December 28th, 2022

My story

What got me into making music? I have always listened to music, ever since I was a boy growing up in Saskatoon. Whether it was waking up to the local pop station or switching my mom’s car radio from CBC to C95, (that same pop station) I have always grown to accustomed to  having some kind of music playing. My music tastes have changed throughout the years, listening to the top 40, listening to hip-hop, and most recently falling in love with electronic dance music.

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My passion for electronic dance music is what really gave me the drive to explore music production. Although currently EDM is not my preferred genre of production, it has opened the door for me to explore this path. Tim Bergling aka Avicii has been a huge influence to my journey as an indie music producer? I’m still trying to figure that out. His catchy melodies move people in a way that keeps trying to bring back the listener. Not just Avicii but any EDM producer that writes house music. I don’t know if it is the lead sounds or the ABAB melody structure but the melodies have always had an impact for me. I think I have neglected the production of electronic dance music because of how difficult the mixing can be. Although I have been making more beats lately, electronic dance music has driven me down this journey.

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I only came across sync licensing back in June of this year. I have been taking in as much educational information as I possibly can. The last couple months, I have been attempting to get my music production up to a level where my beats could be on TV. I’m reaching out to libraries but I have realized that I needed some kind of content or blog to present to music libraries and supervisors. I am slowly realizing that I need a profile and present myself, in order to progress in this industry. As a physically disabled man, I realize that I need to do something that I am passionate about and at the same time, I’m able to do. This is the essence of the meaning behind Avicii’s quote, seen above.

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January, 5th 2023

Why Sync?

Some might ask me why don’t you just open a beat store on BeatStars and sell my music to artists? I’m not a very entrepreneurial-type person. I do not really see the value of posting on Instagram and getting myself a beat tag just to make a few dollars. My value is not posting on Instagram three times a day, hoping artists click on my Beat Stars link just to make a purchase. I might as well have gotten a degree in digital marketing. My music is my asset as a producer/composer.  The goal of this blog is to make MY kind of content and reach out to music libraries, supervisors and A&R’s.

The one takeaway I have learned from this industry is that an artist has to become persistent with their production process. This means I’m always in my digital audio workstation producing music. My production skills are not perfect. No one is perfect. I have watched all kinds of mixing and mastering tutorials. Everyone has their own way of mixing and mastering a track. Whether it’s turning a bunch of knobs in a compression plug-in or just leveling their beat out to the best of their ability, there are various ways of how to finish music. Another important step is to always get feedback from people inside the industry. There are live streams and listening sessions to send music to.  About a month ago, I got some feedback from an A&R saying my music was too dissonant. Ever since then, I have been focusing on making my tracks sound less dissonant. Even if notes are in the same key, that does not necessarily mean they’re sounding pleasing to the ear.

Not just me, anyone would love to hear their music on television. It can seem like a daunting task at times but as long as someone has the end goal in mind, it’s all about enjoying the process. I would not be writing this blog if I did not enjoy writing melodies, chords, adding EQ's, reeverbs and arranging my tracks. I like to write orchestral trap/hip-hop type instrumentals. I know there is a lane inside the TV and film industry, where my tracks would be valuable. It is just a matter of connecting with the right people and libraries.

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