Here are 5 things to start your music-making week!

1 - Iftah on Designing Ableton's Performance Pack and Hunting Creativity

Iftah is the creator of several official Ableton Live Packs, including CV Tools, Time and Timbre, Microtuner, and the new Performance Pack for Live 12. Formerly one-half of the duo, Skinnerbox, Iftah has performed around the world.

We had a great conversation about his music and design work, as well as how he finds creativity by trusting his passions and following them.

Iftah on the Music Production Podcast

2 - Success is Not an Option

This is a short read from Seth Godin that we can apply to our music-making. How we define success can change our creative output!

Read Success is Not an Option by Seth Godin

3 - Unlock Music Theory with Ableton 12's MIDI Tools

Our friend Underbelly takes on his Prance Connors persona to teach us some useful ways to apply some of the new MIDI Tools in Ableton Live 12. It's just as informative as it is funny.

Underbelly on MIDI Tools

Catch Underbelly's appearance on the Music Production Podcast!

4 - 5 Ways to make YOUR music INFINITELY better EVERY TIME!

Dom Sigalas shared some solid tips on making better music. My favorite was his discussion of melodic phrasing. The video is filled with musical demonstrations. Great stuff!

Watch 5 Ways to Make Your Music Better

5 - Weekly Music Mission #10

This Week's Mission - Make music with the theme of "window."

Your work is due 5/19/24!

Things to Remember:

Interpret the Weekly Music Mission however you like.
The point of the Mission is to make music, even if you abandon the prompt.

Have Fun and Good Luck!

If you are part of the Music Production Club, share your work in our Discord! Otherwise, let me know what you've created!

Thanks for reading!

Find anything inspiring this week? Let me know!

Best,

Brian Funk

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