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  • Be disciplined, but never force yourself to write music. You are unlikely to create anything worthwhile if you are not in the mood and it will turn something that should be enjoyed into a chore. If you must meet a deadline to deliver two hours of music by 9:00am to-morrow and you have only written the first three minutes, ignore the above advice!

  • Always try and finish a piece of music before moving on. If you don't it will most probably remain unfinished.

  • Never let yourself be intimidated by other peoples work. It is easy to feel you could never sound like U2 or The Chemical Brothers etc., but if you had access to a multi-million pound studio and the advice of a top producer and engineer you might be surprised!

  • There is no such thing as "writer's block". This is a "Catch 22" condition that is created when you combine paranoia and an "off-day". Just because you spent 8 hours fruitlessly staring at your keyboard today doesn't mean you have lost the ability to write. Start thinking that you have lost the ability to write and you probably will.

  • Always try and write music near a window. The downside of the odd distraction is worth the upside of the odd inspiration.

  • If you are feeling uninspired about writing music, use your time to program a sound or two on one of your synths. You could spark off an idea and at the very least you will have some new sounds to work with next time.
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