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Putting My Money Where My Mouth Is – Week One
I spoke about AI in music at prime time, then watched Suno open on screen and thought: oh, shit. Week one of actually testing what I argued for.
July 19, 2026
With AI, You No Longer Need to BCC Your Demo Track to 250 Labels
You don't need to reach 250 labels. You need to reach the two that are actually right for your record.
July 3, 2026
I Still Don’t Have ROI on AI, But I Do Have a Subjective Win
My Monday planning went from four hours to two with AI. Then the agent broke, I did it manually in 90 minutes, and realised the savings were never AI's. The subjective win is real anyway.
June 25, 2026
Follow/Unfollow Is Not the Scam. Your Intention Might Be.
Reciprocity can inflate vanity metrics or build real relationships. The tactic is the same. The intention is not.
March 5, 2026
Your DAW Is a Playground, Not an Exam Room
When your studio becomes a place to prove yourself, creativity tightens. When it becomes a place to explore, your music starts breathing again.
March 1, 2026
Consistency Is Not Discipline. It Is Ownership of Attention
Most creators do not fail because they lack motivation. They fail because their attention is constantly rented out before their work begins.
February 26, 2026
How to Actually Receive Promos Without Begging for Them
Stop asking how to get on promo lists. Start asking why a label should include you in their distribution.
February 23, 2026
The 80/20 Rule in Music Production: Why Finishing Feels So Slow
Most producers love the fast first draft and resist the slow final pass. The 80/20 rule explains why that slowdown is normal and why it is where finished records are made.
February 21, 2026
Fake Producers, Real Work, and the Attention Tax
A comment about loops sparked a deeper question: when criticism is loud and shallow, where should a producer spend their finite attention?
February 16, 2026
The Mono Myth: Compatibility Is Not a Creative Religion
Your mix should survive mono, not live there forever. Responsible engineering means compatibility, not ideological purity.
February 12, 2026
The Studio Time Paradox: Why Short Sessions Produce Better Music
When studio time feels infinite, focus usually dissolves. Rigid time boundaries with creative freedom inside them can unlock consistent progress.
February 8, 2026
When Authentic Conversations Started Finding Me
A follow up reflection on how my interactions with artists changed once curiosity replaced agenda, and why clean moments outlast strategic ones.
February 3, 2026
The Perfection Trap and the Discipline of Shipping
Perfectionism feels like quality control, but for producers it often hides fear. Shipping creates the real feedback loop.
January 28, 2026
Treating People as People
A late night encounter at ADE became a quiet lesson about status, fear, and what happens when you remove strategy from a conversation.
January 22, 2026
The Missing Skill in Music Production: Knowing When to Step Away
Rest is not a pause from the process. It is a deliberate tool that restores judgment, taste, and momentum.
January 21, 2026
The Part You Miss When the Machine Finishes the Track
When output is guaranteed, the struggle disappears, and with it a quiet form of growth that only shows up after the work.
January 19, 2026
Presence Beats Reach: A SoundCloud Retrospective
Uploading is distribution. Presence is an invitation. After 15 years on SoundCloud, I learned the difference the slow way.
January 17, 2026
Burning Man: The French Café (My Strongest Memory from 2019)
What kind of people do you meet on a Saturday morning in line at a French café?
August 13, 2025
Burning Man: How Much Does It Really Cost?
I’m sitting in the departures hall at Schiphol, drinking the most expensive beer of my life to date - a Heineken, costing 8 euros if I remember right. And it's about to get even more expensive.
August 3, 2025
Burning Man: What a Nearly 5-Hour Set for Ghosts in the Desert Can Teach You
“Load error.” The nightmare of DJs worldwide. Is there anything worse than when your primary music source fails?
June 17, 2025
ChangeNow 2025 - The story of a controlled overwhelm. My overwhelm.
I knew ChangeNow 2025 would hit hard again. Last year’s experience totally overwhelmed me - the people, the stories, the urgency. This time, I came prepared.
May 29, 2025
Burning Man: How Does a Regular Mortal End Up Playing a DJ Set?
For DJs, playing at Burning Man is a dream. I managed to do it several times and I’d like to share how it happened.
April 4, 2025
Normally, I bake pizzas. But yesterday, I put an old MacBook Pro into the oven - for sake of Sustainability
Sustainability is so much more than just separating waste into their designated bins. Sustainability is, among other things, also very much about consumer behaviour such as making sure your stuff last.
July 16, 2023
The Pandemic of “uncertain”
It’s 4 am, my bus is docking at the main station. After a week-long meditative/mindful/party bender I’m finally back in Prague. Everything is quiet while I’m walking home. I’m setting my alarm clock for 9:30 to make it to breakfast with my boss just in time. I only have a hunch what he wants to talk about. And I know for sure I want to tell him I want to quit.
July 3, 2020
Soundcloud made changes (and they are not just colors)
We now have menus with a white background instead of the background that was previously dark grey. Soundcloud - love it or hate it - is rolling out tweaks that look visual at first. I noticed it the other day on my Raavn account, while it wasn’t there for some of my other ones yet. As soon as I decided to analyze more and do a proper write-up, all of my accounts did have the new User Interface. And more importantly - User Experience.
June 26, 2020