really where our focus should be?
Is focusing on the technical aspects of music production giving us the most progress, or is it actually shielding us from fully realising our creative potential?
In this episode, we'll discuss the importance of building and focusing on the core foundations of music production, such as creativity and composition, and why we should develop these skills before we dive over to mixdown.
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