http://www.beethovenboy.com/index.htmlWhatever's on my mindenJesse GreenCopyright 2015 Beethovenboy Productions2015-04-28T09:49:59-07:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Tue, 28 Apr 2015 17:29:00 -0700Jesse GreenTechnology2015-04-28T09:49:59-07:00http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/72c32ba0b62649af1627064adfbb858f-36.html#unique-entry-id-36http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/72c32ba0b62649af1627064adfbb858f-36.html#unique-entry-id-36Jesse GreenKewl happenings!2015-04-21T21:53:08-07:00http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/14827e233c7d0d38806f0f11641eb6ea-35.html#unique-entry-id-35http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/14827e233c7d0d38806f0f11641eb6ea-35.html#unique-entry-id-35

]]>Jesse GreenSneak Peak2015-04-20T19:51:35-07:00http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/101126e3b79c4e72e2d3294af37431b3-33.html#unique-entry-id-33http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/101126e3b79c4e72e2d3294af37431b3-33.html#unique-entry-id-33]]>Jesse GreenTips & Suggestions2015-04-01T20:13:20-07:00http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/5bf4b7c4f8e7bc92079eb1239b709d03-31.html#unique-entry-id-31http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/5bf4b7c4f8e7bc92079eb1239b709d03-31.html#unique-entry-id-31Jesse GreenSneak Peak2015-03-25T20:27:57-07:00http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/907a41f180f0271be44986ca0a4afcd7-28.html#unique-entry-id-28http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/907a41f180f0271be44986ca0a4afcd7-28.html#unique-entry-id-28]]>Jesse GreenTips & Suggestions2015-03-14T20:36:30-07:00http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/ffacdbbbbadb0f83ac0bc34e8a7426a0-27.html#unique-entry-id-27http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/ffacdbbbbadb0f83ac0bc34e8a7426a0-27.html#unique-entry-id-27Jesse GreenPeople in Music2015-03-11T19:18:45-07:00http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/d09e27dcd1bc3ce45f226f0ebdc7bc32-26.html#unique-entry-id-26http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/d09e27dcd1bc3ce45f226f0ebdc7bc32-26.html#unique-entry-id-26Jesse GreenTechnique2015-03-11T18:50:56-07:00http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/4f0450b8c94ee4ba3f83de63b28ec310-25.html#unique-entry-id-25http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/4f0450b8c94ee4ba3f83de63b28ec310-25.html#unique-entry-id-25here) then this one should be pretty short and sweet. The mastering engineer is responsible for making the final mix sound as sonically impactful as possible, ensure there are no audio errors, add album information, and prepare the file for final pressing. However they can only do the best job if the mix they have is good to begin with. If you throw them a mix of say, a rock band recorded in a garage with 4 mics and clipped files, they can’t do much with it.

I think a good analogy would be an article you might read in a magazine. An author can write an article about mastering and deliver it to the publisher via a text document. Then the editor physically arranges the text on the page, applies the proper fonts, maybe adds some inline quote boxes, and dresses it with photos and such. Could you imagine if the author delivered the article filled with grammatical mistakes and spelling errors? That’s how mixing and mastering works. ]]>Jesse GreenOffers and DiscountsDJ2015-03-10T21:51:54-07:00http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/992b34bcc06d761bc45816afc4749041-23.html#unique-entry-id-23http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/992b34bcc06d761bc45816afc4749041-23.html#unique-entry-id-23]]>Jesse GreenOffers and Discounts2015-03-08T13:54:21-07:00http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/48a374a750943d42a5d4e4d43a355351-22.html#unique-entry-id-22http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/48a374a750943d42a5d4e4d43a355351-22.html#unique-entry-id-22Jesse GreenKewl happenings!New Release2015-02-21T15:14:53-08:00http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/0e12b7da28bd7190729efeb07162183a-20.html#unique-entry-id-20http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/0e12b7da28bd7190729efeb07162183a-20.html#unique-entry-id-20
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]]>Jesse GreenTechnique2015-01-29T16:01:13-08:00http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/a6402a931141d3aed8be944a85a4a096-17.html#unique-entry-id-17http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/a6402a931141d3aed8be944a85a4a096-17.html#unique-entry-id-17Jesse GreenPeople in Music2015-01-06T21:13:29-08:00http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/d7f32e4d12a53bf4a272d758a824e268-16.html#unique-entry-id-16http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/d7f32e4d12a53bf4a272d758a824e268-16.html#unique-entry-id-16Jesse GreenPersonal Thoughts2014-12-07T12:36:30-08:00http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/e667f5ff1ed664280e6645f80400a3a5-15.html#unique-entry-id-15http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/e667f5ff1ed664280e6645f80400a3a5-15.html#unique-entry-id-15video of Jack Conte speaking at an XOXO festival. One thing in particular that spoke to me was him talking about his period of time shortly after ‘making it big’. He had been putting out material frequently up until that point and then he felt the pressure of everything he created from then on having to live up to big media’s standards, what he calls an “artificial paradigm.” He didn’t release anything for at least three years because of this fear. In retrospect he says that he should’ve just kept doing what he was doing.

