• Music Habits

  • The Mental Game of Electronic Music Production: Finish Songs Fast, Beat Procrastination and Find Your Creative Flow
  • By: Jason Timothy
  • Narrated by: Zachary Dylan Brown
  • Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (68 ratings)

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Music Habits

By: Jason Timothy
Narrated by: Zachary Dylan Brown
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Music production can be an elusive art form for many, and the challenges that face someone who is new to this can easily create overwhelm and lead to complete paralysis. The goal of this book is to cover music production from many different angles in a way that will change your thinking on the subject and build your confidence.

Music making is a very mental and psychological game, and more often than not, all the technical stuff can hold you back from achieving your goals if you don't have the right creative habits in place first.

With all the information available with a simple Google search, I wanted to really get to the heart of things that aren't being discussed nearly enough. I want to clear out all the garbage you may have been told and replace it with the essentials you can put to immediate use. Many people new to music may dive into forums and mindlessly watch video tutorials attempting to gather more and more information until they think they have enough to get going (hint: You never feel like you know enough).

That would be like reading a whole encyclopedia and then being asked to recall only the important things that will get you from point A to point B. Even worse, much of the information you get will contradict the last thing you read. It's like finding a needle in a haystack only to be told it's the wrong needle. There is a much better approach. It's an approach that doesn't require you to know a lot to get started. You only need to know enough to get to the next step in your process.

There is truly nothing stopping you from becoming a music producer. The ones who are successful now are the ones who started from nothing and chipped away at it until they found a way to express their unique voice. There are no gatekeepers making decisions on who is worthy and who isn't. The determining factor is you, your habits, and your confidence in yourself.

This book can be listened from start to finish, or as a “choose your own adventure”, going directly to what you think can help you most right now. Don't get caught up thinking you have to devour everything before getting started. That isn't necessary, and isn't the point of the book.

The core concepts in the book will come up time and time again which should help you retain them and be able to recall them when the need arrives. By exploring these concepts from several angles, you should gain a broad view of their many uses.

My hope is that this book is used as a toolbox. You simply find the right tool that moves you forward and get back to work. So few people, who have more than enough information in their heads, ever start. Of those who do start, even fewer finish what they started and are satisfied with the results. I want you to be in that small group of finishers.

Let's get started.

©2015, 2020 Jason Ward (P)2020 Jason Ward

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Highly Recommended for Artists

This book was a game changer for me! It’s caused me to reevaluate my creative process and how I approach making music. Since I’ve been listening to this book, I have installed new music making habits and am finishing more music than I ever have before.

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This book is an absolute treasure

This book ranks among The War of Art as one of the best self-help motivational books I've ever come across. The author delivers exactly the kind of tools and techniques needed to progress as an electronic musician. Just in the brief time since having the book in my library, I have already listened through the audiobook several times over (I don't seem to get bored with the material) and have become much more prolific with creating music. I plan to keep busting this audiobook out whenever I'm needing reminders to stay on top of my game. Thank you so much to the author for making this book happen. I cannot sing its praises enough, it's that good.

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Solid

Great energy and realistic approaches to improving production process and life skills. Recommend to any thoughtful (or overthinking) artists exploring their limits.

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Must Read

Get it if your serious about finishing music.It will really open up your mind when it comes to the mental game of electronic music.

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The Narration is terrible

The advice seems great so far but it's incredibly difficult to listen to. The sound quality isn't great and the delivery is robotic.

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I love Timothy

He taught me everything I know about ableton… (well almost everything)
He’s really passionate about teaching and doesn’t get as much credit as I think he deserves for all he does for aspiring producers. This book is a godsend. It has definitely motivated me to stop making excuses and start creating again.
Bravo!

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Simplistic advice, tedious and hyperbolic delivery, but it works

The advice in this book could have been delivered in an article or a TED talk without losing anything. This makes the content a bit tedious to engage with. The excessive room sound and plosives will also annoy those who work with audio on a daily basis.

That said I used a similar method to finally record and release a project album in 2021 (artist: Blue Darwin). Giving yourself space to create, allow thing to come out without too much initial criticism, and doing it daily really does work.

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Great Quick Advice

There were many helpful tools and techniques provided in this audiobook. It was practical. Thank you!

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Noisy audio quality

Great ideas and very insightful. The book helps aspiring producers get over many roadblocks and ineffective habits. Totally recommended. Ironically though, the audio quality of the audiobook itself has some issues and I hope they can be fixed in an update.

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A book to return to again and again

This book is your no-BS guide to producing and finishing songs. It’s probably the only book you need. I feel lucky to have stumbled across it so early in my music making journey. I feel like I’ve probably saved years of procrastination and watching tutorials just by listening to this book. Will probably get the hard copy, too, as there are lots of technical tips and sometimes the narrator talks too fast.

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