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Still waiting for your "dream project"?
Question for my Bootcamp grads, or anyone else looking to compose professionally:
Are you driven by the hopes that someday, you'll get a chance to work on your "dream project"?
I know I sure was.
My childhood was filled watching interviews of my favorite composers and obsessively studying making-...
by Zach Heyde —
Oct 29, 2024
creativity
finding work
How to get your imagination back
When's the last time you thought about that word: "imagination"?
For me, it had been years.
Ironic, I know - a composer forgetting how to tap into his imagination. But I think there's something deeper happening here, because many artists I talk to these days are experiencing the same thing:
Artis...
by Zach Heyde —
Oct 15, 2024
creativity
motivation
How to make your music cohesive
A few weeks back, I ran a poll on YouTube asking subscribers if they've ever wanted to write an album of their own.
The results were interesting...
... but even more interesting were the reasons why they hadn't started yet.
One answer in particular stood out to me:
"I have no idea how to go abo...
Oct 08, 2024
creativity
"Making music feels like a waste of time"
Why is it so hard to make art for ourselves these days?
This is a question I've been asking myself ever since working on my new dark fantasy album.
Last week, I shared a little bit about the recent struggles I faced and how I worked through them in order to start writing music fo...
Oct 01, 2024
creativity
motivation
I'm making music for myself again... 🎶
It's official - I'm working on a new album.
On my YouTube channel, I started a new series where I'll be sharing the process of writing this album in real-time, week by week.
But I began the series by touching on a creative block that's stopped me from making composing vidoes for ...
Sep 24, 2024
creativity
health
motivation
The power of physical art-making 🎨
I've fallen in love with a typewriter.
(Let me explain.)
It all started last week when, during a craving for creative inspiration, my wife and I popped into a local thrift shop in Pasadena looking for some vintage decor.
We found an old pipe, an antique piano roll, some aged candle tapers, and - ...
by Zach Heyde —
Sep 17, 2024
creativity
When's the last time you REALLY listened? 🎧
How long since you've done nothing but sit and listen to music for longer than five minutes?
📲 No phone or book in hand.
đźš— No car ride or public transport to keep you busy.
🧹 No cleaning the house, taking a walk, or getting work done.
Just simply sitting and listening.
Believe it or not, until ...
by Zach Heyde —
Sep 10, 2024
creativity
Perfection is paralyzing you 🥶
Let’s face it - most of us have a ton of cool ideas that we’re not acting on.
Sometimes, we’re overwhelmed at the sheer amount of energy it’ll take to bring those ideas to life.
But as it turns out, whether they’re sitting in your head or being brought to life, those ideas are using up energy eit...
by Zach Heyde —
Aug 13, 2024
creativity