Texas Three Percenters

When I get really good at it, I'm going to start making tutorial videos, because one thing I've learned about audio engineers is they don't tend to make great teachers. One piece of advice I'd leave to me, three years ago, is stick to ONE mix guru, and DON'T jump around. The amount of straight conflicting advice I've received over the years is immeasurable. Also, learn on one genre. You can apply certain principles across genres, but others ... Well, that's the source of the conflicting information. Another might be... Don't START with metal! 🤣🤣🤣 But, really, you have to mix what you love, especially if you have unmedicated ADHD, or you'll end up quitting before you get anywhere. I like to think "it's not that great", and maybe it's not, but then I pull up something from 3 years ago and 🤩! It's DEFINITELY a long game. There are no prodigy audio engineers. At least, I've never heard of one. All the award winners that are willing to share admit that it took 10 years just to get good. We're at about year 5. Could be better, but NOW I have an unreal amount of time to spend on it, so... It's about to be! 😆 Been in the studio all day, for all but 2 days a week, and there's no sign of burn out! It's also sustainable. Barely sustainable, but sustainable. What I do as an artist is almost irrelevant. It's what I want to do for other artists that will bring the bread. The family support has taken a turn for the better. This is going to be awesome. Life is good.