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My Year of Mixing, Entrepreneurship, and Discovery - Join the Journey!
Hey, Reader, it's Jerome -A Key Note in My Music CareerAs this year wraps up, I just wanted to reach out and express my gratitude. It's been a year like no other - full of ups and downs, but undeniably rewarding. This year marked a shift for me. I decided to stretch further, explore new ventures, and push my boundaries. Welcome to my journey into the startup world! I’ve got so much to share about this new path, but for now, I’ll keep it brief: I’m collaborating with some amazing minds to kickstart a few companies. Why, you ask? At the start of the year, I found myself at a crossroads. Mixing has always been my passion, but I felt like something was missing. I wanted more. After some searching, I teamed up with some cool folks on a pretty ambitious project. It was all talk at first, but then things began to fall into place. Now, I'm deep into building something real. And the learning curve? Huge. I've met folks from companies I never dreamed I'd interact with. So, I've dived even deeper – now juggling two other projects. Passion is the word here. I’m really loving it. |
Mixing It Up: Other Highlights of the YearOn another note, this year also opened doors to new collaborations. I mixed songs for artists in Asia and Australia and even worked on a song for the TikTok Xmas campaign. My mixing skills? Leveled up big time. Met a bunch of new faces and got some exciting stuff lined up for 2024. I also launched this newsletter, something I've been contemplating for a while. Writing here feels right for me, unlike my experiments with Instagram reels. I've also been challenging myself with daily online posts for the last six weeks, which has been a different but interesting experience. 2023 in 5 Bullets
Reading That Shaped My YearI love learning. I've gone through a stack of books and articles this year. Here are my top three picks:
What about you?What's your big takeaway from 2023? Any book recommendations? Here's to making more waves in 2024! Happy Holidays! Best, |
Jerome Renard
I am passionate about creating unique moments in music, as well as new experiences, tech, coffee and food. Subscribe to my newsletter to receive some of thoughts, insights, behind the life, and a bunch of other stuff!
Hey, Reader, it's Jerome - ↓ Language & Mixing We don't often think about it, but the language of the lyrics influences how I mix a song.Let me explain.The lead vocal is one of the most important elements in a song.But, our perception of different languages changes --Each has unique characteristics. I learned early on that different languages have different intelligibility criteria.Let's take a cliché: the French are loud.What's behind this is that the French language needs a higher volume to...
Hey, Reader, it's Jerome - ↓ Blake's Vault The conversation around artists’ revenue has been going on for over a decade. The last few weeks were not left apart. James Blake took the hot seat, believing he has the solution. Introducing Vault, a subscription-based app to access the artist’s unreleased music. But wait. Haven’t platforms like Patreon been offering a similar model for years? Yet, this is not going to save music. Behind the curtain, Vault is another initiative of Sound.XYZ, mainly...
Hey, Reader, it's Jerome - ↓ AI on the front wall of UMG Deep fakes threaten artists' successes, and AI stands prominently at UMG's forefront. Seems like we've been warned about a lot of what’s been happening lately. And of course, we're only starting to measure against growing AIs. To cite a few: The Taylor Deep Fake saga raging on X UMG's new marketing strategy heavily involves AI tools Majors & Governments passing laws against AI-generated music We could continue with these examples, but I...