Mark Midwinter
Don't let perfection ruin your songwriting
Perfectionism; if left unchecked can kill any creative and their processes including musicians and artists.
Mark Midwinter
- Feb 22
- 2 min
Who do you compare yourself to?
This is such an easy trap to fall into as musicians - the curse of comparison and what we can do to get away from doing it.
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Mark Midwinter
- Jan 18
- 2 min
Why you need to record yourself to get better
When I started off playing drums I held back from recording myself. Looking back I'm not sure why I did. I think part of me thought that...
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Mark Midwinter
- Nov 4, 2021
- 2 min
Taking care of yourself and your career
As musicians and creatives we have the luxury of being able to do what we want with our career but that sometimes has its downfalls....
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Mark Midwinter
- Nov 4, 2021
- 2 min
4 Reasons you need reference mixes
What is a reference mix? The idea of having reference mixes is nothing new and is done by industrial professionals. Put simply it just...
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Mark Midwinter
- Oct 16, 2021
- 1 min
Enjoy your musical journey
Goal Setting It's important to have goals to work towards but I know for myself I can get so focussed on getting to that goal that I...
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Mark Midwinter
- Oct 12, 2021
- 2 min
Musician's Survival Kit
There are days it can be tough knowing why we started doing music! It's because we LOVE it and with the down days we always have the up...
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Mark Midwinter
- Oct 6, 2021
- 3 min
5 Things You Can Do With A Compressor
As part of my online session drum work I use these a lot in my recordings. Alongwith EQ the humble compressor, be it the real thing or a...
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Mark Midwinter
- Sep 1, 2021
- 3 min
Add spice to your drums with layering
Adding drum layering to your recordings to give extra texture
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Mark Midwinter
- Aug 28, 2021
- 2 min
Drummer vs Drum Machine
I guess the first question to ask is why would you use a drum machine as opposed to a real drummer.
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