1-to-1 Coaching Online
This service is for music coaching online.
If you are looking for tutorials and teaching, please see my services page.
Coaching is for music producers and artists who are looking for someone to help them work towards a specific goal.
This may look slightly different for each person, but the role of a coach generally consists of:
Providing you with a framework for a large-scale project, album or EP.
Providing you with accountability in a way that acknowledges both the creative process and working to deadlines.
Providing you with detailed, timely feedback that focuses on areas for improvement and ways to achieve this.
Review your current working practice and explore ways to enhance/disrupt/explore/develop/re-think/adapt
Have conversations around mindset in music and approaching a balanced practice.
Suggesting areas for further study and reading
The reasons that people can be interested in coaching can be very different, but most people are looking for improvements in their creative practice. This can be in a range of different areas, such as:
Finishing more music and finding a process to maintain output consistency.
Streamline the creative process to make it more time-efficient.
Getting unstuck from writer’s block and breaking out of the ‘loop stage’ of music production.
Developing a specific area of their skills through a creative project, for example, synthesis or sampling.
They are frustrated with learning from YouTube and want to be able to talk to a real person about music production topics.
Finding and developing a more distinctive sound.
In more detail, coaching is a professional partnership where I provide accountability for you. The main aim is to support you in achieving music production goals by facilitating the process, providing a sounding board for ideas and challenging your views.
You may ask yourself, “Why don’t I just do it on my own?”. You can; nothing is stopping you from making music or writing that album. Ask yourself these questions: ‘Is my current process working?’ and ‘Am I releasing music?’ If the answer is yes for both. Well done, keep at it! If the answer is no, then maybe it is time to try something new. It can save a lot of time having someone who has years of experience, who can facilitate, question and reiterate ideas back to you as a sounding board. Whilst providing accountability and, in most cases, structure and deadlines for a goal.
You might be thinking, “What makes you think that you have all the answers?” - I don’t have all the answers. My main role as a coach is not to teach you specific things (which I can if needed, of course), but instead, to help you find your own answers.
You might be thinking, “A coach is like a teacher, mentor or therapist?” The answer to this is no, I am not a qualified psychiatrist, psychologist, therapist or counsellor; these things tend to be about healing the past. Also, with a mentor or teacher, the direction of information is from the teacher to the student; this is not the case with coaching. Instead, the focus in coaching is on your creative practice and development. Coaching is about you, your goals and moving forward towards them.
So if you are thinking “Do I need coaching? Is coaching right for me?”. This is really difficult to know for sure. Some people want clear, direct answers to their questions, which coaching doesn’t always give you. Some people don’t respond well to coaching because they need something else. But if you are open to discussion, want to develop your music and creative reflection, then you might consider coaching.
The results are not guaranteed because it all depends on you and your mindset. However, if you want accountability to finish an EP or Album, advice along the way and a creative ally that can help you with your goals, then coaching might be for you.
The coaching sessions will normally be via a video call, such as Zoom. The time of these can be flexible, but it will normally be 1-2 times per week and also emails to check in, as we will be sharing ideas regularly.
The structure of the coaching will be different for each person, but mainly for people looking to complete a project, it will follow this approach: 1) goal setting, 2) preparation, 3) ideas stage, 4) exploration, 5) development, 6) finishing.
When needed, I will discuss with you the techniques I have used to finish a substantial amount of music over my career and how I approach the different stages of the music-making process to achieve my goals. Then, more importantly, we can modify and explore these techniques to suit your workflow.
So if you are always working on loops, starting ideas, stuck doing the same things, struggling with music production, coaching could be for you.
As a final note, this is a serious investment of your money and time, and the results can’t be guaranteed because they depend on your work and approach. It is best to ensure that you have the time, willingness, and attitude to make positive strides in your music.
NB. This is a subscription service.
Hopefully, this has given you enough information, but if you have any more questions, please get in contact if you are serious about coaching.
You can expect a response within 1-2 working days when purchasing this service.
