The brain Trigger
In the start of every artistic career, apart from talent and determination, there's always something that triggers
someone's mind or brain.
That burning sensation that keeps you unsettled until you rise up and start doing something about the situation.
Whether you have any idea about what you're trying to do or not, the desire to make thing happen keeps you going
until you find the knowledge for doing it right, the right people to work with, and help you grow.
As a musician, these are some of the triggers.
1. Listening to your favorite singer on a track with nice sounding vocals, professionally composed, arranged instruments,
recorded, mixed, and mastered.
2. Watching your favorite artist among others performing live on stage with a band full of different musicians playing the song which you always hear on the radio or watch on TV.
3. Watching someone's song on TV, that person you always pass by on the streets not knowing that person is a musician and inside you, you start believing that you can also do it if at all you're walking on the same streets with the stars.
4. For most producers, 1.when we listen to different beats and songs of different genres and when we hear the names behind that amazing work,
we get excited, and then the interest of becoming part of the game develops. 2. Some producers have a music background.
Some of them were band members and later started to help in making demos for their friends before going to the studio and in the process, they learned how to do it. But all in all, with talent or determination, we're all able to make it so don't hold your self back and if you feel the guts to do it, start with me here. Trust me I'll take you through the journey slowly by slowly.
Any of these can trigger you to find different ways of becoming part of the people who make things happen and play your role.
When I bought my first PC in 2010, my intentions were to be a graphic designer. But as we all know it's difficult to do something on a computer without music playing in the background so I had to collect a lot of music that I came across and in the end, I ended up with an mp3 music business to earn some money.
In all the genres of music I collected, I came across the Jamaican style of reggae music. Though it wasn't my first to
hear about reggae music because we already had our South African Reggae star the Late Lucky Dube (RIP), but the Jamaican vibe was on a level of its own.
Since then, my perception of music changed and I started developing questions in my head and some of these questions were 1. How do these people make this music? and 2.What do they do and use to achieve such a sound in the studio? 3. Who are these people?
One of the answers I got was and it's one of those that has guided me for this long because of how I interpreted it.
The studio has these people and they're the ones who contribute towards that song we all listen to, dance, and enjoy. The question is, are these people also human beings like you? The answer is yes. But what makes the difference between you and them is, these people took their time to study and mastered their art so if you want to be in the same league with the, you must do the same but not by only reading book, but by doing the work as you're developing the skills. In fact, let me tell you that the best class is going to be your studio. You get the knowledge as you apply it to your studio work.
NOTE: DON'T USE A TRICK WHICH YOU'RE NOT YET SURE OF ON A CLIENT'S PROJECT.
These people are:
1. The producer
2. The engineers (the most known are: recording, mixing, and mastering engineers. We shall learn more on others in the future).
3. Session musicians.
4. The recording artist (which is the big prize we all focus on).
5.Writers. etc.
I started envisioning my self sitting in the studio making music and playing around with the equipment. One of the most important changes I developed was, I started listening to music for the purpose of learning because I knew the journey I had embarked on and the things I had to do to achieve what I want.
I started going around the city trying to find musicians especially those who could help me to find some knowledge about music production and the playing of instruments. I happened to find some who demanded some pay and those who just offered their knowledge freely but they were all very helpful. The truth is, even the ones I paid I still feel like I owe them much for what they gave me, and the only way I can pay them back is to help you also by sharing my experience with you.
I hope this has worked as an eye-opener to our journey of The basics of digital audio/music production.
Thanks.
Still Piusounds from Greengrass Records.
See you on your next visit.