{"id":6797,"date":"2015-08-02T07:52:21","date_gmt":"2015-08-02T07:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tcustomz.com\/blog\/?p=6797"},"modified":"2015-12-07T00:27:23","modified_gmt":"2015-12-07T00:27:23","slug":"4-music-creativity-tips-how-to-increase-your-music-creativity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tcustomz.com\/blog\/4-music-creativity-tips-how-to-increase-your-music-creativity\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Music Creativity Tips: How To Boost Your Music Creativity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>Four tips I personally use for how to increase your <strong>music creativity<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; helpful for\u00a0music producers, musicians and artists.<\/p>\n<p>Answering a follower&#8217;s question:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>What kind of things do you practice to increase your creativity in a session? I always try to eat something and\/or take a brief walk before I make a beat.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-jsxlXddKtM\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tcustomz.com\/blog\/how-to-keep-your-creative-edge-beat-maker\" target=\"_blank\"><button class=\"btn btn-large btn-primary\" type=\"button\">RELATED VIDEO: How To Keep Your Creative Edge as a Beat Maker &gt;&gt;<\/button><\/a><\/h3>\n<h4>4 Music Creativity Tips<\/h4>\n<p>There are a many things that you can do prior to working on new music that may help to stimulate your creativity and make you more productive in your session. \u00a0And as your pre-music making ritual\u00a0may vary from mine, I wanted to at least pass along a few tips that personally work for me\u00a0over the many years of making music.<\/p>\n<h2>1. Physical Activity<\/h2>\n<p>Any kind of physical activity is going to be great to help stimulate your blood flow, get your body&#8217;s endorphins\u00a0flowing and increase your overall energy. \u00a0The specific activities can vary depending on what you personally like to do. A few examples are walking, running, swimming, weight training, biking or any else that will elevate your heart rate and get your blood pumping.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to\u00a0my regular weight and calisthenic\u00a0training, what I personally\u00a0see great results with to increase my music creativity is taking a 30-60 minute walk prior to making music. I typically plug in my headphones and listen to some sort of music marketing or personal development audios &#8211; something that&#8217;s not necessarily music. \u00a0I&#8217;ll also focus on specific deep breathing exercises. \u00a0There are certain breathing patterns you can practice that will help kick your\u00a0lymphatic system into gear to rid your body of toxins and give your body an overall\u00a0big time boost of energy.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6805\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tcustomz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/physical-activity-1024x568.png\" alt=\"4 music creativity tips\" width=\"454\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tcustomz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/physical-activity-1024x568.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.tcustomz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/physical-activity-300x167.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>2. Food &amp; Hydration<\/h2>\n<p>You most definitely don&#8217;t want to be hungry while trying to tackle a new creative idea \ud83d\ude42\u00a0You&#8217;ll \u00a0focus on\u00a0the\u00a0hunger\u00a0and it can end up being really distracting, rather than having 100% of your concentration on the music. Depending on your particular lifestyle, you may try introducing\u00a0some new\u00a0foods and drinks into your diet as well.<\/p>\n<p>In addition,\u00a0\u00a0simply making sure your body is sufficiently\u00a0hydrated can make a world of difference in your music creativity. Most people don&#8217;t drink enough H2O, and considering your body is made up of nearly 75% water, it&#8217;s super important to give it\u00a0what it needs to function at its peak performance.<\/p>\n<p>You may also try a caffeinated beverage like coffee for an extra boost of energy\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0or even a hot cup of tea.<\/p>\n<p>There are a lot of great resources on the web to explore that will be much more informative in those specific areas of nutrition,\u00a0health and supplements.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6806\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tcustomz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/nutrition.jpg\" alt=\"nutrition\" width=\"454\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tcustomz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/nutrition.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.tcustomz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/nutrition-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>3. Listen to\u00a0Different Music<\/h2>\n<p>Another tip that&#8217;s been a huge help to me personally with\u00a0increasing my music creativity\u00a0is\u00a0listening to different genres or styles of music than\u00a0you typically listen to. \u00a0I&#8217;ll even force myself sometimes to do this. \u00a0It will give your musical pallet a slight change of pace, and you may find yourself grabbing inspiration from non-traditional sources and incorporating new ideas\u00a0into your tracks.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6807\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tcustomz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/music-genres-1024x554.png\" alt=\"music-genres\" width=\"460\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tcustomz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/music-genres-1024x554.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.tcustomz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/music-genres-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/www.tcustomz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/music-genres.png 1277w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>4. Drugs &amp;\u00a0Alchohol<\/h2>\n<p>Now, I&#8217;m not a huge proponent of this one, however many musicical genres &#8211; including Jazz, Rock and Hip Hop &#8211; have a long history of musicians, artists and bands using marijuana, alcohol or other drugs to help stimulate creativity and change their body&#8217;s state. \u00a0Getting yourself into an altered state can help to\u00a0induce a different creative workflow than usual, and hopefully get you recording new\u00a0and innovative music.<\/p>\n<p>One of the interesting things about getting yourself into a particular state, is that you may never be able to replicate or recapture\u00a0those particular thought processes or\u00a0ideas\u00a0ever again. \u00a0And that&#8217;s why I highly encourage you to<strong> get in the habit of pressing the record button often<\/strong> so you don&#8217;t lose any awesome ideas you may have while you&#8217;re in the zone!<\/p>\n<h4>Afterthoughts<\/h4>\n<p>These are just a few of many tips you can use to help boost your creative musical juices. There are a lot of other great articles online you might check out to get some other ideas as well. 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