Q: I got my first job at a studio right before the pandemic hit, and that coupled with other personal stuff really clogged me up on writing and recording. I might now be facing the prospect of having to find work elsewhere (not actually sure yet) and I'm suddenly panicking about not having used my time here wisely and how to try and actually release and share music, and I'm wondering if you have any advice you could offer on what to do?
A: i'm not sure what kind of studio you are talking about, but just reading between the lines it sounds like it is a pretty heavy studio with a lot of... stuff in it, stuff which maybe you don't normally have access to. and it sounds like you are getting fearful and confused about your path to production. so for this i recommend immediately turning to a production process which is much simpler. sometimes when i'm feeling overwhelmed i dig deep somewhere into the past and find a some live video of a guy in the 1970s performing a song with a guitar and his voice, on stage, in real time, in 1 take. just to remind me of how simple it can be to create a song. there are millions of ways to produce music, but from what you described it sounds like you'd be pleased to discover some ways that are much easier, quicker, and readily within reach at any hour of the day. and believe me, those ways exist and they're all around us. and then you can just work your way up from there