#19: The BEST Way To Learn New Musical Skills | John Wehmeyer

The Pinnacle

English - January 24, 2023 21:30 - 1 hour - 103 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
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Previous Episode: #18: Berklee Student on Songwriting and Creative Process | Ella Allice

Next Episode: #20: How Kodoku Got MILLIONS of Streams Without a Label | Kodoku & Nick Nash

John Wehmeyer and Pinnacle discuss the best way to learn new musical skills, the importance of keeping the FLOW in studio sessions, setting up a workspace conducive to your workflow and much, much more.

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John Wehmeyer: https://www.instagram.com/johnwehmeyer_/

Pinnacle: https://www.instagram.com/pinnacleatthetop/

Timestamps:

00:00 - John Wehmeyer Introduction

02:00 - Learning Guitar to Prove to Parents

02:30 - Joining School Band and Learning Bass

07:00 - Teaching Music Before Moving to L.A.

09:30 - Guitar Players Have an Advantage

11:30 - Transitioning From Orchestra to Modern Producing

14:00 - The BEST Way to Learn New Skills

20:16 - Trying To Join School Band... With a Guitar

22:00 - Military Family and Moving to L.A

25:30 - Messaging 50 People a Day

31:00 - Focusing on Relationships to Build Your Career

34:00 - Relying on and Finding Teachers

40:00 - Developing Relationships with Artists

43:00 - Holding Producer Sessions

46:51 - Learning Mixing Through The Right People

54:00 - Taking Courses and INVESTING in Your Craft

56:00 - Negativity in the Producer Community and Reaching Out to People

1:04:00 - Mastering by Yourself in 2023

1:08:30 - Getting Reassurance / Rules of Making Music

1:12:00 - The KEY to Perfect Collaboration

1:15:00 - Importance of Keeping the FLOW

1:21:00 - Switching Ideas to Keep The Flow

1:25:40 - Making Your Workspace PERFECT for Creative Ideas

1:27:00 - Perspective and Being Self-Aware in Music

1:30:00 - Pinnacle's Controversial Twitter Thread / Create Without Expectation

1:31:50 - John Wehmeyer's Kingsway Pack

1:33:00 - Difference Between Sample Libraries and Samples to Send Out

1:38:00 - Working With Ging (Formerly Frank Dukes)

1:42:00 - Feedback From Al Hug

1:48:30 - John Wehmeyer Outro