This service is for music coaching online.
If you are looking for tutorials and teaching, please see my services page.
Coaching is for music producers and artists who are looking for someone to help them work towards a specific goal.
This may look slightly different for each person, but the role of a coach generally consists of:
Providing you with a framework for a large-scale project, album or EP.
Providing you with accountability in a way that acknowledges both the creative process and working to deadlines.
Providing you with detailed, timely feedback that focuses on areas for improvement and ways to achieve this.
Review your current working practice and explore ways to enhance/disrupt/explore/develop/re-think/adapt
Have conversations around mindset in music and approaching a balanced practice.
Suggesting areas for further study and reading
The reasons that people can be interested in coaching can be very different, but most people are looking for improvements in their creative practice. This can be in a range of different areas, such as:
Finishing more music and finding a process to maintain output consistency.
Streamline the creative process to make it more time-efficient.
Getting unstuck from writer’s block and breaking out of the ‘loop stage’ of music production.
Developing a specific area of their skills through a creative project, for example, synthesis or sampling.
They are frustrated with learning from YouTube and want to be able to talk to a real person about music production topics.
Finding and developing a more distinctive sound.
In more detail, coaching is a professional partnership where I provide accountability for you. The main aim is to support you in achieving music production goals by facilitating the process, providing a sounding board for ideas and challenging your views.
You may ask yourself, “Why don’t I just do it on my own?”. You can; nothing is stopping you from making music or writing that album. Ask yourself these questions: ‘Is my current process working?’ and ‘Am I releasing music?’ If the answer is yes for both. Well done, keep at it! If the answer is no, then maybe it is time to try something new. It can save a lot of time having someone who has years of experience, who can facilitate, question and reiterate ideas back to you as a sounding board. Whilst providing accountability and, in most cases, structure and deadlines for a goal.
You might be thinking, “What makes you think that you have all the answers?” - I don’t have all the answers. My main role as a coach is not to teach you specific things (which I can if needed, of course), but instead, to help you find your own answers.
You might be thinking, “A coach is like a teacher, mentor or therapist?” The answer to this is no, I am not a qualified psychiatrist, psychologist, therapist or counsellor; these things tend to be about healing the past. Also, with a mentor or teacher, the direction of information is from the teacher to the student; this is not the case with coaching. Instead, the focus in coaching is on your creative practice and development. Coaching is about you, your goals and moving forward towards them.
So if you are thinking “Do I need coaching? Is coaching right for me?”. This is really difficult to know for sure. Some people want clear, direct answers to their questions, which coaching doesn’t always give you. Some people don’t respond well to coaching because they need something else. But if you are open to discussion, want to develop your music and creative reflection, then you might consider coaching.
The results are not guaranteed because it all depends on you and your mindset. However, if you want accountability to finish an EP or Album, advice along the way and a creative ally that can help you with your goals, then coaching might be for you.
The coaching sessions will normally be via a video call, such as Zoom. The time of these can be flexible, but it will normally be 1-2 times per week and also emails to check in, as we will be sharing ideas regularly.
The structure of the coaching will be different for each person, but mainly for people looking to complete a project, it will follow this approach: 1) goal setting, 2) preparation, 3) ideas stage, 4) exploration, 5) development, 6) finishing.
When needed, I will discuss with you the techniques I have used to finish a substantial amount of music over my career and how I approach the different stages of the music-making process to achieve my goals. Then, more importantly, we can modify and explore these techniques to suit your workflow.
So if you are always working on loops, starting ideas, stuck doing the same things, struggling with music production, coaching could be for you.
As a final note, this is a serious investment of your money and time, and the results can’t be guaranteed because they depend on your work and approach. It is best to ensure that you have the time, willingness, and attitude to make positive strides in your music.
NB. This is a subscription service.
Hopefully, this has given you enough information, but if you have any more questions, please get in contact if you are serious about coaching.
You can expect a response within 1-2 working days when purchasing this service.