A decade has passed. 3650 days, 87600 hours, and 5.256e+6 seconds later, 2020 is here. But at any rate, this uniquely positions us to evaluate, analyze, understand, and create a better path forward. That is, a clearer perspective, allowing the past to inform the present, but not allowing the future to overwhelm the present. Easier said than done, but perhaps finding the connection and relationships made across our timeline is a way to better inform each incremental step forward. Incidentally, I often seek perspective through curiosity and application. Consider the following:

Take our current year, ‘2020’, and split it into 2 locations; a superposition if you will. The ’20’ (a) of our past’ informing the ’20’ (b) of our future, both connected by inference. We know each location to be different, and we know that (a) & (b) exhibit a relationship in their respective system. And for our understanding, we can assume that both remain entangled by cognition. Further, when we attempt to make sensible and sound decisions, we are continually referencing each, and using their summation to produce an outcome. Therefore, if we want our individual system’s to produce a desired outcome, we must be willing and be open to access each state. It can give way to effectively understanding the connection that our past state is bridged to our future state through our present ability to recognize both, simultaneously.

If we desire clarity through improved vision, we need to accept that hindsight is indeed ‘2020’; it is our past and future states in the present. Use it to see where you want to go. 

The biggest hurdle for any creative is commitment to the artists’ struggle; fight or flight. Fight for self belief and the rest will take care of itself.

The price of trying to have a winning personality is not worth the cost. Respect your work and your position, it will always be more than good enough.

All our work is meant to serve a purpose, but for who and for what cost? Do you want to be an artist that is reliable and cheap or do you want your work to meet the demands of better clients and fans?

Leveling up is when you meet the demands of better clients and when your work provides a unique point of view.

Never settle.

You can make a sharp transition or you can blend a seamless mix…more importantly is how well you know what you’re leaving and what you’re moving to.

A common knee jerk reaction when mixing down a record is to boost the equalisation of parts you want to emphasize. While that makes sense, in some cases, more often than not you end up boosting in other areas to compensate for level changes. However, many people fail to recognize that removing an unecessary element or reducing ‘problem’ areas is often more effective. Removing what we don’t want to help reveal what we want is a more efficient and balanced way to focus on what matters most, content wise.

We have to remember that adding is simply piling on; remove what we dont need to reveal the parts that matter most.

I admire those that push, but also admire those that push back.