Newsletter #130
"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." — African Proverb
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Newsletter #129
"Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct." — Thomas Carlyle
Newsletter #128
“A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.” — Thomas Reid
Newsletter #127
"The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be."
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“Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity.” — Brene Brown
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“Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.” — Oscar Wilde
Newsletter #124
"One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.” — James Russell Lowell
Newsletter #123
"90% of collaborative songwriting is about understanding the emotional state of the person you're writing with, the cause, and if it's worth changing." — Jeff Diggs Jr
Newsletter #122
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion." — Albert Camus
Newsletter #121
“Everyone has a voice and the choice to use it to either lift others up or tear them down.” — Jeff Diggs Jr
Newsletter #120
"Where words fail, music speaks." — Hans Christian Andersen
Having a sense of structure is essential to bringing your vision to life..
"Creativity often thrives within a structure; just as a painter needs a canvas, and a musician needs a rhythm, creative ideas benefit from boundaries and guidelines." — Unknown
She knew what she wanted to achieve and that she couldn't do it alone
"But out of limitations comes creativity." — Debbie Allen
She had on the flyest clothes, a Corona in hand, and a smile
"No one else goin’ do you better than you can." — Nast B
If you want to go fast...
"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." — African Proverb
Newsletter #115
"New knowledge is the most valuable commodity on earth. The more truth we have to work with, the richer we become." — Kurt Vonnegut
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Newsletter #114
"Don't get too deep, it leads to overthinking, and overthinking leads to problems that don't even exist in the first place." — Jason Engay
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Newsletter #113
"Everything you've ever wanted is on the other side of fear." — George Addair
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Newsletter #112
"The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus." — Bruce Lee
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"Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes." — Carl Jung
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"Unity: You are fighting for the person next to you (NLMB/S)" — DMS
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Happy New Year From Double M Ⓜ️💛
"Everything's intentional. It's just filling in the dots." — David Byrne
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Newsletter #108
"With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world." — Dalai Lama
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Newsletter #107
"An artist's safe space is anywhere they can be spiritually, mentally, and physically free." — Jeff Diggs Jr
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Newsletter #106
"With consistency, you're going to achieve your goals and get where you want to be." — Mandy Rose
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From Chaos to Harmony: Mastering Business Operations in the Creative Industry
At Double M Studios, we guarantee a professional environment where artists feel liberated to express themselves.
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Newsletter #105
"(d)irections are instructions given to explain how. Direction is a vision offered to explain why." — Simon Sinek
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Squatter's Syndrome: Who Does Your Music Speak To?
The reason you can't get off the ground is because you're in a neighborhood (genre), house (sub-genre), or room (you're copying another artist) you don’t belong in.
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Newsletter #104
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." — Socrates
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Beat License Agreements: Exclusive v. Beat Leases
Here is a basic step-by-step guide to effectively purchasing a beat from a producer ...
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Newsletter #103
"I'm more than just the letters I bust down on my chest." — Nast B
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Lead like a Lion
You must understand the effective ways of empowering yourself so that you can empower others ... In the heat of the moment, they will exercise communication, unity, trust, & execution to make the dream a reality.