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060. So, You’ve Never Had a Viral Video | feat. Gnarly

Wednesday, September 23, 2026 • Duration 01:02:26

Gnarly is a finger drumming artist and producer based in the UK, ten years into a career she built without a single viral video. In this conversation we get into her five year goal system and why she puts it in a drawer, what full time independent music actually looks like month to month, the line between self-belief and self-delusion, and how she thinks about building an audience without chasing the algorithm.

Subscribe free at producerhead.substack.com and immediately receive Sonic Stimulus Vol. 1 (a sample pack), Invisible Instruments, and access to The Pocket (in-studio production videos from guests).

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Use Delusion | ProducerHead Loops feat. Chris Mazuera

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 • Duration 05:10

Chris Mazuera is a guitarist and producer based in New York whose work spans hip hop, R&B, and jazz. In this clip from episode 040, he makes the case that pursuing music at all requires a kind of healthy delusion — and that every artist you admire operates from the same conviction.

This Loop is from episode 040 feat. Chris Mazuera. Listen to the full conversation wherever you listen.

The essay accompanying this episode is up at producerhead.substack.com.

As a thank you for listening, subscribe at producerhead.substack.com and I'll send you two things for free: Sonic Stimulus Vol. 1, a curated sample pack, and access to The Pocket, an ongoing video archive of guests breaking down their process and workflow in real time.

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059. Ways Out Of Your Box | feat. Machado Mijiga

Wednesday, September 9, 2026 • Duration 02:11:18

In this conversation, Machado Mijiga explains the relationship between studying and making music, self-imposed limits as a creative tool, and what it actually felt like to play Lollapalooza and remain anonymous.

Machado Mijiga is a multi-instrumentalist, producer, and composer based in Portland, Oregon. He plays saxophone, piano, and drums across jazz, electronic, and experimental music. Machado has also performed with Portugal the Man at some of the biggest festivals in the US.

Connect with Machado Mijiga:

Machado Mijiga on IG

Machado Mijiga Official Site

Machado Mijiga on Bandcamp

Free To ProducerHead Subscribers:

Subscribe free at producerhead.substack.com and immediately receive Sonic Stimulus Vol. 1 (a sample pack), Invisible Instruments, and access to The Pocket (in-studio production videos from guests).

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Meet Your Limitations | ProducerHead Bars

Wednesday, September 2, 2026 • Duration 07:01

Your skills are either growing or decaying right now, there's no neutral. Let's talk about training creativity.

Part of a six-part series called The Invisible Instruments, this episode breaks down the parallels between physical strength training and creative development: why one session matters less than the streak, why talent is a gift but training is a choice (borrowing Jerry Seinfeld's "thoroughbred horse" idea), and why plateaus aren't dead ends but platforms for the next climb.

Also covered: the recency bias that makes growth feel invisible day to day, why most of what you make will be bad and why that's the process rather than a problem, and the one metric worth tracking instead of chasing daily proof of progress.

Subscribe free at producerhead.substack.com for all six Invisible Instruments write-ups, weekly curation through The Pocket, and the ability to submit your music to Beats in Progress.

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The Hole In Your Goal | ProducerHead Loops feat. Matt Wyatt

Wednesday, August 26, 2026 • Duration 05:32

You cannot achieve your way out of loneliness. Said another way, success won’t necessarily bring connection, which is the goal of art: to connect by demonstrating that individual experience is unique and universal.

Still, most of us work tirelessly, and alone, in pursuit of goals motivated by the idea that reaching them will bring us closer together.

I am not saying do not set goals. Goals, when thoughtfully defined, are useful to focus energy and develop skills. The expectations and beliefs in them as escape routes to a better life are misguided at best. When you achieve a goal, you will not stop what you are doing to catch the falling confetti. You are more likely to immediately pick another mountain and continue climbing. If the goal was 1,000 subscribers, the next one will be 10,000, and so on.

Extreme focus on the current goal is powerful. When you take aim at a bullseye, it is in your best interest to be staring right into it. And as you do, you are ignoring the rest of the world, including the people around you. In moments of obsession with a goal, it can feel easier to do it alone – and it may be. But, when we remember that this goal will be replaced with another, we remember that how and with whom we travel is more important than whether or not we arrive.

Set a goal. And see it for what it is: a tool, not a substitute for a life or relationship.

ProducerHead is a publication for independent music producers. Subscribe free and get access to Sonic Stimulus Vol. 1 — a free sample pack, The Invisible Instruments — a series of creative frameworks for producers, and The Pocket — behind the scenes production sessions from guests on the show.

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Are You In Love Or Committed? | ProducerHead Bars feat. AudioHaze

Wednesday, August 19, 2026 • Duration 05:35

In this clip from episode 045, AudioHaze makes the case that monumental leaps are complete fantasy. What looks like a breakthrough from the outside is always the product of quiet and invisible labor.

