My Latest News

Lately I have been working more on audio production than writing. I am in the process of making an entry to the Image-Line Remix Veela contest. The first prize is a set of 1k monitor speakers and $500 cash with some plug-ins is well worth the many hours I am spending. Even if I don't win I will still be that much better at audio production.

For those who are new here you will notice the blog design has changed. I am not finished with it yet and will be continuing work on it in the next few weeks.

I am pleased with how the design and content on FL Studio Fanatic is shaping up. I posted a small article there earlier today about using the channel settings to create portamento. The tutorial selection is slowly growing with each new post and I have begun making videos to compliment the tutorials as well.

New articles on my FL site

Lately I have been working on my new blog dedicated to FL Studio and sound production more than anything. I wrote a large article about the best midi controllers for FL Studio and a large article about sound compression basics that is geared towards Fruity Loops but good information in general about audio compression.

Another large article I made explains how to record with FL Studio that shows how to record audio with or without an audio interface. 

I have also done a few logos lately for other people and written several other articles. This Feb. The Google update is still stiffing though so I seem to be writing less on article sites and more on my own projects. I am also starting to help out one of my brothers friends with online related stuff for his band. I might also make a link directory to all of my work online so it is easily found by those who search for it.  Lets see what happens in the next few weeks.

How to Make Money Writing Online

I recently made an in-depth guide about how to make money online. I cover all of the essentials for people who want to learn how to make money writing online. Already I have had some wonderful feedback from those who have read it. Some other established writers even found my guide useful.

After looking at search results I noticed very few people tell you what you need to do to make money writing online and offer very little information on where to find out more. This is why I spent over 30 hours writing a guide to help those just starting out. It really is a pain to try and learn something new when you don't even know what to look for. I have condensed what took me months of searching into one article. My guide How To Make Money Writing Online should give you the start you need to begin making an online income. It is free so you have nothing to lose by checking it out.

Hubnugget Wannabe Nominee

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I have been nominated as one of 6 writers for the Health category in this weeks Hubnugget Wannabe contest! Please come show your support by voting for my hub "What Does An Anxiety Attack Feel Like?". The voting section can be found about half way down the page. Vote Here!

I Could Use A Day Off

I feel so tired today and I really don't know why. Maybe it is due to all the writing and work I have done lately. I have not been as productive today as I would like but that is ok since I suppose I can take a day off here and there and shouldn't expect myself to be able to put in 12+ hours daily working on projects.

Since I started blogging and working on other social type sites online I am amazed at how much I have learned. There really is no end to what you can find out online. For example I learned a very simple technique yesterday to make a regular photo look like this. It can be fun and tiring at the same time to learn and apply page design. Hopefully tomorrow I will feel refreshed and ready to go again.

Back to work

Finally I have made up my mind after months of debating. The 10 or so unheard songs I have laid out will become my first album. I will begin to perfect and record them soon. Until now I have been unsure what I wanted to do with them. At one point I even wanted to make them the soundtrack of a movie, well I still do but that will take much longer to accomplish. As for right now they do no good just sitting in my mind. Music is about sharing and I would like to share these songs now.

One of the factors in the long time it took me to make a decision has been the originality of the songs. Very little of my current published content is much more than freestyle works at the time. This new batch of songs has more structure to them and I pretty happy with them. Some can be pretty complicated so perfecting them will takes a bit longer than I would like but the result will be worth it.

Another factor prolonging my release of these songs has been the lack of decent equipment and production knowledge on my part. This is no longer an issue as I have built and learned to use a decent little home studio over time. Now I can begin recording.

This being my debut album and my first big step to the many things that I wish to accomplish with my music, I cant help but think many other musicians also may have worried about their works being copied/stolen when they are just starting out. This fear has held me back from doing what I love for a long time now. Everyone has to start somewhere though so I made the choice to start sharing what I have done so everyone can enjoy the songs. That is what music is meant to be about anyways =]

Playing Nicely With Others

For the past few weeks I have been pretty active on Youtube. Amazing how much hidden talent is on that site. I have come across all sorts of artists that probably deserve a contract more than many of the people who are currently signed. For this reason I have began collaborating with some of the Youtube artists. I will be using what skills I have to help them make a really good track with their own songs. Its a win win all around since helping them will be good production practice for me and the results will be good for the artist own portfolio.

The best part is being able to help people with their dreams and the happiness it brings them when dreams become a reality.