I Broke the “Don’t Master Your Own Music” Rule

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Speak to musicians, producers, recording engineers and especially mastering engineers – – or simply look on the internet – – and you’ll hear pretty much the same unanimous suggestion. “Don’t master your own music”  There are plenty of genuine reasons for this. A fresh set of ears are incredibly beneficial. You’ve written and recorded a song and you’ve either mixed it yourself or you’ve sat in on the mixing sessions. Your ears have been somewhat conditioned to the sound and maybe you don’t know it, but you are fatigued with the song. Do you ever listen to another artists song […]

My Biggest Regret in Music

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There are plenty of things I regret in music. I regret not safely backing up the original stems and early project files for some of the music I’ve released. I also should have taken more notes throughout the late 2000s and early 2010s of those recording sessions and even the guitar tabs and musical notations. But my biggest regret? The first thing I ever released. Why would I cringe at the thought of the first major worldwide release? One that charted in Mexico on the iTunes charts? One that had backing from a serious record label and studio? Because it […]

NEW SINGLE AND ALBUM REVEAL

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CASK’S AUDIO PRODUCTION AND MIXING TIPS

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Here are a few valuable tips I have used over the last few of music production I figured I’d share. Do what suits you and find your own style, but this is what works for me and I’ll be sure to keep posting various things that I think may benefit aspiring amateurs and home-studioers alike.   Don’t add too much of anything Listen to your mixes on as many systems as possible (use fancy headphones / crap ones / use your car stereo / even use your TV) Mono your bass Expand your mids Leave the faders alone. Mix with […]

Amusing Occurrences in Spain

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I’ve been here yearly for the past three years and I think it’s safe to say I’ve adapted to the wonderful Kingdom of Spain, but there are some crazy facts and things I’ve noticed that need to be shared:   Their is at least one night a week when fireworks will go off in a local town for a few hours. Each little suburb essentially chooses its own rules. It’s a bank holiday in one town and a normal day in the next. It doesn’t matter where you go,  chances are you’re going to get there and all the stores […]

Bucket List:: Amusing Budget Flight with Strangers? Check

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It was the 14th of April and the Ryanair flight departed at 6am. Edinburgh to Alicante. I was sat on the aisle seat beside two middle age Scottish women with their daughters behind on the opposite side. Within a few drinks (they spent a good £50 in the first go) they laughed and bantered with me until one of the daughters convinced me to draw a beard on her mum’s face as she slept. As word got around, half the passengers laughed as we all took photos and the other half death stared. When the plane landed, I shot off to […]