This Loop is an excerpt from episode 045. If you haven't heard the full conversation, start there.

The essay accompanying this episode is up at producerhead.substack.com.

Subscribers to the ProducerHead Substack get:

Sonic Stimulus Vol. 1, a curated sample pack, Invisible Instruments, a collection of writing on the creative and psychological side of making music, and The Pocket, a video library of guests sharing behind the scenes of their sessions.

Subscribe for free at producerhead.substack.com.

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The Truth And The Lie: You Need More Time, Part II | ProducerHead Bars

Wednesday, August 12, 2026 • Duration 06:41

Are You Working Blind?

You have a process. You have a way of doing things. And, if you can’t immediately describe it, you’re unconsciously following an invisible process. My point is not that it’s right or wrong, but that it is a choice to work blind. Process is personal and if anyone aside from you designs it, it’s not going to fit.

I’m not here to prescribe process. I am here to share three principles to help you ask yourself better questions, so that your process is consciously bespoke according to your answers.

1. Make Something and Finish Something Daily

When I first started producing, I was lucky enough to ask someone who has made it: “What do I do?” Their response was simple: make a new idea every day.

The ever expanding responsibilities of the modern musician make it easy to forget that you started making music because you heard music that inspired you to try. The catalog of other artists inspired you to explore your own musical capacity. Your catalog is the best of your ideas, and you find your best ideas by making a new one each day. The first step to building your catalog is documenting your ideas.

The only potential downside to making a new idea every day is that you may never finish anything, which is why I suggest developing a daily habit of finishing. It’s not a reasonable expectation to complete a song each day, but you can perform an act to nudge it forward.

When implementing this practice, define progress and success expansively. Making music is not easy. Genuine effort counts, even more important if this is something you plan to do indefinitely.

2. Define Progress in Time-Bound and Input-Based Terms

You know how much time you have to dedicate to music. If you only have five minutes in a day to make music (for more on this, see frequency), don’t make yourself feel bad because you don’t write a whole new song that day. Apply genuine effort to those five minutes to make a new idea. Maybe all you found was a drum loop that you like. Drop it into a track, save the session, and move on. What you started today, you pick up tomorrow. What you have at the end of any particular session is irrelevant. It is about harnessing momentum and linking sessions together over an extended period of time (). The individual session is meaningful because of its representation as commitment. You were here today, you will be back tomorrow.

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This Will Sink You | ProducerHead Loops feat. Fog Chaser

Wednesday, August 5, 2026 • Duration 04:02

Fog Chaser is a producer and artist based in Portland. In today's Loop, he shares the challenges and pressures that emerge while building an audience.

Subscribe free at producerhead.substack.com and immediately receive Sonic Stimulus Vol. 1 (a sample pack), Invisible Instruments, and access to The Pocket (in-studio production videos from guests).

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Micromanage Your Music

Wednesday, July 29, 2026 • Duration 06:20

There are two types of motivation. One is macro. This is your greater sense of purpose. The micro is the day-to-day. And, in my experience, I’ve found it to be a little more variable.

The most helpful way to maintain micro motivation is to create situations for yourself that generate genuine interest.

That has meant to end sessions at the moment where I perceive the most potential in an idea, which is accompanied by a sense of feeling as though I could work forever.

This sounds counter intuitive and counter productive, but as you’ll hear in this piece, it’s a helpful frame to develop self-awareness and a practical tactic for sustaining your creative process.

For the complete breakdown: The Marathon Method: A Producer’s Tool for Managing Studio Trauma

ProducerHead is a publication for independent music producers. Subscribe free and get access to Sonic Stimulus Vol. 1 — a free sample pack, The Invisible Instruments — a series of creative frameworks for producers, and The Pocket — behind the scenes production sessions from guests on the show.

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You Can't Optimize This | ProducerHead Loop feat. Late London

Wednesday, July 22, 2026 • Duration 06:12

Steps cannot be skipped.

Late London believes the producer arc follows three stages: (1) mastering the basics (2) making volume (3) identifying quality. Whether you agree on the form or not is irrelevant. The insight is the substance underneath: your experience is unlike anyone else’s and you are subject to the same rules as everyone else.

The most direct route to the next phase of your development is to accurately assess and accept your current stage and dedicate your attention to your most immediate challenges.

Productivity culture pressures people to squeeze out every last drop. And artists divert their attention to the search for shortcuts.

The belief is: the most efficient process produces the best art.

The truth: an efficient process for mass production works because the goal is to make each piece indistinguishable from the next. In that context, uniformity is quality. In art, it is failure.

Subscribe for free and immediately receive Sonic Stimulus Vol. 1 (a sample pack), Invisible Instruments, and access to The Pocket (in-studio production videos from guests).

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