{"id":6632,"date":"2015-07-04T06:12:55","date_gmt":"2015-07-04T06:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tcustomz.com\/blog\/?p=6632"},"modified":"2015-07-26T15:15:41","modified_gmt":"2015-07-26T15:15:41","slug":"how-to-keep-your-creative-edge-beat-maker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tcustomz.com\/blog\/how-to-keep-your-creative-edge-beat-maker\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Keep Your Creative Edge as a Beat Maker"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>How do you keep your creative edge as a beat maker?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Answering a fellow beat maker&#8217;s question:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I was just on YouTube looking at a couple videos and I came across one of yours. After watching one I had to watch another and then another. I just really wanted to say thank you, you have a lot of useful info in your videos that I feel could help a lot of others. I&#8217;ve been producing since about 2000 and I don&#8217;t have any formal training its just something I picked up and loved. I don&#8217;t have anyone to help or guide me I don&#8217;t even have any producer friends. I said all that to say that I&#8217;m at a point where I feel really stagnant, all I have to really go off of is what &#8216;I&#8217; feel sounds good which feel is hindering me. I listen to you explain a lot of different things that I feel like I should know but I don&#8217;t. I guess my question is <strong>how do you continue grow, learn, and keep your creative edge as a producer?<\/strong> Any input would be greatly appreciated!&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rq-VFiM6xtg\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/tcustomz.com\/submit-your-music.html\" target=\"_blank\"><button class=\"btn btn-large btn-danger\" type=\"button\">GET YOUR BEATS PLAYED AT THE LIVE MUSIC SHOWCASE EVENT &gt;&gt;<\/button><\/a><\/h3>\n<h4>How to keep your creative edge as a beat maker?<\/h4>\n<h2>Be Hungry for Knowledge<\/h2>\n<p>One of the most fundamental things you need\u00a0when striving\u00a0to perfect anything, and in particular to master a craft like music production &#8211; is a sheer\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">hunger to learn<\/span>!<\/p>\n<p>As a general rule of thumb, <strong>it takes up to about 10,000 hours to really become a master at any craft<\/strong>. \u00a0This means a lot of hard work and dedication from you over an extended period of time.<\/p>\n<p>The more beats that you make, and the harder you work at improving your various music production skills &#8211; the better you&#8217;ll become overall.<\/p>\n<p>One of my biggest tips to keeping your creative edge in music production and growing yourself as a beatmaker is to get into the\u00a0habit of continually seeking new knowledge, and\u00a0putting it into action!<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s an absolute wealth of invaluable knowledge online &#8211; via <a href=\"http:\/\/tcustomz.com\/blog\" target=\"_blank\">blogs<\/a>, websites, forums, <a href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/tcustomzdotcom\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, etc. \u00a0And in many cases\u00a0you&#8217;re only a simple Google search away from discovering the new techniques, tools, strategies, tips and knowledge you need to get better &#8211; and to ultimately become great!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-6653\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tcustomz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/knowledge.jpg\" alt=\"knowledge\" width=\"433\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tcustomz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/knowledge.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.tcustomz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/knowledge-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Experimentation<\/h2>\n<p>Another tip for keeping your creative edge and growing overall as a beat maker is this:\u00a0<strong>Don&#8217;t be\u00a0afraid to experiment!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As music producers, many times we get caught up in a specific routine of the way we approach making a beat or particular effects or techniques we often use.<\/p>\n<p>But sometimes you just have to\u00a0step out of your regular beat making practice every now and again,\u00a0and try something new.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve many times pleasantly surprised myself by simply experimenting with a new plugin I&#8217;d never used before,\u00a0or trying a brand new technique I just learned from a YouTube tutorial.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t be afraid to test some things out. \u00a0You&#8217;ll push yourself to continue to progress and grow your skills\u00a0and knowledge as a producer.<\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-6654\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tcustomz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/experiment.jpg\" alt=\"how to keep your creative edge as a beat maker\" width=\"469\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tcustomz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/experiment.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.tcustomz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/experiment-300x155.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h2>Let\u2019s Connect!<\/h2>\n<h5>DID YOU FIND THIS VIDEO HELPFUL?\u00a0 DON\u2019T FORGET TO LIKE, COMMENT &amp; SHARE \ud83d\ude42<\/h5>\n<p><strong>I\u2019m very reachable on the following:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tcustomz.com\/\">Official Website<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/tcustomzdotcom\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/tcustomzproductionz\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/tcustomz\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/soundcloud.com\/tcustomz\" target=\"_blank\">Soundcloud<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/tcustomz\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/tcustomz.com\/consulting.html\" target=\"_blank\"><button class=\"btn btn-large btn-danger\" type=\"button\">BOOK 1-ON-1 MUSIC PRODUCTION COACHING &gt;&gt;<\/button><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/tcustomz.com\/free-downloads.html\" target=\"_blank\"><button class=\"btn btn-large btn-primary\" type=\"button\">DOWNLOAD 51 FREE CUSTOM HIP HOP DRUM SAMPLES &gt;&gt;<\/button><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tcustomz.com\/blog\/3-tips-how-to-combat-producers-block\/\" target=\"_blank\">3 Tips to Combat Producer&#8217;s Block &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>How do you keep your creative edge as a beat maker?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Answering a fellow beat maker&#8217;s question:<br \/>\n<em>&#8220;I was just on YouTube looking at a couple videos and I came across one of yours. After watching one I had to watch another\u00a0[&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6646,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1168,1154],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mindset-motivation","category-producer-tips-tutorials","post-1","odd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tcustomz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tcustomz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tcustomz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tcustomz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tcustomz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6632"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/www.tcustomz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6632\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6647,"href":"https:\/\/www.tcustomz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6632\/revisions\/6647"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tcustomz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tcustomz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tcustomz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tcustomz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}