Last month, I dropped in the amazing LA based production school Icon Collective to take an hour of Q&A with their current students. I got some amazing questions and covered topics like what it’s like to play EDC, when you need a manager or agent, and how much time to spend on socials.
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Gaz
[11:09] What is your daily routine to practice the art of songwriting?
[13:02] How important is branding to you and what does it mean to you?
[15:10] For you what are some day to day things that overall improve your process whether it be songwriting or production?
[20:00] How do you go about composing a new track? Do you have a certain workflow?
[22:27] When you made your first hit record, how did you deal with limitations of not having that gear and everything else people have now?
[24:33] Do you write every day?
[27:35] How were you persistent when you felt like giving up? I remember you made a Facebook post about that.
[29:51] How do you stand by your music even though you hear someone else doing, for example, drum & bass or stuff like that?
[32:42] What's your musical background? Do you play instruments?
[34:53] I know it's not your style, but what do you think about dubstep?
[36:39] How do you recognise when someone has put a 'glass ceiling' on you as an artist? And what are some routes to go around it?
[40:44] When does the lyric part of the process come in for you? Have you really perfected lyric writing?
[42:50] How do you connect with songwriters? And what kind of advice do you have for the producers that want to get out there and connect with songwriters?
[44:49] When is the right time to get a manager?
[47:28] What it's like playing EDC and other big festivals?
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