No I haven't magically ulled my album out the bag - but something much more important ended...

End of the day and I reached the end of my tether...

I HAVE NOT hit the deadline. But out of this miss has come a breakthrough. So there's no space for beating myself up - because without the deadline I wouldn't have realised something vital about me, Mike Monday, Mike Monday music and my relationship to the music...

We've got a few days out of sync since I've been sharing the pre/post session review episodes...so I thought it was worth giving you a realtime update of where I'm at right now... The short version is it's (at last) GOOD NEWS! :)

Either you love them or you hate them. But (unlike Marmite) you don't know which!

It's all about the Song Arc!

That familiar problem when you go to use a plugin and it needs updating...

Something different today - follow along as I make a session plan before then review after a session on a song called "DO"...it'll clarify how I use cycling to avoid wasting time repeating pointless actions I'll just have to repeat later...

Why ON EARTH would I make THREE albums in one year?

In the last 24 hours I've had revelations and made momentous decisions about this album...

Many musicians have an extremely strong reaction when they listen to something they've done on a track and it's not worked. This reaction can be so strong that it causes you to give up on the track (or in some cases on music entirely!) But this is a mistake...

Procrastinating on a song or on making music in general is common - and NORMAL. It doesn't mean you need to give up on the track OR your music in general. I've discovered it's cause...

Since I've done the daily videos I feel like I've not spoken to you. So here's a "traditional" album episode where I catch you up on my album's progress.

If you're making solo music, maintaining some measure of objectivity needs to be your number 1 goal. Because without it you're flying blind. Here's three and a half ways to avoid the dreaded Music Production Rabbit Hole...

I know this title sounds like BS - sorry I couldn't resist it. Because it's what happens when you deploy this ridiculously simple 2 step protocol for ANY difficult problem you're stuck on.

It's 100% normal to procrastinate on a song - PARTICULARLY when it's good! But there's no need to worry when you understand the very simple reason why and the even simpler method to overcome resistance to working on any track...

An overwhelming number of options is common when you're finishing music,, ESPECIALLY when you're excited about the song. Here's the counter-intuitive solution...

What's the inevitable result of believing EVERY idea you have MUST be brilliant?

Not all musical problems are created equal...or must be solved RIGHT NOW. But how do you decide which to focus on first?

It's inevitable other people come into your head when you're finishing music...here's what I've done to avoid the obstacles this creates.

It's inevitable other people come into your head when you're finishing music...here's what I've done to avoid the obstacles this creates.

The BLAH worm is persistent and can lead you down many IRRELEVANT musical paths...

How to avoid a very common problem when finishing music - particularly when you're on deadline...

As I'm doing daily videos in the countdown to my deadline, why on earth wouldn't I create audio podcasts for you too?

Oh yes. The purpose (and the impending deadline) has had it's effect...