This blog will discuss the most useful skills to land that foot-in-the-door music production internship in the short term. Some of these skills are obvious but difficult. Some of these are far less obvious but easy!
Category: Music Production
How to Become a Music Producer
Just like everything else in the industry, there is no foolproof template to follow to get work! Many (maybe even most) producers have fallen into their role by being successful in other areas.
How to Improve Your Music Production Skills
In most things we do, continued learning is the key to success. Here are six ways how to improve your music production skills and keep doing what you love.
What do Music Producers Do?
What Music Producers do has changed over the years with the advances in music production technology and the evolution of music distribution. Here’s what that means for you.
Do You Need Music Theory to Produce Music?
Either Way – You Can Produce Music! You want to start your music production career, but you’re hesitant due to your lack of music theory knowledge. Don’t worry, that’s ok! Music production software has come so far in the last two decades that the amount of knowledge about theory needed to start is dwindling fast. […]
Tips & Tricks For Electronic Music Productions
7 Easy Ways To Improve Your Electronic Music Productions As an electronic music producer or any genre of producer for that matter, having your productions on par with the largest names, in terms of popularity and especially quality should be important to you. At times this may seem impossible to a beginner and even an […]
Dark Horse Graduate Taylor Brown Finds Spotify Success
Making the Music He Wants to Make Popular trends tell us that the key to success in today’s music industry is social media engagement. Marketing experts tout detailed plans to achieve this miracle. Many online courses, dozens of books, and slews of YouTube videos are devoted to the subject. However, the Franklin, Tennessee-based band, Your […]
DHI Gets Creative as Students Work and Record From Home
Time For Us To Come Together! As the “shelter in place” order was given in Tennessee, the staff at Dark Horse Institute quickly adapted and began teaching all five of their classes online. “I have been amazed at the creative ideas our teachers and students have been coming up with to engage each other online,” […]
How To Produce Music The First Time
There are probably as many ways how to produce music for the first time as there are producers. I highly recommend that you don’t do it like I did. I just kind of backed into it without a plan. People asked me things. I tried to help. Before long, I was producing. So . […]
DHI GRADUATE RAISES $500 SCHOLARSHIP FOR FUTURE AUDIO ENGINEERING STUDENTS
DHI Graduate Ryan Ploch partnered with the non-profit group, Bravo Waukegan, for a Charity Networking Event at Arlington Ale House in Illinois. The event was a success for both Bravo, who received over 80 instrument donations, and Dark Horse Institute, who was given a $500 scholarship which was to be split up for future students. […]