THINK: in terms of ENERGY, RHYTHM, VIBE, EMOTION. NOT: punchy, clean, analog, mono

Bounce MIDI to AUDIO. - its good practice committing to ideas - it enables you to see your ideas in a new light - Better stability in your DAW

COLOR CODE! - It keeps project organised - Its nice on the eyes/mind

SIDECHAIN COMPRESS before playing in parts. Bass and instruments.

OFFSET claps. - This stops claps getting lost in the mix

PRACTICE WORKING FAST. Learn your DAW shortcuts

give your song a NARRATIVE/Set the tone. -using samples, like vocal samples

Theres no relation between TIME spent and QUALITY of music. -The same applies to how many tracks there is in a song

FOCUS on IMPORTANT rhythmic/melodic ideas early on. Dont waste time layering sounds

Fix from SOURCE whenever possible. KEEP processing clean & calculated REMOVE silences for a cleaner mix

Only EQ/COMPRESS when needed.

when you see a SPECTRUM ANALYSER, think in terms of OCTAVES

BOUNCE REVERB to AUDIO. then you can filter/ precisely control it

SYNCOPATION IS KEY TO DANCE MUSIC. Syncopate a vox sample and synth or kick

USE WHITE NOISE to fill empty space subtly

MONO is LOUDER, so use it when you can.

ALWAYS START your track with an interesting IDEA

AUTOMATION - Name your automation channels. E.G filter sweeps

Create TEMPLATES in your daw. Work from these rather than blank projects. Speeds up the creative process when laying down new ideas.

DRUMS SIDECHAIN EVERYTHING to KICK DRUM Test KICK and SNARE on multiple sources make the KICK the loudest peak in the song (makes mastering alot easier)

BASS SUB BASS should sit 1-2 octaves below root note. No reverb on bass Length of kick decides room for bass

LEADS group layers turn off individual track fx use 1 compressor/ reverb on whole group delay>reverb>saturation

VOCAL SAMPLES make more SYNTHS/FX from VOX SAMPLES. - humans love human voice.

Most women do not realize that heart disease is the #1 killer of American women.

They drove a long way through the snowy woods, till they came to the town of Pepin. Mary and Laura had seen it once before, but it looked different now.

Actors, to a certain extent, never grow up, you see. It's an extension of being out in the back yard with a stick, only you're being paid to do it. It's borderline madness.

The martyrs shook the powers of darkness with the irresistible power of weakness.

I know my faults, but I'm comfortable with me.

We see people voting for bills that their ideals and principles are opposed to, but because their little funding project is in there, they're voting for it. We might say it's one percent of all spending but the impact of that spending is far greater.

You go to LA, or you go to New York, and it's really fun to go there. But they're not grounded. Everybody is just competing all the time for the limelight. It's too much entertainment industry. There are too many choices. And it's distracting to me.

I am an insomniac.

The world does not get to be a better or a worse place; it just gets more senescent.

After 'A Good Day to Die Hard,' I had a bit of an identity crisis as far as where I wanted to place myself in the business. When it's all new and fresh, there is a lot of pressure to know what you represent, and I didn't really get that.

Try not to pay attention to those who will try to make life miserable for you. There will be a lot of those - in the official capacity as well as the self-appointed.

It's so amazing to hear a crowd of people singing one of your songs. It's the best feeling.

The distinguishing characteristics of mind are of a subjective sort; we know them only from the contents of our own consciousness.

Consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production; and the interest of the producer ought to be attended to, only so far as it may be necessary for promoting that of the consumer.

There's a roller derby girl that goes by that name, 'Nerd Rage,' and she named herself after my album.

Invisible things are the only realities.

I am not a sun person at all. I think it's a cancerous poison and I don't want it touching me.

We later moved to Rome, where I am presently living.

I have established the republic. But today it is not clear whether the form of government is a republic, a dictatorship, or personal rule.

I am happy to receive any items of jewelry.

The mainstream media showed, for example, no blood and guts resulting from the 9/11 attacks.

When you're doing a Broadway show, you have no free time.

Fear is something I try not to absorb.

Some of the most innocuous inventions have proven earth-shattering, with reverberations felt around the planet. The Internet is the poster child for disruptive technology, but even such inventions as Amazon's Kindle and Apple's iPod have rocked their respective industries by changing how we entertain ourselves.