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This Song Generator prompt is Rob's fantasy
Sonic Boom is back with another Song Generator challenge! This season we've collected prompts submitted by viewers to add some spice to the mix, and so far, no regrets!Our single "Pizza Blades" hits streaming services tomorrow, but as patrons, you get early access to the episode here and a high quality download of the song here.Hope you enjoy, and let me know what you think of the song. :)
Ridiculous live breakbeat drums, explained
I recently got a chance to meet up with Russell Holzman, amazing drummer (and currently in Caroline Polacheck's live band!) and had him break down how he recreates the sound of edited drum n bass breakbeats on a live kit. Plus we jammed a bit - check it out in today's video. :)Plus, check out a bonus extended interview video just for patrons here!As I mentioned in a recent video, I'm starting to explore new and different ways to colla...
The diagram that got me a million subscribers
It's tremendously gratifying to work as an artist and creator, and doubly so when I can give other artists and creators a boost in their journeys. Today's video is about the main pillars of my approach to online growth after I got serious and strategic about it, rather than the aimless and spontaneous posting I'd been doing for years beforehand. I came up with a diagram that helped me focus my creative energy, and ultimately build the...
Sonic Boom Season 2 is HERE!
Rob and I are beyond excited to be kicking off another season of musical adventures today, and Sonic Boom will continue with new episodes dropping on the last Saturday of every month.We're diving in by trying out Floravolt, a pedal built to use food to process guitar signals! The episode officially drops tomorrow, but as patrons, you can watch it early here.We're also going to give away one of the pedals and I'll be posting on my Inst...
Update on the hearing loss situation
It's been a while since I talked about my hearing loss and I thought in today's video it was time for an update. I've learned some things through it and it's continuing to shape how I work, and how I might want to work with you!Also, just want to make sure you've heard about all the bonuses available if you pre-order my new book Make Your Own Rules, including access to a couple exclusive livestream masterclasses and the chance...
This just in: Mouth farts are musical gold
I was doing raspberries on my baby's belly and then could not stop thinking about how fast my lips would have to be vibrating, hahaha. Watch as Pusher and I barely keep it together blowing raspberries and measuring their frequencies, and then turning it all into a way better track than I ever would have thought possible!As a patron, you can download the song "Raspberry" here.By the way, I didn't share this here yet but I created a...
My Top 10 Plugins of 2023
Can't believe the year is almost done (my body is still firmly in 2020) but that means it's time for a recap of the best (imho) plugins of 2023! I really liked doing this last year, so I think it's a tradition now.While there's a pretty broad range of stuff here (and a couple freebies made the list!) I gotta say it was a great year for synths especially.Check out the video and let me know in the comments what you think of my choic...
I took toys away from kids (to make lofi)
Came up with this fairly simple piano loop a year ago and I've just been sitting on it...knowing it has such great vibe potential...and finally the other day in the studio ended up having a lot of fun finishing it! Also in this video: introducing a new member of the team!This video drops tomorrow and the finished track "we'll never have enough time together" hits streaming services at midnight, but you get both right nowww!Watch o...
Two new singles!
Howdy! I dropped a funky electronic track "Flowers" a couple days ago, and I also have one of my favorite lofi beats I've ever made coming out next week! Here are high quality downloads for both. :)Flowerswe'll never have enough time together
Why I turned down $100,000 from YouTube
I want to share a story with you from Make Your Own Rules about a crossroads in my life where I made a decision that was, on paper, not seen as the smartest move...but put me on the path to thriving both creatively and financially, and doing it on my own terms. Check out today's video if you want to hear more about that.And you can find out more about the book or pre-order it here!Thanks for being a patron!
I wrote a book: Make Your Own Rules!
I'm so excited I can finally share this - my first book Make Your Own Rules is now available for pre-order!In it, I've tried to share everything I can about how I approach creativity, social media, and business, and all the stories and strategies that brought me to where I am today. I wanted it to be something that could give a lot to any creative person figuring things out online, and it goes much deeper and broader than my videos.The bo...
My signature guitar pedal has arrived!
Just over a year ago, you may recall I dropped a Eurorack module called GHOST in partnership with Endorphin.es (check out the video here if you missed it), and right away, one of the most frequent comments about it was "Make this a pedal!"So we did!GHOST is now available in pedal form with some optimizations and additions for it to really shine in that world. The same concept of instantly re-order-able effects is there, but we expanded th...
First of October 2023 is HERE!
My one-day-a-year band with Rob Scallon is back with our new album ACROSS THE ROAD! Since it's our fifth time doing this album-in-a-day challenge, we decided to head to London and record at ABBEY ROAD hahaha. As usual, the behind the scenes video is on Rob's channel and all the finished songs and music videos are on my channel.As a patron, you get a high quality download of the album here as well as stems for the whole album here. :)Or st...
8 creative ideas with effects!
Throughout the process of developing Transit we kept finding it could do amazing things it wasn't intended for, and after releasing it people kept on sending us more unique ideas. You don't have to have Transit to do all the ideas in this video - its UI is pretty straightforward so you can see what it's doing and still pick up all the approaches and effects chain ideas I share. I will say it makes a bunch of them faster to achieve tho...
How did I learn about this so late in life!
In this video, Pusher and I are in studio experimenting with an instrument I've been obsessed with since discovering it last year: the octave mandolin. It's like everything a mandolin is except bigger, and in my opinion, better!Check out the video here.The track is a Patreon exclusive which you can download here!Let me know what you think of the instrument and the music it inspired, and thanks for being a patron.
