Produce, produce, produce.

Release.

(Involve others.)

Keep the circling mind in check. Do not obsess over an idea: you will kill its magic, temporarily, and maybe forever…

The work is about taming obsessive and destructive tendencies and distilling a certain wholeness of spirit and steadiness of gesture. At times you will feel this so utterly and explicitly that you will think the work is done and that you are ready for a victory lap. Resist. Take a deep breath and consider the well-documented evidence that suggests that victory lap will turn into a stale loop.

Enjoy the good times, but…

Prepare for the bad: stockpile ideas for sounds to record, edits to be made, lyrical concepts to pursue when you are not in a heightened state of reality. If the sounds are strong and the ideas are good, work will flow.

Trust yourself. The sounds ARE good.

Produce, produce, produce.

Keep the circling mind in check.

There are a million little steps that go into making a well-executed and convincing big step: some involve miniature, sublime revelations. Most do not. You will be drawn to the mediums (media?) that historically have been the source of such inspiration. Eschew. Cycle among your devices. Prioritize the weakest.

Create a good space.

Treat the work well. With high respect. Like a dear friend.

Relax. Don’t take it so seriously!

Know that there is a world outside yourself.

Know that you are only getting better.

Know when to move on.

Go outside.

Take a deep breath.

Believe in yourself.

(Start over.)

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