A Great Video On Composing Drum Parts By: DAWsopenat7 No comments

This week I want to share content from an inspirational drummer and musician, Matt Halpern of Periphery.

His approach to playing, composing and business is truly inspiring and unique and this week he did an online session on writing drum parts both on the acoustic kit and with programmed drums. It's just over 30 minutes long but the amount of content in there is invaluable. I highly recommend you take the time to watch the video if you're looking to develop your drum writing skills. Click the link below...

Writing Drum Parts With Matt Halpern Of Periphery

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Stay Inspired and Keep Learning By: DAWsopenat7 No comments

All engineering, mixing and technicalities aside, it's very useful and beneficial to listen to a wide variety of music.  

I specialise in rock, pop and metal and I listen to a whole bunch of different artists within those genres and many other sub-genres but I also listen to acoustic, folk, electronic and film music. Of course, there are endless choices when it comes to music but I believe my knowledge and my ears always improve by listening to different types of music because I pay attention to how the mix sounds, what instruments are most prominent, what types of effects are used, how much dynamic range there is and what makes it different from other types of mixes. 

The other reason I do this is to keep myself inspired because sometimes I work within certain genres for so long that I start to forget just how much talent and creativity there is out there that needs to be heard, so I always take a bit of time to go searching for new music. Sometimes I actively listen and analyse for the benefit of my own development and other times I like to listen passively whilst doing other things like driving or house work.

Thanks to my guitar teacher, college and university, this is something i have always done and above all else, it has kept me open minded to all music as well as showing the areas that I wanted to specialise in. 

Whether you're a musician, engineer, producer, promoter or an A&R scout, i'm sure you'll agree that it's all about the music so expose yourself to as much of it as possible and you will always be inspired, I know I am. 

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