Hey Reader,
I want to share with you a comment I read this morning.
"How do you not have a song over 5,000 streams but are giving constant production / writing advice on youtube? Mixes would make most producers scream “ LOGICCCCC”! In a blind test"
I'm not sharing this comment to sulk in negativity, I'm sharing this for a very important reason.
Normally if I see a comment that upsets me, I delete it. Most people who have something negative to say are speaking from a place of insecurity.
But I think this comment is important because I think it sums up perfectly what not to care about as an artist.
They're 100% correct in everything they said.
I don't have a single song on Spotify that has over 5,000 streams.
I am not rich from my music, or from YouTube.
I will probably never work with a major recording artist.
I will most likely never win a Grammy.
But here's what I do have - authentic, radical joy of the creative process.
I know my mixes aren't the best. I know my songwriting is not the best. But none of that keeps me up at night because I've built a process that I love. A process that keeps me coming back to it.
And that is exactly what I'm trying to share on my channel, and teach in the Music Production Bootcamp.
You see, if we get wrapped up in validation and success through the means of streams, metrics, status, and money, what happens if we don't achieve these things?
Does that mean that our art is worthless?
If you want to create art for the rest of your life, it requires a pretty big sacrifice.
That sacrifice is an expectation of the final result.
The final result is a byproduct of your process. If you enjoy the process, then the final result doesn't matter. That's not for you to worry about.
If I focus heavily on the final result, I'm going to be forever chasing something that is hardly attainable and sustainable. This is why I'm very open about not liking certain songs that I make on the channel.
I focus instead on the process itself, that's all that I have control over.
I'd rather spend my life with a process that I love and make songs that suck, than to chase millions of Spotify streams.
That's why I feel confident as a creator to share production advice.
I'm forever a student to the process. I'm not a guru, I don't claim to be, I'm a fellow traveler on the same journey that you, the person reading this, is on.
All I ever want to do with my work is to help others feel the same.
Now, here's where I hand it off to you.
As a creator, you have two options.
You can either commit to your process, or focus on the number of streams you get.
The choice is yours.
Stay inspired,
Trev
P.S. I have 4 spots left for this round of the Music Production Bootcamp before we close doors for a few weeks. If you want to build a process that keeps you creating what you love, and to get guidance from me (a fellow traveler), this is your chance.
You can submit your application here.
