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Electronic Dance Money Episode #082 – The 6 Types of Stories to Tell in Marketing
The 6 Types of Stories to Tell in MarketingWe've talked in the past about how important it is to tell a story in marketing and your promo for tracks. Today, we're going to talk about the 6 different types of stories that you can tell in marketing. There are always...
Electronic Dance Money Episode 081 – Why You Should Use 1001Tracklists with Mike Vaughn
Why You Should Use 1001 Tracklists with Mike Vaughn1001Tracklists is a highly reputable site, that has been tracking every setlist or support from the biggest and smallest artists, from around the world, all the way since 2011. The biggest artists from Armin Van...
Electronic Dance Money Episode 080 – Using Open Deck Events to Increase Brand Awareness
Using Open Deck Events to Increase Brand AwarenessOpen deck events are a great way for edm producers and djs to build brand awareness and networking opportunities with promoters and fans. By playing a short set, producers and djs can introduce their music to new...
Mixing
How Gain Staging EDM Can Level Up Your Mixes
All throughout production, mixing, and mastering, there is pretty much 1 universal rule that everyone follows; NO CLIPPING. That means you need proper gain staging for EDM tracks. Clipping is when an audio signal is pushed beyond its limit which ends up creating...
EDM Vocal Mixing: How to Get Top Line Vocals
Just a few weeks ago I had a client reach out to me requesting some help with EDM vocal mixing. He told me he was having issues with getting his vocals to sit in his mix. After listening to his track, I noticed that the vocals didn’t really sound too bad. However, I...
When and How to Use Proper Compression in EDM
Compression in EDM, an effect that can either make or break your track. Today, we see many amateur artists stumbling their way through compression. This can crush the dynamics of their element, creating a blanket effect, or blast the volume of the element to extreme...
Production
Why FL Studio Will Continue To Dominate The EDM Production Scene
Preconception When you think of music production, what digital audio workstation(also known as DAW) do you think of? Perhaps its Ableton, Logic, or maybe even Garageband. Unfortunately, that list of notable DAWs is only set to keep growing as industry giants continue...
EDM Ghost Production – Make Money Doing What You Love
EDM ghost production, one of the oldest “taboo’s” in the industry. What I find is that most younger producers seem to despise ghost production. I understand where their frustration comes from. Even I remember saying to myself and my friends, “why would you ghost...
How Gain Staging EDM Can Level Up Your Mixes
All throughout production, mixing, and mastering, there is pretty much 1 universal rule that everyone follows; NO CLIPPING. That means you need proper gain staging for EDM tracks. Clipping is when an audio signal is pushed beyond its limit which ends up creating...
Marketing
The Value of 1001Tracklists
Last month, I had a chance to sit down with and chat with someone on the forefront of marketing in the dance music industry. Evan Sacks is the CEO of 1001Tracklists, and the COO of Songstats. In case you didn't know, both Songstats and 1001Tracklists are pretty...
Electronic Dance Money Episode 071 – Splice Vocal vs. Original Vocal
Splice Vocal vs. Original VocalI get it, grabbing the Splice vocal is usually a sure fire way of using an amazing vocal that is not only already processed, but easy to use within your project. Not only that, but it's WAY cheaper than spending $500+ on an original...
Your Personal Finace Guide for Being a Successful EDM Producer
Today we are going to talk about personal finance and how it can make you a more successful EDM producer! You may be asking, “How does this relate to becoming a successful EDM producer?” It is key. How many successful people do you know that don’t have any sort of...
Mastering
How Gain Staging EDM Can Level Up Your Mixes
All throughout production, mixing, and mastering, there is pretty much 1 universal rule that everyone follows; NO CLIPPING. That means you need proper gain staging for EDM tracks. Clipping is when an audio signal is pushed beyond its limit which ends up creating...
Mastering EDM: Measuring and Determining Loudness
When it comes to artists and mastering EDM, I think the first thing they always think about and question is loudness. Two questions stick out in my mind when thinking about this topic and it’s, “How loud can my master get?” and, “Can you make my track louder?” ...
Why FL Studio Will Continue To Dominate The EDM Production Scene
Preconception When you think of music production, what digital audio workstation(also known as DAW) do you think of? Perhaps its Ableton, Logic, or maybe even Garageband. Unfortunately, that list of notable DAWs is only set to keep growing as industry giants continue...
EDM Ghost Production – Make Money Doing What You Love
EDM ghost production, one of the oldest “taboo’s” in the industry. What I find is that most younger producers seem to despise ghost production. I understand where their frustration comes from. Even I remember saying to myself and my friends, “why would you ghost...
Mastering EDM: Measuring and Determining Loudness
When it comes to artists and mastering EDM, I think the first thing they always think about and question is loudness. Two questions stick out in my mind when thinking about this topic and it’s, “How loud can my master get?” and, “Can you make my track louder?” ...
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