The way I look at that is that him and Nataly were simply having fun in their parents’ house making music, they didn’t quite care what people thought of their output. They had very cheap musical instruments and gear and did the best they could do with what they had but then all of sudden they entered the realm of ‘the big guys’ and felt they didn’t measure up.

I’ve been experiencing this same sort of pressure for quite a while as well. Which is weird because although I know I’m nowhere near being one of the great musical forces in the world I also know that I’m nowhere near being one of the worst. Even stranger is that when I remember setting my first steps on this musical journey I had such a willingness to share not only my grand ambitions but the very results of my creative output: my piano and guitar playing, my scored compositions. Naturally most of it sucked! But I didn’t care, I was having a great time unravelling the mysteries of music and felt good while doing so. Even better I knew I was getting better with each new challenge I undertook whether it was learning a new song or writing a new composition.

So as I enter this new year of 2015 I will do it with the heart of a child, bold and unafraid. Not that I don’t care about the quality of my work, God knows I do! But I want to trust gut when it comes to putting my work out there and not be afraid of the naysayers. Like the great philosopher Kat Williams said, “Haters gon’ hate, that’s they job.” That’s right, so while they’re hating I’m just gonna stay busy putting out dope music, hit after hit :)]]>Jesse GreenPersonal Thoughts2014-12-07T12:19:06-08:00http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/8c5908b6abc047f04e8455fafe8f5a6f-14.html#unique-entry-id-14http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/8c5908b6abc047f04e8455fafe8f5a6f-14.html#unique-entry-id-14
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]]>Jesse GreenOffers and Discounts2014-11-13T00:27:38-08:00http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/296f02fe5859ab013de5261559309fa9-11.html#unique-entry-id-11http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/296f02fe5859ab013de5261559309fa9-11.html#unique-entry-id-11Jesse GreenGear2014-11-02T23:18:15-08:00http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/7b89dd821f50986b0e853f1c51f7738b-10.html#unique-entry-id-10http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/7b89dd821f50986b0e853f1c51f7738b-10.html#unique-entry-id-10Traktor S8, crap because it doesn’t have jog wheels. People, these are just tools and like all tools they evolve to suit the contemporary needs of craftsmen. I remember when 7-string guitars were making a huge hit and 6-string die hards were complaining that it was unnecessary to have an extra string. It’s crazy how some people “get it” and others just don’t. Keep an open mind and if there’s something you don’t like that’s fine but there’s no need to bash it.]]>Jesse GreenPeople in Music2014-10-19T22:18:29-07:00http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/1cfe6b062bfd80ab189698eb0ba0fc89-9.html#unique-entry-id-9http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/1cfe6b062bfd80ab189698eb0ba0fc89-9.html#unique-entry-id-9Jesse GreenPeople in Music2014-10-12T22:08:47-07:00http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/793a9686b9ada09aada57127da183373-8.html#unique-entry-id-8http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/793a9686b9ada09aada57127da183373-8.html#unique-entry-id-8
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]]>Jesse GreenKewl happenings!2014-09-26T21:00:37-07:00http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/30abaa2510ab765a60068316a5c55cbb-4.html#unique-entry-id-4http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/30abaa2510ab765a60068316a5c55cbb-4.html#unique-entry-id-4Jesse GreenKewl happenings!2014-09-22T21:18:54-07:00http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/6fcfca36e089f4c87306f68c9872686a-3.html#unique-entry-id-3http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/6fcfca36e089f4c87306f68c9872686a-3.html#unique-entry-id-3Jesse GreenKewl happenings!2014-09-20T15:09:25-07:00http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/First%20blog.html#unique-entry-id-2http://www.beethovenboy.com/files/First%20blog.html#unique-entry-id-2