Devon James 5 Things Producers Need to Know
Summary
TLDRIn this video, the speaker emphasizes the importance of defining personal success and setting individual goals. They share five key pieces of advice for producers: 1) Don't be a perfectionist and take risks. 2) Claim your space and seek opportunities. 3) Work with people who share your values. 4) Be true to yourself and define your own path. 5) Mix quietly to maintain dynamic range and protect your hearing. These insights aim to help both budding and experienced producers navigate their creative journeys effectively.
Takeaways
- 😀 Define your own success: Understand what success means to you personally rather than letting others define it.
- 📋 Create goals and lists: Set clear objectives and track your progress by crossing items off your list.
- 🔍 Take risks: Don't be afraid to try new things in both DJing and production. Experiment and learn from the outcomes.
- 🚫 Avoid perfectionism: Don't let the pursuit of perfection hinder your creativity and output.
- 🏆 Claim your space: Assert yourself and seize opportunities instead of waiting for them to come to you.
- 🤝 Work with valued people: Collaborate with individuals who align with your values and philosophy, rather than seeking temporary hype.
- 🎭 Be true to yourself: Stay authentic and follow the path that truly resonates with you.
- 📉 Mix quietly: Ensure your mix sounds good at low volumes to preserve dynamic range and protect your hearing.
- 🌟 Value dynamics: Embrace dynamic range in your mixes rather than pushing for loudness.
- 🔔 Engage with your audience: Encourage viewers to like, comment, and subscribe for more content and further engagement.
Q & A
What is the key to defining success according to the speaker?
-The key to defining success is to define it for yourself. You should not let others decide what success looks like for you. Create your own goals and follow the path you want to be on.
What advice does the speaker give about perfectionism?
-The speaker advises not to be a perfectionist. Avoid letting perfectionism stand in the way of putting things out or taking risks. It's important to try new things and be in the moment.
Why does the speaker believe it's important to claim your space?
-The speaker believes it's important to claim your space because waiting for others to give you opportunities might result in missing out. Announcing yourself and claiming a space ensures you don't miss potential opportunities.
What should you consider when choosing people to work with?
-You should work with people who value you and align with your philosophy and morals rather than just choosing those who might give you temporary hype.
How does the speaker recommend defining personal success?
-The speaker recommends creating goals and lists, crossing things off as you achieve them, and ensuring you are following the path you want to be on rather than what others expect of you.
What mixing advice does the speaker give?
-The speaker advises mixing quietly to ensure your mix sounds good at low volumes, which helps preserve dynamic range and prevents hearing damage.
What is the importance of taking risks in DJing and production according to the speaker?
-Taking risks is important because it allows you to try new things, and being in the moment can lead to new and creative outcomes. Sometimes things work, and sometimes they don't, but it's part of the process.
What philosophy does the speaker have about planning DJ sets?
-The speaker prefers not to plan DJ sets too rigidly. They might choose a few songs but avoid overthinking transitions, allowing for spontaneity and new ideas to emerge during the performance.
Why does the speaker emphasize not overthinking production?
-Overthinking production can prevent you from putting out music. It's important to release your work even if it's not perfect because waiting for the perfect moment or perfecting every detail can hold you back.
What is the overall message the speaker wants to convey about following your own path?
-The overall message is to be true to yourself, define your own success, and follow the path that you want to be on rather than conforming to what others expect or what you think you should do.
Outlines
🎯 Defining Success and Overcoming Perfectionism
The speaker emphasizes the importance of defining success on one's own terms rather than letting others dictate what it means. They stress the need for setting personal goals and following one's desired path. The speaker also introduces a series titled 'Five Things Producers Need to Know,' which offers advice that could range from DJing tips to life lessons. The first piece of advice is to avoid perfectionism, encouraging creators to take risks and not let the fear of imperfection hinder the release of their work. They share personal experiences of improvisation in DJing and production, advocating for trying new things and embracing the moment.
🔊 Mixing Advice and the Importance of Dynamics
In the second paragraph, the speaker shares additional advice for producers, including the importance of claiming one's space in the industry and not waiting for opportunities to come. They advocate for working with people who value mutual respect and align with personal philosophies and morals. The speaker also stresses the importance of being true to oneself and defining what success means individually. The final piece of advice is a technical tip on mixing music quietly to ensure that the mix sounds good at low volumes, which helps maintain dynamic range and prevents hearing damage from loud monitoring.
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Keywords
💡Success
💡Perfectionism
💡Risk-taking
💡Claiming Space
💡Collaboration
💡Authenticity
💡Goals
💡DJing
💡Production
💡Mixing
💡Dynamic Range
Highlights
Success is a personal definition and should not be dictated by others.
