destinmoffett
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Yo!
Often times I have caught myself comparing my work to that of the greats (ie. Martin Garrix, Oliver Heldens, Tiesto and so on). I tend to ask questions like, "Am I talented enough?" or say things like "Oh these producers are just special," or "they were just born with it and I wasn't." I have found that this inner voice trying to talk me down is quite depressing, so I decided to do some research to see if it was right.
I love to read. I truly believe that some of history's most impactful human beings valued the knowledge in books. I just finished reading Geoff Colvin's Talent is Overrated and I found it to be very applicable to my aspirations as a music producer. I have also read Malcolm Gladwell's OutlierS and Daniel Coyle's The Talent Code to further my research. I wanted to take some time to share with you guys what I learned!
Through years of data, researchers have essentially proved that the concept of innate talent does not exist and/or is irrelevant to a person's overall performance. What drives people to do great work is not talent, but passion. And the deciding factor to whether or not that person succeeds is the amount of time that person puts in to practicing their craft.
Malcolm Gladwell observed that it takes about 10,000 hours to become a world class expert at anything. This equates to about 3 hours of practice a day for 10 years, or 6 hours a day for 5.
People tend to forget that young successful producers like Martin Garrix and Oliver Heldens have been producing music for the majority of their lives. This should be encouraging to you! Anyone can be successful in the music industry, it's just a matter of how much time and effort you put into practicing your craft. There is no question of whether or not you are creative enough, or musically talented enough or whatever. No one was born with those gifts. Everyone comes into this world with the same amount of potential. The greats just practiced a ton. The most successful producers were relentless in practicing their music, even when they didn't feel like it.
Stop questioning whether or not you have what it takes, or if your creative enough. Success is not dependent upon natural born abilities, its dependent upon work. If you want to see success as a music producer, commit to working really hard, and understand that with enough persistence and enough patience, YOU WILL MAKE IT!
Thanks,
Destin
Often times I have caught myself comparing my work to that of the greats (ie. Martin Garrix, Oliver Heldens, Tiesto and so on). I tend to ask questions like, "Am I talented enough?" or say things like "Oh these producers are just special," or "they were just born with it and I wasn't." I have found that this inner voice trying to talk me down is quite depressing, so I decided to do some research to see if it was right.
I love to read. I truly believe that some of history's most impactful human beings valued the knowledge in books. I just finished reading Geoff Colvin's Talent is Overrated and I found it to be very applicable to my aspirations as a music producer. I have also read Malcolm Gladwell's OutlierS and Daniel Coyle's The Talent Code to further my research. I wanted to take some time to share with you guys what I learned!
Through years of data, researchers have essentially proved that the concept of innate talent does not exist and/or is irrelevant to a person's overall performance. What drives people to do great work is not talent, but passion. And the deciding factor to whether or not that person succeeds is the amount of time that person puts in to practicing their craft.
Malcolm Gladwell observed that it takes about 10,000 hours to become a world class expert at anything. This equates to about 3 hours of practice a day for 10 years, or 6 hours a day for 5.
People tend to forget that young successful producers like Martin Garrix and Oliver Heldens have been producing music for the majority of their lives. This should be encouraging to you! Anyone can be successful in the music industry, it's just a matter of how much time and effort you put into practicing your craft. There is no question of whether or not you are creative enough, or musically talented enough or whatever. No one was born with those gifts. Everyone comes into this world with the same amount of potential. The greats just practiced a ton. The most successful producers were relentless in practicing their music, even when they didn't feel like it.
Stop questioning whether or not you have what it takes, or if your creative enough. Success is not dependent upon natural born abilities, its dependent upon work. If you want to see success as a music producer, commit to working really hard, and understand that with enough persistence and enough patience, YOU WILL MAKE IT!
Thanks,
Destin
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