This week I released my new single on the iconic dance label Sirup, from Switzerland.

This week I went down a rabbit hole after watching a really cool video on how we evolved to create music. It talked about the earliest wind instruments found that were made from swan and vulture wings that dated back around 40,000 years ago.

This week I was watching a bunch of videos on melody writing, and I came across something really interesting that has to do with how our brain evolved to pick up on melodies.

This week I have been spending a lot of time researching Music Libraries, and Sync Agents to send my music to. I have been producing a bunch of instrumental music with the goal of placing some of them in TV ads, movies, TV shows, video games, etc.

Today I wanted to ponder a question I am sure that most of you have asked yourself at one point or another.

Why do we bother to create art?

Lately I have been getting more fascinated with analog synthesizers. I find myself casually watching videos of people playing synths and listening to ambient mixes of Prophet’s, Moog’s and lots of other classic synths. There is something a little bit nostalgic about listening to someone play a Roland Juno 106, that classic 80’s synth sound is magical to me.

Have you ever struggled with Imposter Syndrome?

I feel like this is something every creative person deals with, and I have seen it in some of the most successful people I have met.

Last week I went on a deep dive of mixing and mastering and some of you asked that I go a bit more into the strategy and big picture ideas around mixing, rather than get too in the weeds about technicalities. This makes more sense for a written format, so I will do the best I can!

Lately I have been doing a lot of mixing and mastering for clients, and working on a bunch of mixes for my own music. I am producing a lot for music libraries for tv and film opportunities, and also working on my debut album.

For a long time, I have always dreamed of being able to release an album, and for years I asked myself, am I ready for this?

I hope you've been well! Happy New Year!

The past week for me has been a little strange, to say the least! I just finished a 7-day water fast, eating nothing more than a banana one time in a week.