As I'm now podcasting over on The Monday Stack about building a new AI-native business (whatever that means!) I'm sharing the first few episodes here.
Subscribe to The Monday Stack here...
...because I'll stop posting these episodes here soon.
P.S. In case the link doesn't work here's the url:
https://mikemonday.substack.com/podcast
As I'm now podcasting over on The Monday Stack about building a new AI-native business (whatever that means!) I'm sharing the first few episodes here.
Subscribe to The Monday Stack here...
...because I'll stop posting these episodes here soon.
P.S. In case the link doesn't work here's the url:
https://mikemonday.substack.com/podcast
I've started a new business and a new podcast (on a different feed) called The Monday Stack.
I'll post the first few episodes of this new show on the Mondayland feed. If you like it and want to continue getting my dulcet tones in your earholes - make sure you subscribe to that as I won't post on Mondayland for the foreseeable future...
https://mikemonday.substack.com/podcast
The last ever Make an Album With Mike starts very soon: https://makemusicyourlife.com/albumwithmike
Here's my "Recursivism" Substack: https://mikemonday.substack.com/
I released my first vinyl record in 1995. It was TERRIFYING...
The Leap: Season 1, Episode 9
And whenever you're ready...
1. The Turbo Track Attack is the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music
2. Make more music you love with the FREE Music Machine template...
3. Listen to my in-progress songs in my current Music Machine...
4. Join my WhatsApp channel for a regular espresso shot of insight and inspiration...
If you're struggling to stay consistent and productive in producing music, you might assume (understandably) that taking much more time to finish your music will lead to better tracks.
But good time management for musicians often means setting a more challenging target. The Album Podcast Season 6, Episode 28 Want my help to make YOUR album? https://makemusicyourlife.com/mawm Check Richard's First Album "You Could Be Happy" on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1oLZPCdjO0BNx8f8RQCsik?si=SJCusyl5R-iLV-Av8c2xaw Or Bandcamp: https://thesixteenth.bandcamp.com
If you'd like to build a die-hard fanbase for your music in 2025, understanding the process that transforms an uninterested listener into a devoted fan is crucial. This is Music Marketing 101 - required before you start figuring out how to plan your music release, promote your music, and the best way to market your music. The Leap Podcast: Season 1, Episode 8
www.makemusicyourlife.com/mondayland/die-hard-fanbase Want my help to make YOUR album? https://makemusicyourlife.com/mawm
I’m exploring the impact of AI on music production as 2024 closes with AI Music Researcher Jon Gillick.
As I’m an AI Music noob, I ask Jon to make some predictions about where it might go and what he’s going to do with it in his music.
We discuss AI's current state and future in music, ethical considerations around data use, and how musicians can creatively integrate AI tools into their workflow.
The AI Music Podcast: Season 1, Episode 6
www.makemusicyourlife.com/mondayland/ai-music-2025
Want my help to make YOUR album? https://makemusicyourlife.com/albumwithmike
If you struggle to focus on your music this year, you're not alone!
For the last 3 months of 2024, I struggled too.
But for the rest of the year (except for one huge life crisis which knocked me off for about 6 weeks), I found it easy and simple to focus on my music.
Even though I'm running my creator business and have 4 young kids we homeschool.
To put music front and centre in your life, focusing on time management techniques first is a mistake. Sure they help - but nowhere near as much as setting up your life so you CAN "make music your life"...
The Album Podcast: Season 7, Episode 2
If you want my help to make YOUR album? https://makemusicyourlife.com/albumwithmike
One of the first experiences I remember as a little kid I now know was FLOW...
And if you want my help to make YOUR album? Click here...
It's the first episode of a new season of The Album. Time to talk about your music!
Is an album a good idea for you in 2025?
If you're not sure you’re ready but would LIKE to make an album...
(Because that's what artists do - right?)
Or if you plan to make an album next year and want clarity and motivation...
Then this episode is for you.
The Album: Season 7, Episode 1
And if you want my help to make YOUR album? Click here...
