How to know if your music is good 

Great video! I always get the most valuable feedback from my sister who doesnt listen to the genre of music I make but she still has an understanding of what "good enough" needs to sound like. She always notices when something is off or atypical. Even if she can't communicate specifically what it is, it's sometimes more valuable than if I talk to someone who doesn't just "feel" the music but rather (over) analyzes.

This is some of the most valuable advice! Absolute legend!

Good advice brother, thanks!

See when we throw music around our group, we all hate it. It's why it gets edited into the dirt till we can't recognize ourselves in it. But we're still learning 😂

Great video, I love the honesty!

Good information here! And you gave me a laugh when you mentioned getting butthurt at someone mentioning something was off in your mix. I've been there before too! I think it's good to have a huge checklist written down somewhere, and when you think you're finished mixing a song, go to your checklist and analyze each component of your mix. Things such as: -Vocal volume and Sibilance (my main curse) -Snare drum volume, and is it too bright or too dark for your tastes and against your reference track? -Kick drum volume and punch -Cymbals, making sure not sticking out too much and distracting from the song -Guitar tone, volume, and cleaning up low end mud around 140-170 Hz as needed, as well as listening for that 2.5 to 3.5K region of harshness and eqing that area down if needed. -Keyboards, again checking for frequency buildup and volume -Bass guitar, trying to make sure you have enough bottom end without fluttering the speakers, yet trying to get it to sit and sound nice in the mix. Some people like a more bright soundng bass that pokes through the mix more, while others like it blending into the background more. -

Yo! I’m a producer in NC and this video was exactly what I needed rn thanks so much! I only started producing a year or two ago after a rapid 2 years of growth as a DJ. That rapid growth I’ve learned doesn’t carry over to producing, I spend way to much time focusing on techniques and I just had that moment Joel Cruz gave you realizing I don’t focus on the feeling enough while I try to get professional quality sounds/transitions/structure technically. I think the same thing can be said ab DJing where I learned how to mix well technically way before actually reading crowds and doing it tastefully. I appreciate you, just followed on Spotify, insta and here. - Knob Ross

absolutely real

Wise words

very good👍

When I was a teen I worked in a hipster shop where we sold CD’ and vinyl’s alongside clothing and gadgets. I would play my own stuff too (on CD-r). Reactions from costumers was great. So… get a job where you can publicly play your own stuff perhaps?

great video buddy

I mean a lot of trash gets released by good artists, so if it's original-it's fair game! It's not a competition. If someone likes your stuff, they will sample it and make it "better", this is no knock on the original art.