I’ve played guitar on and off for 40 years, but never been a serious musician.
And yes, I did actually look like this once.
All the songs/tunes were written around this time. In most cases the words came along a bit later.
I’d like to use this space to also give a big thank you to a group of YouTube folk who, through their dedication to providing training videos on many aspects of audio production, have taken me from a completly incapable new starter to being able to make a passable attempt :-
Ableton tutorials :
The videos that go from the very basics through to some very complicated techniques are fantastic. Ableton is such a huge product that going through right from the basic moving around the screen and the differences between Session and Arrangement views really helps to get the most out of it.
Mike (Creative Sauce):
The Record,Mix,Master,Release series is basically a bible. So very useful to break down the process stages , and put them in a proper sequence
Geoff Manchester, Johnathan Wyner (Izotope) :
Tutorials on Ozone, Neutron etc. are completely invaluable, both the overview and detailed 'every button' videos. You can do so much with these Plugins that these guides are a godsend
Michael from In The Mix :
mixing mastering videos are so useful as are the walkthroughs on products
Alessandro and Ari Winters from Heavyocity :
The detailed walkthroughs of the Mosaic engine and products are invaluable. Also the 'Are you Listening' series was great to watch and highly informative
Sage Audio :
The whole mixing and mastering techniques series are way above my capability but really show you how to progress towards something more professional