For the first time on this podcast...
I pull apart one of my songs to show you how to make a song that MEANS something (i.e. expresses a Purpose).
The Album: Season 6, Episode 24
☝️ To listen to the full song click this episode link
And whenever you're ready...
1. The Turbo Track Attack is the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music
2. Make more music you love with the FREE Music Machine template...
3. Listen to my in-progress songs in my current Music Machine...
4. Join my WhatsApp channel for a regular espresso shot of insight and inspiration...
What do you need to create a piece of music that "lands"?
And whenever you're ready...
1. The Turbo Track Attack is the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music
2. Make more music you love with the FREE Music Machine template...
3. Listen to my in-progress songs in my current Music Machine...
4. Join my WhatsApp channel for a regular espresso shot of insight and inspiration...
Too often, how we're taught to make music misses the MOST crucial aspect of what we're doing...
And whenever you're ready...
1. The Turbo Track Attack is the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music
2. Make more music you love with the FREE Music Machine template...
3. Listen to my in-progress songs in my current Music Machine...
4. Join my WhatsApp channel for a regular espresso shot of insight and inspiration...
5. Want my help to make YOUR album?
Despite the common assumption that both "inspiration" and "discipline" are GOOD...
After 30 years of making music and helping others make music, I've come to a startling realisation:
Requiring either/both is often a sign of an unhealthy, unsustainable creative process.
And whenever you're ready...
1. The Turbo Track Attack is the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music
2. Make more music you love with the FREE Music Machine template...
3. Listen to my in-progress songs in my current Music Machine...
4. Join my WhatsApp channel for a regular espresso shot of insight and inspiration...
5. Want my help to make YOUR album?
THAT time of the year is fast approaching again...
Click here to download the MPIC Avoidance System
And whenever you're ready...
1. The Turbo Track Attack is the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music
2. Make more music you love with the FREE Music Machine template...
3. Listen to my in-progress songs in my current Music Machine...
4. Join my WhatsApp channel for a regular espresso shot of insight and inspiration...
In the creative process (and the Music Machine system - which reflects the stages of the creative process) - in the second stage, "Discovery" - people often get lost.
Here's why - and why Discovery is a crucial stage of any creative process. Not only musically but psychologically...
PodWalk: Season 7, Episode 3
And whenever you're ready...
1. The Turbo Track Attack is the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music
2. Make more music you love with the FREE Music Machine template...
3. Listen to my in-progress songs in my current Music Machine...
4. Join my WhatsApp channel for a regular espresso shot of insight and inspiration...
Imagine there's an obvious obstacle that EVERY ARTIST experiences daily - but NO ARTIST does anything to overcome.
Imagine that even the greatest artists move forward as if this obstacle doesn't exist, unknowingly making their process infinitely more painful than it needs to be.
Wouldn't that be weird?
And whenever you're ready...
1. The Turbo Track Attack is the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music
2. Make more music you love with the FREE Music Machine template...
3. Listen to my in-progress songs in my current Music Machine...
4. Join my WhatsApp channel for a regular espresso shot of insight and inspiration...
This is the final episode of season 6 of The Album because, through this season, I've finished my 6th album.
I've had some startling revelations.
More than any other, this album has changed the course of my career...
Listen and download "Beyond Broken" for free here <-
The Album: Season 6, Episode 23
And whenever you're ready...
1. The Turbo Track Attack is the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music
2. Make more music you love with the FREE Music Machine template...
3. Listen to my in-progress songs in my current Music Machine...
4. Join my WhatsApp channel for a regular espresso shot of insight and inspiration...
Your inner critic is useful. Until you let it become a tyrant...
Podwalk: Season 7, Episode 1
And whenever you're ready...
1. The Turbo Track Attack is the SIMPLEST way to make loads of music
2. Make more music you love with the FREE Music Machine template...
3. Listen to my in-progress songs in my current Music Machine...
4. Join my WhatsApp channel for a regular espresso shot of insight and inspiration...