The Process for Electronic Music Producers

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Jason Timothy - The Process for Electronic Producer - The path to finishing released quality songs consistently in any style

"My head is already full of information. I studied music composition in university for 4 years, I know how to manipulate various softwares, I know how to play the piano since I've played that instrument for 24 years. but FOR SOME REASONS, I couldn't compose music at all. I didn't really know why. People who haven't studied music officially seemed to make music better than me, so it was so mysterious for me. What am I doing? But this book gave me lots of very precious advices. I thought I knew already lots of things, but this book let me know that I didn't know what I thought I knew really meant. I love this book. Those advices are not limited to music, but are applied to life as well. i love it. "

"Making electronic music is both fun and frustrating. Fun, because you make a loop in no time with samples and synths. Frustrating, because an 8-bar loop is not yet a song. And then the misery begins. How do you turn those 8 into an irresistible song that captivates from beginning to end? The Process offers the solution. The Process is a thin book that fits Jason's philosophy exactly: work fast and keep it simple! Making choices quickly will keep you inspired and motivated. But how do you make those choices? Jason has thought of that too, with a handy framework: This is The Process in a nutshell: - Create a sound palette for your genre in advance. - Realize you don't need fancy plugins. - Create an 8 bar loop that sounds super. - Duplicate that to the length of your song. - Borrow the arrangement of a track you like. - Create a basic structure in as short a time as possible. - Only then start working out your main idea. The goal is not to copy, but to create a basis as quickly as possible. Then fill it in with your own inspiration, energy and ideas so that you can finish songs in no-time. The Process sounds good. Still, I was a little shocked when the booklet plopped on my mat. Can such a thin booklet be any good? After 7 days of reading and studio time, my answer is YES! Jason's approach and tips prevent you from overcomplicating your music making. This is an enormous pitfall when producing. The Process reduces making music to the core: first the big picture, then the details. That saves a lot of time, energy and frustration. You stay fresh and avoid getting completely fed up with your own song. In the first 14 days after working with The Process, I completed 2 new songs. Before that, I was taking at least a month to complete a song and putting way too much time into ideas and details that didn't even make it into the final song. Bummer! More plugins, more synths, more knowledge. As a music producer, it's incredibly tempting to lose yourself out in this. This book makes it abundantly clear that this doesn't make the difference. What really matters is making more music, finish arrangements faster and making sure you keep the creative spark. Considered this way, The Process may be the best purchase you can ever make. Highly recommended. Rutger Steenbergen // The Facto // Bombario"