The Finish More Music Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

This week on the Finish More Music podcast, I’m joined by Kedrick Jeffries—CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas and a lifelong musician and community leader.

Kedrick has spent over two decades pouring into the lives of young people, helping them reach their potential through the power of music and mentorship. 

In this episode, we explore the profound impact that a single individual can have on a young person’s life—and how the act of showing up for others will radically transform our own.

In this episode, we explore:

✅ How mentorship transforms both mentor and mentee
✅ How music opens doors and uplifts entire communities
✅ Why mentorship builds empathy, resilience, and purpose
✅ Why contribution through creativity is a calling—and how to follow yours

Kedrick also shares how music has shaped his journey, from his personal practice to directing large ensembles in service of community uplift.

Through his work in education, leadership and music, Kedrick exemplifies what it means to lead with heart and give back through art.

In this powerful conversation, I sat down with Mark Turk, founder of the Austin-based nonprofit Beat 4 Beat. 

Mark’s organization brings music education to underserved youths by hiring local musicians to teach in after-school programs—using creativity, performance, and songwriting as tools to transform young lives.

In this show, we explore:


✅ How teaching is a superpower for creatives 

✅ How music builds trust, confidence and community 

✅ How music and generosity are a life-line to underserved youth


✅ How YOU can get started impacting the world with your music

✅ How teaching fuels personal and professional growth for artists

We also dive into the surprising challenges of running a nonprofit—that quite frankly blew my mind! I thought everyone would be wholly supportive of organisations and people that empower young people… as you’ll hear, that isn’t so!

Mark’s story is one of incredible resilience, challenges, kindness and impact that left me inspired and driven to contribute more with my creativity. 

Let me know how this episode impacts you!

To celebrate the release of my brand new ebook 50 Tips for Killer Techno Tracks, I’m sharing with you some of the very BEST advice my guests on this show have given for aspiring producers.

Featuring tips from techno legends Dubfire and Alan Oldham, and rising stars Mha Iri, Habischman, and Roberto, this episode is packed full of knowledge bombs to help accelerate your progress as a producer.

If you’re a techno producer aiming to release their tracks on their favourite underground labels, then this episode is for you!

And make sure to download the new ebook which covers everything you need to know from drums, groove, basslines, lead sounds, FX, workflow and mindset, plus it features exclusive tips from those featured in today’s podcast.

Plus it features exclusive tips from producers like Dubfire, Habischman, Mha Iri and many more!

Download your free copy now at: techno.finishmoremusic.com

For most producers, the quest to create original music is near impossible…

Even trying to have your own sound is a whole other battle which many fight, and lose, every single day.

But what if I told you there was a special method, in fact a whole new way of thinking, that could set off an avalanche of unique ideas?

Well in this week’s podcast I’m going to be doing exactly that, by sharing an insane technique that’s guaranteed to get you producing imaginative and original ideas for your music...

Ideas that can’t possibly be the same as anybody else’s, unless they copy you that is.

I’m not going to give too much away here before you listen, but let me ask you this:

Do you want to be an innovator, or a plagiariser?

If it’s the latter, you better not listen to this.

But if it’s the former, get ready to learn how you can tap into yourself and create music that’s truly yours.

Listen to the Finish More Music podcast now!

As electronic music producers, the very art that we pursue brings with it a never ending abundance of options...

Just think of all the steps it takes to write a piece of music... from conceiving the idea to composing it, producing it, engineering the track, and then finally shipping it out into the world.

Then add all the plugins, hardware, samples, presets, and learning the hundreds of different ways to achieve a specific result

It’s fair to say that it’s a lot. And it leads to a phenomenon called overchoice.

You know that feeling of having so many options presented to you that you end up picking none at all, or regret what you chose later on…

And there’s some serious ramifications to bringing it into your creative process.

So serious in fact that there’s every chance it will stop you from ever reaching your goals and aspirations in music.

So in this week’s episode I’m uncovering exactly what this phenomenon is, why we actively sabotage ourselves with it, and how to eradicate it so that you can finish more and better music, and love the process of doing it.

There’s a lot to unpack in this one so get locked in and join me for another episode of the Finish More Music podcast!

As artists our mission is to try to take the music we love, and the culture we find ourselves in, further than it was before.