Creating goals and lists is essential for personal success.
A series called 'Five Things' is introduced for producers and DJs.
Advice on not being a perfectionist to avoid hindering progress.
Risk-taking is encouraged in both DJing and music production.
The importance of not overthinking and being in the moment.
Putting out music and claiming a space in the industry.
The necessity of taking opportunities and not waiting for them.
Working with people who value you aligns with your philosophy and morals.
Being true to yourself and discovering what is important for personal success.
Mixing music quietly to ensure a good balance and dynamic range.
Listening to mixes at low volume to check for clarity and balance.
Avoiding loud mixing to prevent hearing damage and maintain dynamic range.
The 'Five Things' series provides a range of advice from life to production tips.
The speaker emphasizes the importance of defining success for oneself.
The final highlight is about the technique of mixing music quietly for better sound quality.
Engage with the content by liking, subscribing, and sharing thoughts in the comments.
Transcripts
I think a lot of people talk about
success but you can't really talk about
success until you've defined that for
yourself you have to be the one to
Define what success looks like for you
you can't let other people decide oh
well you're successful when this happens
and when this happens you know like
create you know create goals create
lists you know cross things off those
lists and um and and just you know make
sure that you're following the path that
you want to to be on okay
um on my YouTube channel my other one we
have we have a series called five things
producers need to know I thought I'd get
you on this series basically is five
things you might tell your younger self
or kind of other producers are long kind
of going along a similar Journey or just
a couple and it could be anything from
DJing could be life advice it could be
production tips some people have gone
super heavy on the production some have
gone super heavy on the DJing because
obviously produces a big term these days
so
to get your five things but you just
need to know number one so number one um
I think don't be a perfectionist
um try try not to like get up get caught
up with that and be a perfectionist but
don't get caught up and like don't let
that stand in the way of putting things
out or taking risks
um you know part of one thing I you know
in both in both DJ and in production
like I'm always trying new things always
taking a risk
um you know when I DJ I don't plan my
sets I might throw a couple songs in but
I'm not thinking about oh I need to Loop
this one well this transitions here you
know I try new stuff and then sometimes
things work and sometimes they don't and
you know that's just like part of you
know what we're doing is be in the
moment
um
um so yeah first one is just like you
know don't don't overthink
stuff um and and that with production
too that's like you know I think for a
while I uh wasn't putting stuff out
because I wasn't happy with like the
caliber of music that it was at the time
but I think um you know it's kind of
important you know announce yourself to
to claim to claim a space
um because if you wait for other people
to give you opportunity
um you know it's just gonna go by and
you might not get it so you know learn
to learn to
um to claim your space yeah that's I
think that might be number three
number two number seven next so we're
already at number seven yeah
um
number one number one would it be yeah
don't don't um don't be afraid to take a
risk number two will say to claim your
space you know to
um to to like make sure you know you're
you're taking opportunities for yourself
to
um you know ask for opportunities I
think a lot of people just you know like
I said wait for things to come to them
number three so mine my number three is
to work with people that um you know you
value and that value you over you know
something that might give you some hype
for like temporarily or something like
that you know that's just a big thing in
general to me is with music or or you
know people or whatever it's like I'd
rather I'd rather work with um you know
people that are
you know in in line with what I believe
my philosophy my morals you know I think
it just depends on well we'll get more
into philosophy stuff later we'll just
focus on the
on the on the different things so number
four
um number four I mean be yourself I
think is just be like be true to
yourself you know find so this actually
is what I was about to say but you know
like find out what is important to you
and
um you know I think a lot of people talk
about success but you can't really talk
about success until you've defined that
for yourself
um and you have to be the one to Define
what success looks like for you you
can't let other people decide oh well
you're successful when this happens or
when this happens you know like create
you know create goals create lists
um you know cross things off those lists
and um and and just make sure that
you're following the path that you want
to to be on not something that you think
you know other people want you to do or
like what you think you're supposed to
do you know just try to try to be true
to yourself and figure out what you want
um because then I think once you do that
things tend to be a lot easier
um and then my final time my five this
is about mixing and it's to mix quietly
I have too many friends who mix so loud
and just listen to stuff so loud like I
like to listen to it loud but you know
you want to listen make sure that your
mix sounds good uh when it's quiet so
one thing I always like to do is just um
you know basically turn my volume down
knob down all the way and then just
bring it up so it's slightly Audible and
if you can hear everything when the
volume's really low
um you know you're you're in a really
great space with um with your mix so try
not to to you know just push the
loudness on things because you're gonna
make yourself go deaf
and we like Dynamics we like dynamic
range so
that's cool that's a big five well those
five things great let me know in the
comments what's your favorite and your
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