The return of Riff Lord
This episode of Sonic Boom has me and Rob revisit our "Writing 100 riffs in a day" video - we took the best riff (as voted by viewers!) and turned it into a full song. You have early access to check out the episode here and you can download the song here.After this we're taking a little break from Sonic Boom, but we'll be back with a new season before you know it!Hope you enjoy, thanks for being a patron, and let me know if you li...
I bought a weird new guitar
I discovered Verso Instruments a year or two ago and fell in love immediately. These unique guitars are designed and built by a wonderful guy named Robin who I enjoyed getting to know through the process of commissioning one from him. It's the first time in ages I've come across some real innovation in guitar world. Here's my video showing all its interesting features and also making a weird funky jam with the one and only Pusher.I mi...
Can we make a song without talking to each other?
Sonic Boom is back with one of our most challenging episodes yet - Rob and I try to create a song from scratch without being able to talk to each other or the crew!The video drops tomorrow, but you can watch it early here. :)You can also download the song we created here.Did you think our process was different when we were forced to find other ways to communicate?
I'm releasing my first plugin!!
Please keep this a secret until tomorrow! :)This is an absolutely huge moment because a plugin idea I've had for years is now BUILT and READY FOR RELEASE!TRANSIT comes out tomorrow, but as patrons I'm letting you in on it today, and also you can have an extra 10% off the already-on-sale price if you use the code PATRON10 at https://babyaud.io/transitI reached out to Baby Audio about this 18 months ago and, incredibly, they were down to de...
Our heaviest Song Generator tune yet
Sorry for the late post, just realized I never hit publish on this!In this episode of Sonic Boom, Rob and I tap the Song Generator for a new set of musical variables for creating a song in an hour - hope you enjoy this weirdness we came up with!Check it out here. :)The song is also available to download here if youβre interested.As always, thanks for being a patron!
Making music with 3 randomly chosen items!
A new episode of Sonic Boom! Our crew put together a bunch of items without us knowing what they were, and Rob and I picked 3 blindfolded to try to make music with. We ran pretty wild with it and ended up getting some fans involved!This episode officially airs Saturday, but you get early access - watch it here. :)Also attaching a download of the final track for you.Let me know your thoughts in the comments, and thanks for being a patron!
I did not expect your reaction to Cloud Collapse
After I released my video on the Expressive E Osmose synth I was super surprised at how much everyone loved the song in it, Cloud Collapse, so I thought I'd make a video sharing all about its production and writing - watch here! You can also stream the song here and as a patron you get access to a high quality download of the song here.As always I'd love to hear your thoughts about the video or the song in a comment!Thanks for being a pat...
A song so beautiful, we broke our one rule
A new episode of Sonic Boom is here! In this episode, Rob and I use the Song Generator to spin up a fresh set of instruments and a music vibe to try to make a song in an hour!Watch the video here, and download the finished song here or find it on streaming services!Let me know your thoughts in the comments, and thanks for being a patron. :)
Some wildly inspiring effects pedals!
In the latest episode of Sonic Booom, Rob and I get to play around with some awesome pedals from Gamechanger Audio, each of which is either totally unique or at least has unique features compared to similar effects out there. There's a reverb, a sustainer, two distortions that use actual PLASMA, and the most artifact-free pitch shifter I've ever used.This video will be out on Saturday morning but you get early access here. :)Hope you enjo...
Two weird guitar tunings, two beautiful songs
Sonic Boom is BACK with a double episode and we're really excited about these: Rob and I re-tuned each others' guitars in secret, and then each of us had to write a song in 90 minutes with a tuning we'd never used.Each song was a rollercoaster in a totally different way, and we love how they came out. Check out what I wrote on my channel and what Rob did on his channel!You can download the two songs and they'll also be hitting str...
Homemade Triforce MIDI Controller!
I was super happy to meet up once again with my good friend Jan Willem and check out a surprise MIDI controller build of his. We had so much fun messing with it in today's video, and obviously needed to cover a song from Zelda.By the way, sorry for the lack of Sonic Boom this past week - we'll be back with a two-parter next weekend! One episode on Rob's channel and one on mine. :)Hope all is well!
Our most chaotic day on set + my first look at Ableton's new PUSH 3
Sonic Boom episode 5 has us taking on a pretty great challenge from the Song Generator!This video will be out on Saturday morning but you get early access here. :) Also attaching a download of the final song!On another note, I'm excited to share that Ableton let me in on the newly released Push 3 a few months ago, and wow have they upped the game. I go over every new feature in my video on it.Hope you enjoy, love to hear your thoughts in a co...
What if you added guitar strings to a boogie board? This instrument is great!
The harpejji is a really unique instrument that Rob and I have had on our radars for a while, but we never played one before filming this video. It's literally our first two hours trying it out, condensed into a fun 14-minute episode of Sonic Boom!This will come out on Saturday morning, but you get early access here - check it out.What do you think of the harpejji? Should we turn any of our jams into full songs? Drop a comment and let us know...
4 Composers Score the Same Scene
Music has the amazing ability to emotionally shape the stories we see on screen, so we're exploring that in today's video where you'll experience four totally different takes on one of the most pivotal scenes in my Spacetime series. If you haven't seen Spacetime yet (HOW?!), check it out here.Patreon-only bonus: Here's the scene with no music if you'd like to practice scoring with it, or just to see what it's like with...
Can we remake a song after only seeing its artwork?
We've got a new challenge we've never tried before in episode 3 of SONIC BOOM!A couple months ago I posted on my social media asking folks to share any singles they'd released that had really cool cover art. My team picked their favorite one to show me and Rob, and our job was to make a new song and see how closely we could match the original - with nothing to go on except the art.This video will be out on Saturday morning but you get...
