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Jan 11
3 min

Clearing the Cache

I have a ritual at the beginning of every New Year, in which I recap and review all that has happened in my life over the past 12 months,...

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Give Me a Break! Dealing with Creative Blocks

Michele

Feb 26, 2018
4 min

Give Me a Break! Dealing with Creative Blocks

Recently, I took some time off from working on music to take a much-needed vacation at my favorite spot in Northern Michigan. Having live...

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Michele

Oct 24, 2017
3 min

The Joy of Music and Creative Play

One of the things I love about making music (and one of the reasons why I never really wanted to write about it) is the fact that it is a...

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Plug-in Palooza: When “Whoopie Synth” Simply Will NOT Work as An Instrument Patch in Your Latest Mus

Michele

Sep 23, 2017
3 min

Plug-in Palooza: When “Whoopie Synth” Simply Will NOT Work as An Instrument Patch in Your Latest Mus

One of the most simultaneously liberating and challenging aspects of composing music in a DAW in the 21st century is the sheer number of ...

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Michele

Aug 28, 2017
3 min

Following the Muse

Whenever I sit down to work on a new music project, I really have no idea what is going to happen. I feel like I am starting over EVERY S...

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