285: Bringing Your Music To The Live Stage: Click track? Backing Tracks? 100% Live And Free?

How should you approach your live show? Should you go all in with backing tracks, click tracks, and a tightly structured set? Or should you keep things 100%

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284: Inside Van Holzen’s New Album: Self-Producing “SOLANG DIE ERDE SICH DREHT”

Van Holzen just dropped a fantastic new record. And it's not just the songs, the production is really exciting and interesting, too.You've hit a wall with your audio

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280: Raw vs Polished Recordings (Stop Missing The Point – Here’s What Actually Matters)

The internet is divided: should your music sound raw, real, and a little messy - or polished, tight, and “radio ready”?You've hit a wall with your audio skills

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278: The #1 Beginner Mistake In Music Production (Stop Doing This!)

We made this episode because we see artists make the same mistake again and again. We don’t want you to make it too.You've hit a wall with your

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276: Creating Music For Wandering Souls – The Journey Of The Grand Caravan (Case Study Interview With Adam Croft)

In this episode, Benedikt is joined by Adam Croft from the band The Grand Caravan. A group that makes music for wandering souls and vibe-chasers, rather than sticking

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274: Finish Songs Fast or Let Them Sit? (Raw Emotion VS Refining Over Time)

Have you ever written something in a burst of raw emotion - only to cringe at it a year later? Or maybe the opposite - you sat on

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269: From Basement Demo To Polished, Massive Sounding DIY Release – With Markus and Alex from Arcware (Case Study)

In this episode, Benedikt Hain is chatting with Markus Kaiser and Alexander Knünz from Arcware - a great band who has joined our Self-Recording Syndicate in 2024. They

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249: How To Keep Things Fresh And Not Repeat Yourself

There is a challenge that comes with being your own producer. It's pretty much the same thing that can happen when you go to the same producer over

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248: Six Ways To Improve Your Mixing Workflow (Live Workshop At Studioszene 2024)

Let's talk about mixing workflow!Not the specific techniques and tools, like EQ, compression, etc. but how to get in the flow state and how to stay there for

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247: Get It Right At The Source (Live Workshop At Studioszene)

So many people think mixing is their biggest problem. In reality, it's often the recordings that are the real issue.It all starts at the source. And in this

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