If so, I understand if an admin would take this down. Fellow Mastering.com songwriter, Artists, and engineers, I’m developing an opt-in Song Development Artist Directory as part of my Musician Love. The goal is to help song buyers find participating music creators by instrument or vocal role, genre, style, and approved music samples. I’m inviting a small first group to consider being listed, and I’d value input from people who care about craft and how music is presented. Joining the roster doesn’t commit you to a project or guarantee one. Before any project begins, we’ll agree in writing on its scope, fee, and credit. You’ll approve your profile and sample links, and you can request removal from the roster. The current registration form is for singers and instrumentalists: https://api.usegoplus.com/widget/form/XyQaAwpAPWuzLj6dqGHR If your specialty is production, recording, mixing, or mastering, please reply with your role and I’ll note the interest as I shape that part of the directory. Thanks in advance! Tony Dee

Imagine someone is starting learning mixing or mastering today. What's the one piece of advice you'd give them to help them succeed faster?

Hi great people! Lately, I've been focusing on weekly goals and trying to define my own daily dedication, kind of non-negotiable task for each day outside of production sessions. What does your daily dedication look like? Do you have specific things you practice or study on particular days? Here's my DRAFT: Monday - music analysis. Listening to note arrangement, sounds, balance, production choices. Tuesday - sound selection. Hunting for sounds, finding kicks working great with basses, synths, etc. Wednesday - sound design. Creating and/or shaping sounds. Thursday - effects selection. Exploring reverbs, delays, modulation, distortion, etc. Friday - plugin review. Study or review plugins. Saturday - undecided Sunday - undecided I’m still figuring out Saturday and Sunday.

I'd love to give a special shout-out to our newest membership mentor, Gemi Moon. Gemi recently passed certification in The Reverse Engineer (very difficult) and was asked to be a mentor for this community. Gemi is very talented in her own right, but she also has a lot of love and compassion for other musicians. If you book calls with her, you'll quickly find that she's not only helping you get better but also giving you a bit of joy and confidence in your day. She has that kind of energy! We love Gemi and are excited for her journey as a mentor. I hope everyone can give her a warm welcome here in this community :)

I read a very interesting article this morning from the CEO of discmaker regarding AI's impact on the future of music and what it means for independent artists, writers and music producers. Personally I found it very enlightening. Check it out if you get the chance.