Mike Monday is an electronic music artist with more than 250 releases and remixes over his 16 year career. His music has been released on labels such as “Great Stuff Recordings”, “Cr2″, “Playtime Records”, “Craft Music”, “Global Underground” and many others.
Mike now releases all his music from his website and writes about electronic music production, creativity, motivation and productivity. He’s also a cool guy, and allowed me to feature his post on AudioStuff, so you can all enjoy it.
This is the 1st article from a series called “100 Things Every Electronic Music Producer Sdould Know”.
Lesson #1 – Less Is More
“Less musical parts have more sonic impact. It might seem counter-intuitive but if you want your music to sound big, add less. With fewer parts, each have more space in the mix and sound more powerful.
When you think you’ve finished a track, play a section and mute each part in turn. Is it there for a reason? Does it make any difference? Or is it just pointless fluff? You might find that muting it does make a difference: the music’s better without it.
If it’s better without, get rid of it (obviously). If it doesn’t make much difference, get rid of it. If you’re not sure about it, get rid of it. Be ruthless.
Don’t fudge it and add stuff to a section that’s not working just to cover it up. If it’s not working, you’ve either got the wrong part(s) or sound.
You don’t need more, you need different.“
That’s it! No monkey business, straight on the subject. Stay tuned, I’ll bet there’s more to learn from Mike.
By the way, check out Mike Monday’s website for high-quality free music, tech. tips & tricks, and some other cool stuff. Also, feel free to ask your questions either here, or on his website. Mike’s a cool guy, and I’m sure he’ll gladly answer them.