But it’s very rare that an artist comes along and influences an entire genre, and even rarer to do that over multiple creative disciplines...

Well this week I’m joined by someone who has done exactly that, Alan Oldham AKA DJ T-1000!

As one of the first DJs to premiere tracks by the likes of Jeff Mills, Juan Atkins, Robert Hood, Richie Hawtin and many more as the host of Detroit’s Fast Forward radio programme, Alan Oldham is considered to be “Detroit Techno’s Renaissance Man”.

A key figure in the techno history books, Alan joined the seminal Underground Resistance before releasing his own music on labels such as Tresor, BPitch, and his own imprints Generator and Pure Sonik.

Not only is he a prolific producer an veteran techno DJ, Alan is also a lifelong graphic illustrator famed for his artwork for some electronic music’s most iconic labels - his drawings and large-scale paintings have also been on display in art galleries in Chicago, Berlin, Paris, Los Angeles and Amsterdam.

Now decades on from his initial entrance into the sonic and visual worlds of electronic music, Alan remains at the top of his game and is now enjoying a new wave of popularity in Berlin where he now lives.

In this episode we dive into the comparisons between writing music and creating artwork, how to defeat creative anxiety and beat procrastination, plus his view on what it takes to stay relevant in electronic music even after 30 years in the game.

As someone who is as highly experienced in the field of creativity as Alan is, there is SO much for you to dissect in this episode - so get ready, and get locked in!

If there’s one giant misconception about music production, it’s that you’ll reach a point in your journey where it suddenly gets easy...

Some point where there’s no more anxiety, no more lack of inspiration, no more creative blocks.

But in reality, you couldn’t get any further from the truth.

That’s why this week on the podcast I’m pumped to be joined by one of electronic music’s finest talents, Rodriguez Jr., to lift the lid on what it takes to spend 20+ years at the top of his game in the music industry, and overcome the creative challenges all producers face.

As one half of French electro act The Youngsters (best known for their work on Laurent Garnier’s F-Communications) Olivier Mateu’s award-winning productions catapulted him into the international arena, taking him to some of the biggest clubs and festivals around the world.

Now operating under the Rodriguez Jr. moniker, Olivier is a prolific solo artist who’s released 3 critically acclaimed albums on Mobilee Records, and is safely one of electronic music’s most unique and in-demand live performers.

He joins me this week to uncover how he gets into the right mental state to create his best work, how he turns his ideas into finished pieces of music, where his inspiration comes from, and his tips for overcoming the creative blocks holding you back.

With an infectious passion for what he does and a WEALTH of knowledge to share, there’s so much for you to take away from in this episode.

Get the notepad out and get locked in, this one is special.

Listen to this week’s episode of the Finish More Music podcast now!

We’ve all heard the phrase “two heads are better than one”.

This rings especially true when it comes to your music, as collaborating with another producer can create extraordinary results…

From stepping out of your comfort zone to enhancing your workflow to learning new skills and building bonds with like-minded people, collaboration is a source of almost endless reward.

But as anyone who has worked with other people before, it’s not always plain sailing…

Miscommunication, frustration and creative differences can cause conflict between collaborators, turning those two heads....into bumping heads.

And when a collaboration does turn sour it leads to wasted time, ill feelings, and at worst, a very real dent in your confidence.

So in this week's episode, I’m diving into how to make your collaborations a SUCCESS, offering my essential tips that will help you to reap all the rewards of collaboration, without any of the downsides.

If you want to collaborate with confidence and see huge leaps forward in your production journey as a result, then this one’s for you.

Find out how in this week’s episode of the Finish More Music Podcast!

We all want to see progress in our lives, yet I see so many people running around without ever actually moving forward.

Like having your foot down on the accelerator but the wheels are just spinning in the mud...

Being busy but not getting anything done.

I know for a FACT that if that’s happening in one area of your life, chances are that the knock-on effect is holding you back in other areas too...

Including your progress as a music producer.

So in this week’s podcast episode I’m sharing 5 of my best tips to level up your productivity in the studio, at work, or just about anywhere!

If you want to get more done in less time, and be much more fulfilled at the end of each day because of it, then stop what you’re doing...

Dive into this week’s episode now!