Ep. 041 - [Alter. Loves Learning]
This week our guest is Alter., a Seattle based artist, vocalist, producer, engineer and videographer who has released over 40 tracks of his own music that have racked up millions of total streams, as well as producing and engineering for other artists on his scene and shooting, directing and editing music videos for himself and others. It is clear from our conversation that Alter. loves learning, and that’s part of what makes him so prolific. On this episode we dive into advice for producers who want to learn visual art, accelerating learning and memory, sparking creativity, building confidence, and keeping the process fun. A note, Alter. was experiencing internet issues during the recording, so there were some gaps and glitchy moments where you hear him talking through the matrix. I did my best to edit out those bits while keeping the substance of this incredible conversation intact, so thanks for excusing the slight technical difficulties, because Alter.’s advice is worth hearing a little bit of distortion!
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00:00 - Alien Hand Intro
06:19 - Alter.’s Superhero Origin Story
11:27 - Working With People At A Different Level Than You
16:38 - Directing Sam Shoemaker’s Music Videos
18:59 - Does The Music Video Idea Effect The Songwriting Process?
22:57 - How Did Alter. Get Into Video Directing And Editing?
26:53 - Advice For Producers Who Want To Learn Visual Art
30:39 - Accelerating Learning And Memory
42:00 - Alter.’s Top Advice For Producers
46:23 - Perfectionism And Solving Mix Issues
49:19 - How To Build Confidence As A Producer / Artist
55:17 - How To Spark Creativity
58:25 - The Doom Machine and Procedural Production
1:08:49 - When To Songwrite And When To Produce
1:14:51 - Start With The Hardest Part
1:19:01 - Positive Flow: Keeping The Process Fun and Worthwhile
1:30:03 - Outro
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Doom Behind the Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4FNBMZsqrY&t=1s
