Mark Johnson

If you’re finding that you’re stuck at the arranging stage, here’s one process that might help: Start by immediately filling your entire arrangement with material, on every track. Spend as little time as possible thinking about this step; the goal right now isn’t to try to create a good arrangement. You just want to start with something rather than... See more

It is not my intention to blame musicians for wanting to make their practices more time-efficient. For a full-time music worker, one’s consistency of income depends very much on quantity of output. For a musician whose practice is pushed to the margins of their life by their day job, the amount of time available to nurture that practice is... See more