One thing I've learned from "How to be a good film-maker's" analyse reference tracks. I wanted to analyse electronic music for this task, and while some tracks I could definitely conceptualise as having sections, some feel a lot more like they are made entirely out of grooves or a single evolving groove; or even, a groove mutated with bridges and drops all the way down the line. One example is "Is U" by Overmono. Structure feels very arbitrary and loose. It feels driven by the evolution of bridges leading into subtle drops. I'm really into it, it gives me a sense of being lost in time. I think the end result is I need to analyse 50 more tracks like it before I could generalise about this structure, have intuition about what the actual sections are called, or distil any really significant abstractions about the structure. But, if I knew the planned structure, I bet that would define or dictate in some sense how the track evolves so it would be interesting to see if it's just an organic process or something more modular and well defined. If anyone knows what it looks like inside an Overmono project with marker labels and arrangement notes I'd be really keen to hear about it and learn how they conceptualise structure on a track like "Is U".

I'm interested to know what a mastering engineer would typically do if they are working with a client that is providing (effectively) mastered mixes. How does the mastering engineer typically add value in that relationship/engagement. - Are they offering suggestions on the mix? - Are they saying "Good Job" and sending an invoice? - Are they providing a set of alternatives, including the appropriately levelled mix for the Artist's reference? - Are they doing something else? Thanks :)

Short ~8 Bars idea, 95 BPM called "New Friends". **New Friends** New friends can be amazing, But sometimes we feel shy, Take your time, when it feels right, don't be afraid to try! Be the kind of friend, who you would like to keep, Good friends last a lifetime, when they're built on mastering.com Enjoy 🤣🤣🫠☠️

Sharing this 16 bar sequence called "Waiting on Nara Line". Using the Prod101 Samples and my Samples and Loops project as a starting point. Added 4 MIDI Instruments and dropped some of the samples. It's 170BPM so I guess it feels a lot more like 8 bars. 🎎 That's what I got goin' on... 👹

@Pierce Hale I checked out the Jan 26 Mentor call out of curiosity to see what they were actually like, and I wasn't expecting to be in tears. It's beautiful, really very beautiful and the conversation you had with the tutor. I didn't know it would be that sort of atmosphere in the mentor calls. You have a lovely friendship with Berlin. I lost my Mum when I was 17 and I just think this is incredibly beautiful, heartfelt music. Congratulations. I'll go and hunt down your song on the platforms :) No need to respond, just wanted to leave you some praise. 👍