I could do with your thoughts on this one, reader. Because I’m not quite sure what to do. Recently, I’ve been making some new music under a slightly different genre to normal. This isn’t...
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The Saturday Recap – January 30th
Time for a new feature now. Life is busy, especially at the moment, so I thought I’d start doing a quick recap of the past week here on the Amateur At Play website. Let’s...
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Signed, Amateur At Play!
Creating a sound that’s unmistakably “Amateur At Play” is an ongoing battle, but one I’ve started making some real progress on of late. A bit of background first. Back in the 1990s, when you...
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Busy, busy, busy…
I’ve been very productive of late. I have been getting an average of one track per day finished for roughly the past fortnight. I’m pleased with this and hope it continues for a while...
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Music? It’s mostly about the stuff around it!
You might be forgiven for being under the impression that being a music producer means that all my time, well, being a music producer involves producing music. Perhaps there was a time in the...
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Me, anxious? Well, possibly…
The weirdest thing happened today. A friend got in touch with me to say they were struggling to sleep last night and that it was because he was detecting a great deal of anxiety...
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People actually read this? Apparently so!
It’s a frustrating feeling. You spend lots of time writing up content that you think will have the interest of your readers. Then you realise that barely any of your followers have actually seen...
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Downs and ups?
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been reflecting on what I’ve been doing music wise – quite possibly more than is healthy. I also came across something which I’ve found more dispiriting than I...
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Change afoot for 2021
Hello, everyone. I thought it was time to level with you all. First of all, I’d better let you know where I’ve been for the past few days. I’ve been spending time with my...
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Amidst the doom and gloom…
I’ve observed much more doom and gloom in recent weeks, both online and offline. The atmosphere is now much more reminiscent of April this year – a truly dark time when Covid-19 was taking...
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About me and the Disco Balls label…
One of the labels I frequent regularly is Disco Balls Records. They’re probably one of the more prolific labels on Traxsource at the moment. They’re 5 years old this year. I can’t remember exactly...
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