10 Things No One Tells You About Music Production - Warren Huart: Produce Like A Pro

This video was inspired by my friend Jason Timothy and his wonderful book 'The Mental Game of Electronic Music Production'.

10 Things No One Tells You About Music Production:
1. Your first attempts at making music will not be that good! (0:35)

2. No One Creates at Their Highest Level All The Time (1:54 )

3. You Don’t Need To Know Everything to Make Music. (4:25)

4. You Have All Of The Tools You Need To Make Music. (7:02)

5. Knowledge is great, however the habit of creating music is far more important. (9:02)

6. People are more important than anything. Create great relationships. (10:05)

7. You Don’t Have To Be Unhappy to Make Great Music (13:14)

8. Get Good At An Instrument But Don’t Stop Making Music Because You’re Not A Virtuoso! (16:27)

9. Work For Your Goals- Don’t Buy Into The Idea That Your Heroes Just Woke Up One Day Geniuses! (18:39)

10. Good Artists Borrow, Great Artists Steal. (22:05)

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[pcfreakable]

J.S. Bach said about his compositions: "I don't have a natural talent, everyone who works as hard as me can achieve the same."

[joebobhenrybob]

A small lyric writing tip. I suffer HORRIBLE writer's block on lyrics... staring at a blank sheet for 8 hours horrible. Someone said " try just PURPOSELY writing total garbage" so I tried to just write sonething horrendous, even nonsense that had nothing to do with the song. I found, after vomiting out some initial landfill, my brain followed up with usable - even good - material. So that's a way to get unstuck. Purposely spew out some garbage if horribly stuck.

[adamfox]

As I've gotten older, I've tried to live by the motto, "Don't be afraid to suck."

One doesn't need to be unhappy to create art, but one needs to create art when unhappy.

[philx]

Summary:
1. YOUR FIRST ATTEMPTS AT MAKING MUSIC WILL NOT BE THAT GOOD!

2. NO ONE CREATES AT THEIR HIGHEST LEVEL ALL THE TIME
3. YOU DON’T NEED TO KNOW EVERYTHING TO MAKE MUSIC.
4. YOU HAVE ALL OF THE TOOLS YOU NEED TO MAKE MUSIC.
5. KNOWLEDGE IS GREAT, HOWEVER THE HABIT OF
CREATING MUSIC IS FAR MORE IMPORTANT.

6. PEOPLE ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANYTHING. CREATE GREAT RELATIONSHIPS.


7. YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE UNHAPPY TO MAKE GREAT MUSIC

8. GET GOOD AT AN INSTRUMENT BUT DON’T STOP MAKING MUSIC BECAUSE YOU’RE NOT A VIRTUOSO!

9. WORK FOR YOUR GOALS- DON’T BUY INTO THE IDEA THAT YOUR HEROES JUST WOKE UP ONE DAY GENIUSES!

10. GOOD ARTISTS BORROW, GREAT ARTISTS STEAL.

[immax]

"Failure is our greatest teacher" - Master Yoda ;-)

[Jon_Tate]

I cannot help but to be completely enamored by your humility and realness. Most of this video could be summed up to this-- "Take action- do it- get in the trenches and stop worrying about being perfect today because thats not how this works."

[guillermodelnoche]

It’s an absolute must to use a ribbon mic recording a Peruvian Sphincter Flute!
This is Sage advice.

[JunseoCha]

Hi Warren, I'm Paul from S.Korea. I first learned about your channel about 5 years ago and I've been keeping up with your contents ever since then(except for the time I served in the Korean Army). I always wanted to mix better and better even though I was a singer, and I never gave up on studying mixing. I bought all the contents from Pro Mix Academy and studied so hard to train my ears and craftsmanship, and finally this month, I debuted as a mix engineer and mixed a song that was published here in Korea. I just wanted to thank you the most because even though you don't know me, I learned so much from you and your contents and I believe you were mainly the reason I had so much fun mixing music. So THANK YOU for being a great teacher, and I hope you keep doing marvelously well in the future :) !!!

[AlbertWeijers]

Still relevant in 2022! Thanks Warren.

[erock.steady]

this is some of the best 25 minutes of living this life. i get a lot more out of the deal when i pick up a guitar and play WITH it - instead of intending to PLAY it. making music is a journey of discovery. along the way spirits reveal themselves to those who step off the beaten path and let the journey carry them. music is a manifestation of infinity. i hope to meet you one day, here or there.

[subtletruth]

I honestly felt bad about making songs that I never finished and felt even worse moving on to another one just to do the same thing and now you're here saying that it is perfectly normal and that I should continue is literally the most motivating thing ever. Thanks bro have definitely touched a heart. All the tips were helpful btw

[E.T.musics]

Im no where near to be professional on music production or music performing business. But im trying . Everyday trying im learning new things and seing that theres no limit when it comes to art or music. I like your videos for your talent, your sincerity, for all of your advises and your respectful aproach to all people who want to be a part of this sector. And of course the information and entertainment that you provide to us viewers. Thanks as always. What i do? I just making some songs and self product and publish them. Your videos help a lot

[neltalkdiamondstudios]

You mentioned being humble. I think that is what draws people to your channel. You tell it like it should be. Thank you Warren for sharing your talent.

[Goldfishclown]

Extremely valuable advice, particularly for young people wanting to enter the business. You have a gift for reducing the crazy biz that is music production to normality. Thanks Warren!

[zachfell]

One of my hang ups, "You don't need to know everything". Ever since I was a pre-teen, I always thought that everyone was ahead of me and that I would never "catch up" to them. The first time I felt I was capable to achieve the high standards I set for myself was audio recording. I tracked and mixed my bands album and receive multiple nominations and an award from our area Grammy-like association (WAMI - Wisconsin Area Music Industry). Thanks for the video, Warren...actually, thank you for all that you do for the PLAP'ers and the music community in general.

[mickeymarquez]

I went to Sae 17 years ago and I have learned more from this channel and Logic presets than the whole 3 years I spend going to school. Great info.

[sonpmusic]

Watching this after the frustrations of try to make my first song which I have spent time on it for a month and it sounds terrible. This has really encouraged me.

[urbansessions.offiziell]

Hello, my name is Dennis, I am a musician and have been making music since I was a child and I still have the feeling that I have to learn every day, this video is so real and true, you will never be really satisfied with a production thatcomes from perfectionism, but with the recording process you have learned something new again!think the way is the goal ... and your videos help a lot keep it up🔥🙏

[lukeheidmusic]

I know it's an old video, but I needed to hear some of this, especially the part about not locking yourself in a bedroom

[angelocast]

Beautiful video!
Great inspiration!
Greetings from another music creator!

Best wishes to all musicians and producers! This world needs more beautiful music :) created from a more positive energy people!